Receive Feedback and Potential Endorsement from the AASM Membership Section Steering Committees before You Submit Your SLEEP 2011 Session Proposal
Section members are encouraged to submit their SLEEP 2011 session proposals for a complimentary review. The Membership Section Steering Committees will provide feedback and select session proposals they would like to recommend to the APSS Program Committee
ONC Authorizes First EHR Testing and Certification Bodies
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced that the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) and the Drummond Group Inc. are the first technology review bodies that have been authorized to test and certify electronic health record (EHR) systems for compliance with the standards and certification criteria that were issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services earlier this year.
CMS Provides Online Information about Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the availability of a new website section on the Electronic Prescribing Incentive (eRx) program.
NIH Accepting Applications for Loan Repayment Programs
For nearly 10 years the LRPs have supported early stage investigators by repaying up to $35,000 of educational debt annually for investigators who commit to at least two years of research funded by a domestic nonprofit, university or government entity.
AASM Recognizes Top Member Recruiters for August 2010
These individuals are contributing to the growth of the organization by reaching out to their professional colleagues and encouraging them to join the AASM.
AASM Congratulates New Fellow Members – September 2010
Fellow status in the AASM is a unique honor that recognizes special competency in sleep medicine and significant contributions to the field
New Studies in SLEEP Receive Extensive Media Coverage
Several studies published in the September issue of SLEEP received extensive coverage from media outlets such as ABC, CNN, Reuters and UPI.
Earn CME Credit Online: September Issue of SLEEP
You also can earn continuing medical education (CME) credits online by reading designated articles such as “Obstructive sleep apnea and aging effects on macrovascular and microcirculatory function” and “Insomnia with short sleep duration and mortality: the Penn State Cohort.”
Journal SLEEP Going Online Only in 2011
The Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC (APSS), a joint venture of the AASM and the Sleep Research Society, will launch a redesigned website for SLEEP and transition the journal to an online-only resource beginning in 2011 with volume 34.
SOLD OUT: AASM Board Review Course in Reston; 2011 Course Registration to Open Soon
The 2011 American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) sleep medicine certification exam will be the final opportunity for physicians to apply under the Practice Pathway; after 2011, all first-time applicants must have completed a sleep medicine fellowship program to take the exam.
SALE: Take 50% Off All AASM Webinar Archive CD-ROMs in September!
AASM webinar archive CD-ROMs provide sleep medicine and sleep research professionals with a convenient educational tool that can be reviewed at your own home or office.
Advanced Registration Deadline Approaching for AASM Interpreting Sleep Studies Course
Attendees will have the opportunity to review multiple types of sleep studies including respiratory sleep studies, non-respiratory sleep studies, studies of sleepiness and pediatric sleep studies.
Study Links Shorter Sleep Durations with Greater Risks of Mental Distress in Young Adults
Young adults who get fewer than eight hours of sleep per night have greater risks of psychological distress, a combination of high levels of depressive and anxious symptoms, according to a study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP.
Coming Soon: Enhancing Clinical Phenotyping Symposium & Basic Behavioral and Social Science Research Meeting
NCRR of the NIH in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the CTSA program has announced pre-registration for a symposium on evolving approaches that take advantage of electronic health records, biorepositories and genotyping to create new opportunities for clinical phenotyping.
NIH OppNet Announces “Behavioral Maintenance” & “Psychosocial Stress” Funding Opportunities
The NIH Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network (OppNet) has issued new funding opportunity announcements (FOAs).
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins Reacts to Stem Cell Injunction
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins spoke with the media Tuesday afternoon about Monday's federal district court injunction that halted federally funded human embryonic stem cell research.
AASM Acknowledges August Contributions to the ISR Testing Program
For the August ISR Testing Program the AASM gratefully acknowledges Nihon Kohden America for contributing software, Sleep HealthCenters for providing sleep records, and Dr. Michael J. Zachek for serving as the second gold standard.
Updated Sleep Medicine Practice Exam Now Online
The six-part online exam consists of 150 questions in a variety of topic areas and features instant feedback for each question, a built-in reading list and a printable summary guide so you can tailor your future study.
Two 1-Day Workshops in Sleep Medicine: Portable Monitoring and The Sleep Apnea Examination
The AASM has recently expanded its Fall 2010 Sleep Education Series course schedule to include two small-group, full-day workshops that will be presented at the AASM national office in Darien, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
Applications for AASM DME Supplier Accreditation Accepted Beginning Sept. 1
Facilities interested in earning AASM DME supplier accreditation can visit the AASM website to view and download the standards and application for this new program.
Study Finds an Increased Risk of Death in Men with Insomnia and a Short Sleep Duration
Study is the first to demonstrate that chronic insomnia with objectively measured short sleep duration is associated with increased mortality in men.
Less is More: Study Shows that Teens Who Sleep Less Eat More Fatty Foods and Snacks
Results suggest that achieving sufficient nightly sleep should be an essential component of obesity prevention and weight management programs.
NIH Appoints Tabak as Principal Deputy Director, Anderson as Director of DPCPSI
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, announced the appointment of Lawrence A. Tabak, DDS, PhD, as NIH principal deputy director. Tabak assumes the position held by Raynard Kington, MD, PhD, who served as NIH deputy director since 2003, as well as acting NIH director from October 2008 to August 2009.
NIH Requests “Economics of Prevention” and “Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping” Grant Applications
Topics of potential interest to sleep and circadian clinical researchers may include economic evaluations of preventive interventions to identify cost-effective, cost-beneficial approaches to improving health across the lifespan; modeling the effects of prevention measures (e.g. using biomarkers of disease risk) on health costs and outcomes, individual and provider responses; and identifying strategies that promote adoption of effective prevention measures.
ACRP Announces Project on Aircraft Noise and Noise-Induced Sleep Disturbance
The objective of this research is to provide the starting point for the initiation of a large-scale social survey to acquire data in the U.S., which further develops noise exposure-response relationships describing the effects of aircraft noise on annoyance and sleep across the U.S. today.