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On April 13-14, 2021, members of the AASM Advocacy Committee and Political Action Committee held virtual Capitol Hill visits with 14 congressional offices to advocate for policies that promote sleep health and address the AASM’s legislative and policy agenda. The AASM delegation focused on [...]
DARIEN, IL – The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has developed and launched the first clinical data registry exclusively for sleep medicine. The AASM Sleep Clinical Data Registry — Sleep CDR — will assist users in streamlining data collection and reporting. “The AASM’s clinical [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates the members who were elected to positions of leadership during the 2021 AASM leadership election, including Jennifer L. Martin, PhD, who was elected as the 2021 – 2022 president-elect, and James A. Rowley, MD, who was elected [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) organized and coordinated a multi-society initiative involving 20 organizations to develop and submit a comprehensive comment letter in response to the draft CPAP technology assessment and appendix posted recently by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [...]
The last couple of weeks brought another deluge of feelings as we remember the senseless death of George Floyd. The outcome of the trial was emotional for many of us and has once again reminded us of the state of our nation. Together we [...]
DARIEN, IL – The coronavirus pandemic continues to have a negative impact on our sleep, according to new findings from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. In a recent survey, more than half of Americans reported an increase in problems sleeping since the start [...]
DARIEN, IL – The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recently published an update on the use of telemedicine for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders to reflect lessons learned from the transition to telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic and the benefits of continuing [...]
As I see the rapid, evolving changes in the field of sleep medicine, I am reminded about my grandfather’s advice. We were in a remote town in India, and he used to give me a ride to school on his bicycle. There were occasions [...]
DARIEN, IL – The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is proud to announce the 2021 class of Fellows of the AASM, comprising 34 distinguished leaders in sleep medicine who now can use the “FAASM” designation. Fellow status recognizes outstanding contributions in sleep medicine, significant [...]
The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) have announced that they are extending all maintenance of certification (MOC) requirement deadlines through Dec. 31, 2022, due to the clinical demands of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ABIM announcement [...]
