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Dear AASM Member, We urgently need your help to ensure sleep medicine has a voice and representation in the American Medical Association’s (AMA) House of Delegates. The AASM needs to be able to represent our specialty at two influential bodies which impact how all clinicians [...]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are requesting input from the public on how to address any undue regulatory impact and burden of the physician self-referral law (section 1877 of the Social Security Act), [...]
The American Medical Association (AMA) has released a stakeholder survey that is open to both current AMA members and non-members, including practicing and retired physicians, students and residents, health care executives, and non-physician providers. The survey, which takes approximately five minutes to complete, largely [...]
DARIEN, IL - A variety of treatment options may be effective for nightmare disorder in adults, according to a position paper from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). The position paper reports that image rehearsal therapy is useful for the treatment of nightmare [...]
BALTIMORE – Today, Dr. Douglas B. Kirsch became the 33rd president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) board of directors. Kirsch assumed the role during SLEEP 2018, the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC (APSS), which is a [...]
DARIEN – The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) today issued a health advisory warning of the significant role insufficient or poor sleep may have on the development of Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia and a leading cause of death in [...]
Now is a great time to join the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and experience membership for a reduced fee. Prorated dues are now available to new members for the remainder of the calendar year for those who are joining for the first time [...]
In mid-April the board of directors met in Philadelphia for its quarterly meeting, and then AASM leaders made the short trip to Washington, D.C., to advocate on Capitol Hill and promote sleep research through a series of strategic meetings and events. It was a [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates Kelly Carden, MD, MBA, who was elected by the membership during the 2018 AASM leadership election to the position of 2018 – 2019 president-elect, and Raman Malhotra, MD, who was elected as secretary/treasurer. Anita Valanju Shelgikar, MD, [...]
All American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) members are invited to attend the AASM General Membership Meeting on Monday, June 4, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. during SLEEP 2018. Please join us in Room 341 of the Baltimore Convention Center for a recap [...]