Montage Articles
Welcome to the latest edition of Montage, the AASM member magazine. In this issue, Dr. James Rowley, AASM president, reflects on changes in his career, the field of sleep medicine and at the AASM. The AASM Emerging Technology Committee describes new diagnostic devices and [...]
Although sleep centers have significantly improved access to sleep medicine, we often lack psychologists with specialty expertise in sleep medicine on our teams. Consequentially, most sleep centers are unable to offer the first-line, recommended behavioral therapies to patients with complex insomnia, circadian rhythm sleep/wake [...]
The field of sleep medicine and the technologies that support sleep specialists continue to rapidly evolve. Newer technologies used for prescreening and diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea are not just smaller or more portable. They may use novel sensors, locations, processing, and artificial intelligence/machine learning/deep learning (AI/ML/DL) algorithms. [...]
Army veteran, retired professor, and author Dr. Francesco Ancona lives a life of exploration and learning. Fascinated by sleep and dream interpretation, Dr. Ancona inspired students’ curiosity for more than 30 years and penned everything from scholarly texts to detective novels. Tell [...]
From the beginning of recorded time, sleep has played a central role in human lives, and several theories regarding sleep have been advanced and described throughout the centuries. Sleep was considered both a method of healing and a God: in Ancient Greece, Hypnos (Yπνος) [...]
Welcome to the latest edition of the AASM member magazine, Montage. In this issue, Dr. Maryann Deak, past chair of the AASM Emerging Technology Committee, describes the challenges associated with the rapid evolution of sleep technology. She also encourages members to help shape technological [...]
An estimated 30 million adults in the U.S. have obstructive sleep apnea. The leading treatment, CPAP therapy, offers patients the chance of a restful night’s sleep without waking up from obstructed breathing and a lack of oxygen. By blowing a stream of air into [...]
Donald Dexter, Jr., DMD, runs a dental sleep medicine practice in Eugene, Oregon. His Native American culture shaped his approach to empathetic, patient-centered care while sparking his creative fire. A passionate supporter of the arts, Dr. Dexter is raising awareness of his heritage with [...]
Brandon Peters, MD, FAASM, is a board-certified neurologist and sleep physician who practices at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in Seattle. Dr. Peters helped steer the development of the sleep tracking algorithm used by Halo Rise, a bedside device released by Amazon in September 2022. [...]
The AASM Early Career Physician Assembly is an online community for members who are early in their sleep medicine careers, giving them an opportunity to network and learn from colleagues with a similar professional background. AASM member students, fellows, trainees, and physician members under [...]
