Montage Articles
Welcome to the latest edition of the AASM member magazine, Montage. Our cover story features the work of the Hypersomnia Foundation, the AASM Foundation’s 2022 Sleep Champion Award recipient, and we share a personal story of a sleep physician living with narcolepsy. We also [...]
Felicia Jefferson, PhD, CSSBB, Anuja Bandyopadhyay, MD, and Azizi Seixas, PhD, on behalf of the AASM Artificial Intelligence in Sleep Medicine Committee AASM’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Sleep Medicine Committee surveyed AASM members about their knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes about the use of AI [...]
By Jennifer Gibson, AASM Communications Manager Central disorders of hypersomnolence are among the most difficult sleep conditions to diagnose. Many patients struggle for years before getting an accurate diagnosis, and they often feel alone in their battle. Patients report undergoing numerous sleep studies and [...]
Lindsay McCullough, MD Most people are surprised to hear that I have narcolepsy. An invisible diagnosis, narcolepsy causes many to struggle to cope with the symptoms without knowing they have the condition. Others walk in silence for fear of being judged. In hindsight, I [...]
Welcome to the latest edition of the AASM member magazine, Montage. In this issue, we look at the AASM’s specialty practice accreditation program, a testing and care solution for cardiologists who regularly encounter patients at high risk of obstructive sleep apnea. We also introduce [...]
Catherine Heinzinger, DO, was recognized with the AASM 2022 Trainee Investigator Award for her research on sleep-related hypoxia and atrial fibrillation, presented at the SLEEP meeting. Board-certified in family medicine and sleep medicine, Dr. Heinzinger is a licensed clinical practitioner at the Cleveland Clinic [...]
Jennifer Gibson, AASM Communications Manager Mark Victor, MD, FACC, observed that an increasing number of his cardiology patients also had sleep disorders. As the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease became more evident in the published literature, he recognized that his practice [...]
Healthy, sufficient sleep is a pillar of health, and a new nationwide campaign from the AASM seeks to solidify that message. “Sleep is Good Medicine,” which launched at SLEEP 2022, targets both the public and health care professionals to raise awareness that sleep is [...]
Welcome to the latest edition of the AASM member magazine, Montage. In this issue, we highlight the upcoming 36th annual SLEEP meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Society and include a Q&A with AASM Past President Dr. Doug Kirsch where he shares his insight [...]
Jennifer Gibson, AASM Communications Manager While CPAP remains the gold standard treatment for patients with obstructive sleep apnea, it’s not without its limitations. Some patients can struggle to use CPAP because they find it uncomfortable, awkward or disturbing to their bed partners. Others simply [...]
