Montage Articles
In tough times, people rise to the challenge, and the coronavirus pandemic has tested each and every one of us. Whether we’ve lost a loved one, are sheltered in place, lost a job or find ourselves teaching our children, the last few months have [...]
Artificial intelligence has the potential to significantly impact the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders. To understand, evaluate and monitor developments in AI and explore how related technologies could impact the practice of sleep medicine, the AASM formed the Artificial Intelligence in Sleep Medicine [...]
Sleep technologists are vital members of the sleep team. At the forefront of technology and testing, sleep technologists provide comprehensive patient care and education at sleep centers around the world. AASM Sleep Technologist and Respiratory Therapist Assembly Chair Todd Burchard, RPSGT, and Vice Chair [...]
On June 3, the AASM issued a statement on behalf of the board of directors condemning racism and discrimination. We reached out to Immediate Past President Dr. Kelly Carden and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee Chair Dr. Andrew Spector for more context and [...]
Educator. Researcher. Clinician. Advocate. Colleague. Friend. Dr. William C. Dement was all of these and more, and the AASM mourns his death on June 17, 2020, at the age of 91. Tributes and memories of this remarkable man have come from Washington to [...]
The field of sleep medicine lost an esteemed physician, researcher and educator when AASM Past President Mark Mahowald, MD, died at the age of 76 on March 18, 2020. Dr. Mahowald’s longtime colleague Carlos Schenck, MD, shared these memories of his friend and collaborator. [...]
Medicine is both an art and a science. In this issue of Montage, we talk with Dr. Meir Kryger about “Sleep in Art,” his book exploring how artists have portrayed sleep and sleep disorders in their works over thousands of years. We also [...]
Meir Kryger, MD, professor of medicine, Yale University School of Medicine Meir Kryger, MD, is a past president of the AASM and was the recipient of the 1996 AASM William C. Dement Academic Achievement Award and a co-recipient of the 2004 AASM Excellence in [...]
Sales of digital health tracking devices are expected to total $10 billion this year, according to the Consumer Technology Association, with 64 million devices sold. These technologies track everything from steps to sleep, and sleep physicians can expect to see them more frequently in [...]
At SLEEEP 2019, the Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Assembly had the opportunity to learn about the Sleep Apnea Management program at the Cleveland Clinic Sleep Disorders Center. Brittany McLaughlin, a nurse practitioner at the sleep center, described the use of a Shared Medical Appointment [...]