Patient Information Articles
Updates about new public awareness campaigns and sleep disorders information
Are you an expert in a sleep subject? Have you had an experience that you could share that would benefit your peers and help advance sleep advocacy? The American Alliance for Healthy Sleep (AAHS) is soliciting session proposals for two, half-hour educational sessions to [...]
As part of the new “Access to Information…Access to Care” awareness campaign, the American Alliance for Healthy Sleep invites you to complete the Access to Care survey. The campaign and survey seek to raise awareness of sleep disorders, highlight the importance of being informed about sleep [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) is sponsoring the 5th USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo, the nation’s largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). An AASM exhibit at the event will be staffed by sleep physicians Dr. Aleksandra Kwasnik and [...]
The University of Michigan is hosting the return of its popular “Teach-Out,” Sleep Deprivation: Habits, Solutions, and Strategies, beginning Monday, March 12. Participants can join the more than 16,000 who have contributed to the conversation, and the return of this highly successful, free online [...]
On Monday, March 12, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) will be participating in the “Sleep Works for You” Twitter chat, which will emphasize the importance of healthy sleep for work productivity and workplace safety. Organized [...]
For American Heart Month, AASM President Dr. Ilene Rosen recently conducted a radio media tour in support of the National Healthy Sleep Awareness Project’s “Sleep Apnea Hurts HEARTS” public awareness campaign. Dr. Rosen did interviews with 10 radio stations across the country, including Sirius [...]
The draft guideline is no longer available. View and download the final clinical practice guideline below. Use of Actigraphy in the Evaluation of Sleep and CRSW Disorders Guideline | Review The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) [...]
A new analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that a high rate of unsafe infant sleep practices is reported by mothers in the U.S. For the report, “Vital Signs: Trends and Disparities in Infant Safe Sleep Practices — United [...]
The draft guideline is no longer available. The final clinical practice guideline will be available shortly. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) is inviting public comment on a draft clinical practice guideline for the treatment of adult [...]
The University of Michigan is hosting a new “Teach-Out,” Sleep Deprivation: Habits, Solutions, and Strategies, which begins Monday, Oct. 23. The free, online learning experience is open to participants from around the world. You are encouraged to share this opportunity with patients, family, friends [...]
