Professional Development Articles
Updates about the annual meeting, educational events, and new resources
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates M. Safwan Badr, MD, MBA; Vishal Saini, MD; and Muhammad Sayed, MD, for their recent achievements.
Untreated, severe obstructive sleep apnea more than doubles your risk of dying from heart disease, the National Healthy Sleep Awareness Project warns in conjunction with American Heart Month in February.
The current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in asymptomatic adults, according to a new U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement, which is published in the current issue of JAMA.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly prevalent disease that remains underdiagnosed and undertreated.
Registration is now open for SLEEP 2017, the 31st Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), which will be held June 3 - 7 in Boston.
Learn more about the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) by watching a recording of the AASM’s recent MACRA webinar.
The January issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine includes a special article by AASM Past President Dr. Nathaniel Watson, President-Elect Dr. Ilene Rosen and President Dr. Ronald Chervin describing how the AASM board of directors has developed a comprehensive plan to strengthen the field of sleep medicine.
Make plans now to join the AASM for a warm, winter escape at Sleep Medicine Trends 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. Join 400 sleep medicine professionals at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort from Feb. 17-19.
Applications must be submitted to the American Sleep Medicine Foundation (ASMF) by 11:59 p.m. CST on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 for the Physician Scientist Training Award, Bridge to Success Award for Early Career Investigators, and Bridge to Success Award for Mid-Career/Senior Investigators.
Sleep was ranked as one of the top 10 health stories of 2016 in a recent Wall Street Journal article, which noted that sleep has increasingly become a public health issue.