Professional Development Articles
Updates about the annual meeting, educational events, and new resources
View a selection of some of the top headlines and highlights from the field of sleep medicine in 2016.
The following papers published in 2016 received the most pageviews on the website of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, which is published by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
In response to the request by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for comments on proposed revisions to Section VI of the Common Program Requirements, the AASM submitted comments advocating that work hours for all residents should not exceed 16 hours per shift.
On November 2, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the 2017 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule, its annual rule finalizing payment policy and rates effective January 1, 2017.
The Dec. 8 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine includes a letter to the editor from AASM leadership in response to a report from the Sleep Apnea Cardiovascular Endpoints (SAVE) study.
Recent news coverage of sleep-related topics has included comments and remarks from AASM members who have helped raise awareness of the importance of healthy sleep.
The AASM reminds sleep facilities and independent sleep practices that beginning Jan. 1, 2017, the AASM will only accept accreditation and reaccreditation applications corresponding to the updated 2016 Standards for Accreditation, which were released in June.
The APSS Program Committee is soliciting proposals for sessions at SLEEP 2017 including postgraduate courses, bench to bedside sessions, clinical workshops, discussion groups, symposia, and rapid-fire symposia.
The initial certification examination in sleep medicine and the maintenance of certification (MOC) exam in sleep medicine will be offered on Nov. 20, 2017, by six member boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).
Join staff experts for a live demo of the AASM Inter-scorer Reliability sleep study scoring assessment system on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 2 p.m. Eastern.