Professional Development Articles
Updates about the annual meeting, educational events, and new resources
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine now offers Patient Education Fact Sheets as a yearly subscription and provides unlimited access to a growing library of topics.
Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the first published report to document state-based estimates of self-reported healthy sleep duration for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) is now accepting late-breaking abstract submissions for presentation at SLEEP 2016. Submissions will be accepted through Monday, March 14, 2016.
The National Transportation Safety Board announced Tuesday that the probable cause of a fatal January 2014 crash near Naperville, Illinois, was the truck driver’s delayed response to the stopped vehicles ahead of him in the roadway because he was fatigued due to inadequate sleep.
Expand your professional knowledge, network with colleagues and contribute to the continued growth of the sleep medicine field by volunteering to serve on an AASM committee or task force.
Now available for download on the sleepmeeting.org website is the SLEEP 2016 preliminary program, which provides comprehensive details about the clinical and scientific program for the 30th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), which will be held June 11 - 15 in Denver, Colorado.
Register by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 8, to attend Sleep Medicine Trends 2016, which will be held Feb. 12 - 14 in sunny Phoenix, Arizona.
The AASM Style Guide for Sleep Medicine Terminology is a new resource that promotes clarity and consistency in the field of sleep medicine through the use of standardized language.
According to an article published this week by Anesthesiology News, 46 cases have been collected by the Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Death and Near Miss Registry. However, more cases are needed for analysis of unanticipated perioperative deaths and near misses in patients with OSA.
On Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 5:15 p.m. Eastern Time, the AASM will host a free webinar exploring the recent update to the clinical practice guideline for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea and snoring with oral appliance therapy.