Professional Development Articles
Updates about the annual meeting, educational events, and new resources
In the December issue of the journal SLEEP, an editorial by David F. Dinges, PhD, marks the culmination of his 10-year tenure as Editor in Chief of SLEEP.
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Get ready to save with the AASM's 5-day Cyber Week Sale starting Cyber Monday, November 30 through Friday, December 4.
The APSS Program Committee is soliciting proposals for sessions at SLEEP 2016 including postgraduate courses, clinical workshops, discussion groups and symposia.
In response to the concerns expressed by the AASM and other stakeholders, the ABIM recently announced that it is implementing a more flexible, streamlined process to combine CME activities with MOC requirements.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is inviting public comments on proposed changes to the AASM Standards for Accreditation. A new document provides a brief overview with additional clarification regarding the major aspects of accreditation that will be affected should these proposed standards be adopted and implemented.
An editorial by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Scoring Manual Editorial Board summarizes the updates included in the AASM Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events Version 2.2, which was released July 1, 2015.
A new American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement published in the November issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine warns that drowsy driving is a serious public health concern requiring greater public awareness and increased efforts to improve preventive education.
This week the Seattle School Board approved later start times for its high schools and most of its middle schools beginning next school year.
Earlier this week, Dan Childs, head of the ABC News Medical Unit, documented the impact of going 40 hours without sleep while being monitored at a sleep center as part of Good Morning America’s 40th anniversary.