Are you looking to expand your professional knowledge, network with colleagues and contribute to the continued growth of the sleep medicine field? Consider serving on a standing committee or a task force. Volunteers provide an invaluable service to the AASM and its membership by contributing to initiatives and projects that are critical to the continued development of the field and also gain professional enrichment through the diverse activities of a committee or task force.

The AASM and AADSM are currently inviting public comment on draft guidelines for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea and snoring with oral appliances. The public comment period is open for 14 days beginning Monday, February 9, 2015 and ending Monday, February 23, 2015. AASM members, AADSM members, nonmember healthcare professionals, patients, insurance and oral appliance companies, advocacy groups, professional medical societies, and other interested members of the public are invited to review the draft guidelines and submit their feedback during this open comment period.

Sleep scientists have until Feb. 13, 2015, to enter the 2015 Flame Challenge by answering the question, “What is sleep?” The contest, which is organized by the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University, challenges scientists to explain sleep in a way that will enlighten 11-year-old students.

Earn up to 10.00 CME credits by completing the Managing the Complex Patient with Co-morbid Conditions Series of 10 online learning modules. This series provides physicians with the knowledge of when and how patients with co-morbidities should be treated for their sleep disorders.

Begin your board review with the Essential Readings in Sleep Medicine, a vital resource to your board exam preparation. For only $50, you receive selected manuscripts from the journal SLEEP and Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, which include reviews, controversies and case studies that are a helpful study resource for any current sleep physician preparing for the upcoming boards. 

Renew your membership on or before February 28th to avoid being left out of the online membership directory. The online membership directory is a powerful reference tool for networking with your sleep medicine colleagues.

The SLEEP 2015 Preliminary Program is now available to view online. The Preliminary Program contains course and session information for the APSS annual meeting as well housing and travel details for Seattle.

All AASM slide sets are 50 percent off, but only while supplies last. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to save big on a variety of slide sets with topics like: Recognizing Sleep Disorders, Sleep Apnea: Diagnosis and Treatment and the Illustrated Guide to Polysomnography.

Members have access to a number of practice management tools, including exclusive member resources and the media relations toolkit.

By renewing your membership you will continue to receive reduced pricing on all AASM products, as well as discounted registration on courses like Sleep Medicine Trends 2015 and SLEEP 2015.