Professional Development Articles
Updates about the annual meeting, educational events, and new resources
In the January issue of SLEEP an editorial by AASM President-Elect Nathaniel Watson, MD, describes an upcoming conference that will be convened by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society to achieve consensus on the definition of sufficient sleep for a healthy adult.
In a recent blog post for the science section of The Huffington Post, actor and science advocate Alan Alda describes how 11-year-old students are challenging scientists to explain, “What is sleep?”
Earlier this week in a post on the HHS blog, Michael Twery, PhD, director of the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research, addressed the question, “Why is sleep important?”
Stay on top of the latest developments in sleep medicine with the AASM Standards and Guidelines for the Practice of Sleep Medicine, a compilation of AASM practice parameters, review papers, clinical guidelines and best practice papers.
Start the New Year off by saving 15% on the essential sleep medicine resources you need during an exclusive AASM member sale that will take place Jan. 5 to Jan. 9, 2015.
Be the first to learn about new quality measures in sleep medicine and discuss how to implement them in your practice by attending Sleep Medicine Trends 2015 in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Feb. 20-22, 2015.
The deadline to submit your challenging case for a Brown Bag Report session at SLEEP 2015 is Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015.
A new video message from actor and science advocate Alan Alda encourages scientists to, “See if you can come up with an answer to ‘What is sleep?’ that both enlightens and entertains 11-year-olds.
The year-end deadline to renew AASM membership is next week. Join us in advancing the field of sleep medicine by renewing your membership before January 1, 2015. As a dedicated contributor to your profession, take the time to ensure that your efforts are taken into account as we shape the future of sleep medicine by renewing AASM membership.
Both of the AASM’s journals, SLEEP and JCSM, are again being recognized as the top ranking publications in sleep medicine. In 2014, Thomson Reuters’s Web of Science ranked SLEEP as first among journals with original science on sleep, while Google Scholar ranked SLEEP first in the Circadian Rhythms & Sleep category. The JCSM is ranked third among journals with primary literature on sleep, and is ranked fourth in the Circadian Rhythms & Sleep category by Google Scholar.