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      • Coding Education Program (A-CEP)
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      • Case Study of the Month
      • Compensation Survey
      • State Sleep Societies
      • Continuing Medical Education (CME)
      • Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
      • Young Investigators Research Forum (YIRF)
      • Talking Sleep Podcast
    • Events
      Sleep press release
      Learn new ideas and best practices for professional growth. View descriptions and register for our upcoming live courses!
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    • Inter-scorer Reliability (ISR)
    • Coding Education Program (A-CEP)
    • Annual Meeting
    • Career Center
    • Case Study of the Month
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Patient-Friendly Guides2020-06-25T14:19:02-05:00

AASM Patient Guides

AASM has created patient-friendly guides to provide simple, key information, using terminology that is more widely understood. These are designed to help patients understand diagnosis and treatment options recommended by the AASM.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

  • Diagnostic Testing for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults
  • Diagnostic Testing for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults [Spanish]
  • Treatment of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Positive Airway Pressure
  • Treatment of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Positive Airway Pressure [Spanish]

Insomnia

  • Treatment of Chronic Insomnia in Adults using Medications
  • Treatment of Chronic Insomnia in Adults using Medications [Spanish]

Diagnostics

  • Actigraphy for the Evaluation of Sleep Disorders and Sleep-Related Body Clock Disorders
  • Actigraphy for the Evaluation of Sleep Disorders and Sleep-Related Body Clock Disorders [Spanish]
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