American Academy of Sleep Medicine – Association for Sleep Clinicians and Researchers

Sleep Medicine Essentials 2023
2023-09-21 13:00 - 2023-09-24 14:00 (America/New_York) | Online
This virtual course explores the foundational aspects of clinical sleep medicine with an emphasis on board exam preparation. Essential topics covered by the expert faculty include normal sleep, neurophysiology, sleep staging and event scoring, and sleep disorders diagnosis and treatment. The on-demand Intensive Scoring Review (Sept. 21) provides 4.5 hours of practical instruction to help you implement the scoring rules in the AASM Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events. Sleep Medicine Essentials (Sept. 22–24) comprises 17 hours of presentations and live, interactive discussions covering the breadth of sleep medicine.
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Board Prep Study Club
2023-09-26 20:00 - 2023-11-13 21:30 (America/New_York) | Online
New in 2023, this 8-week, virtual study club helps you prepare for the sleep medicine certification exam or maintenance of certification exam. Each weekly session is comprised of a brief overview of a key content area from the exam blueprint, followed by an interactive review of exam questions on the topic for 60-70 minutes. Held via Zoom, the sessions are filled with mock exam questions, giving participants a wealth of opportunities for interactive, real-time practice. Faculty engage with attendees and discuss the correct answers and rationale to confirm comprehension. Attendees also have access to a private study club community in the AASM Engage online platform, where they can interact, ask questions, share study tips, access video recordings of study club sessions, and access assigned readings. The AASM Board Prep Study Club is sold out. To be added to the wait list, email courses@aasm.org. The AASM is also offering a Final Board Prep Course which has similar content to the Study Club, offered over one full day.
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Sleep Grand Rounds: Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies for Hypersomnolence
2023-09-27 12:00 - 12:45 (America/Chicago) | Online
Speaker: David Plante, MD, PhD
This grand rounds series will feature AASM Foundation-funded work related to improving patient care and sleep health awareness. Learners should attend the seminar series to understand practice and sleep health gaps, and how the AASM Foundation-funded work addressed those gaps through project findings. Objectives of the presentations will be to disseminate knowledge, potentially change practitioner behavior, and improve patient outcomes.
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Sleep Research Career Pathways in Professional Societies: A Panel Discussion
2023-09-28 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Online
The webinar series features the different career pathways of diverse and successful sleep researchers in the sleep science enterprise. This quarter’s webinar exposes early career investigators, trainees, and students to different sleep research leadership positions in professional societies.
Featured Speakers:
Nisha Aurora, MD, MHS, Associate Professor of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Jennifer Martin, PhD, Clinical Psychologist and Professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA & Associate Director for Clinical and Health Services Research in the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System’s Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center
Susan Redline, MD, MPH, Peter C. Farrell Professor of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, and Director of the Programs in Sleep and Cardiovascular Medicine and Sleep Medicine Epidemiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Facilitator: Logan Schneider, MD
Upon completion of this webinar, participants should be able to…

Understand career pathway opportunities for a sleep research career in professional societies.
Appreciate how sleep research professionals in professional societies contribute to the advancement of sleep health.
Expand their knowledge in choosing a non-traditional sleep research career.

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Early Career Physician Assembly and Choose Sleep Meeting
2023-10-12 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Join us for a networking event to build community with other fellows and early career physicians. This open meeting provides a space for you to share insights, ask questions, and voice on topics of interest. We invite all members and non-members with a focus on students, residents, fellows, and early career physicians.
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Oral Appliance Therapy: A Patient’s Journey
2023-10-17 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Online
This free to member webinar is one recording of the AASM’s Oral Appliance Therapy Series. The entire educational series includes international leaders in the field presenting on all aspects of oral appliance therapy. This particular webinar will describe the patient’s journey with an oral appliance with an emphasis on how oral appliance therapy is different from CPAP.
Speakers: Vicki Cohn DDS, D. ABDSM; Michael Bonacum MD, Drew Copeland, RPSGT, CCSH; Teresa DeNike, RPSGT, CCSH
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Sleep Medicine Disruptors 2023
2023-11-03 11:00 - 2023-11-04 17:00 (America/New_York) | Hybrid
Join us for the third Sleep Medicine Disruptors course, which will further explore innovative developments that are changing the landscape of the sleep field. This year, Sleep Medicine Disruptors will be held as a hybrid course. Registrants can attend either virtually or in person at The Ameswell Hotel in Silicon Valley, California.
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Sleep Grand Rounds: Sleep Behavior and Glucose Metabolism in Type 1 Diabetes
2023-11-08 13:00 - 13:45 (America/New_York) | Online
Speaker: Stephanie Griggs, PhD, RN, FAAN
The second in our series of Sleep Grand Rounds webinars will feature Stephanie Griggs, PhD, RN, FAAN, and discuss the work she has conducted as part of her AASM Foundation grant titled, Sleep, Self-Management, and Glycemia in Emerging Adults with Type 1 Diabetes.
The following will be discussed:

Interaction of Sleep and Diabetes
The Role of the Circadian System and Glucoregulation
Potential Sleep-Focused Interventions at Improving Diabetes Outcomes

CE Credit Information:

The webinar will be available live and on -demand (via AASM LMS) for AASM members, who can claim continuing education (CE) credits.
The webinar will be available live to non-members, who can claim CE credit.
The webinar will be available on -demand (via AASM Foundation Vimeo) for non-members. No CE credit can be claimed.

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Final Board Prep Course 2023
2023-11-10 10:00 - 19:15 (America/New_York) | Online
Join us for the virtual one-day event that focuses on board review. This course provides lectures and question and answer sessions to help with one final tune-up before you take your board exam.
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2024 Career Development Grants: Overview and Lifecycle
2023-11-16 14:00 - 14:45 (America/New_York) | Online
Did you know that the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation (AASM Foundation) offers six different research Career Development Grants to provide critical sleep research funding for early career, mid-career and senior investigators? Learn more about the AASM Foundation Career Development Grants in this webinar to determine which one is right for you, and get an overview of the grant lifecycle, from submitting a competitive application to grant closeout. This also offers an opportunity to ask questions and connect with AASM Foundation staff.
Featured Speakers
Sarah Fones, AASM Foundation Coordinator
Vanessa Gonzalez, MPH, AASM Foundation Director of Grant Programs
At the conclusion of this webinar, attendees should be able to:

Learn about various career development grant mechanisms available through the AASM Foundation.
Gain insight on the Career Development Grant review process.
Understand everyone’s role in the post-award stage and how to maintain a successful project.

This webinar is free and open to everyone.
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Sleep Research Career Pathways in Federal Agencies: A Panel Discussion
2023-11-30 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Online
This webinar series features the different career pathways of diverse and successful sleep researchers in the sleep science enterprise. This quarter’s webinar exposes early career investigators, trainees, and students to different sleep research leadership positions in federal agencies. Panelists will share research career pathway stories into federal agencies and share tips for choosing a non-traditional sleep research career. They will describe how sleep researchers serving as leaders in federal agencies play into the bigger picture of promoting discoveries that advance the understanding of sleep for healthier lives.
Featured Speakers
Shilpy Dixit, PhD, Program Director, Prevention & Sleep Health, National Center on Sleep Disorders Research at NHLBI
Erin E. Flynn-Evans, PhD, MPH, Fatigue Countermeasures Laboratory Director, NASA Ames Research Center
Kent Werner, Jr., MD, PhD, Commander, Medical Corps, US Navy, Director of Research, Sleep Disorders Center, WRNMMC, Sleep Neurology, National Intrepid Center of Excellence, WRNMMC
Mack Mackiewicz, PhD, Chief Neurobiology of Aging and Neurodegeneration Branch, Program Director, Integrative Neurobiology Sleep & Biorhythms Division of Neuroscience
Facilitator: Logan Schneider, MD
At the conclusion of this webinar, attendees should be able to…

Understand career pathway opportunities for a sleep research career in federal agencies.
Appreciate how sleep research professionals in federal agencies contribute to the advancement of sleep health.
Expand their knowledge in choosing a non-traditional sleep research career.

This webinar is free and open to everyone.
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Sleep Grand Rounds: Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Therapy for OSA & Blood Pressure
2023-12-06 13:00 - 13:45 (America/New_York) | Online
Speaker: Raj C. Dedhia, MD, MSCR
The third in our Sleep Grand Rounds series features Raj C. Dedhia, MD, MSCR, and the focus is hypoglossal nerve stimulation therapy for OSA and blood pressure. It will highlight Dr. Dedhia’s work as part of his AASM Foundation grant titled Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Sympathetic and Vascular Function (CARDIOSA-12).
Topic areas include:

Treating OSA with hypoglossal nerve stimulation therapy
Cardiovascular outcomes in patients who have hypoglossal nerve stimulation therapy

At the conclusion of this webinar, attendees should be able to understand practice and sleep health gaps, and how the AASM Foundation-funded work addressed those gaps through project findings.
CE credit available.
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Current Trends in Sleep Medicine
2024-01-12 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Online
This live webinar will comprise a discussion about the current trends that are affecting sleep medicine clinicians as a new year begins. Discover how your peers are responding to these challenges and seizing opportunities. Bring your questions to join the conversation.
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Cannabis & Sleep Disorders: What Clinicians Need to Know
2024-01-17 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online
This free to member webinar will feature an engaging discussion about a hot topic in sleep medicine, cannabis products and sleep disorders. Come join us as Dr. Kolla discusses some of the science and practicalities of cannabis products in the sleep world.
Speaker: Bhanu Kolla, MD, FRCPsych
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Standard Time v DST: Effects on the Transportation Workforce
2024-02-13 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Join The Coalition for Permanent Standard Time along with our guest speakers to navigate the complexities of time changes in the transportation sector. Explore the impacts of standard time and daylight-saving with our panel of speakers. Learn how these time changes influence the transportation industry with scheduling, logistics and overall safety. Gain insight into managing fatigue and operations during this shift in daylight hours.
Featured Speakers
Karin Johnson, MD, FAAN, FAASM
Professor of Neurology
UMass Chan School of Medicine-Baystate
Vice Chair of Academic Affair for Department of Neurology
Medical Director
Baystate Health Regional Sleep Program
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Erin Flynn-Evans, PhD
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Tom DiSalvo
Vice President of Safety
Driver Training and Compliance, Schneider
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Jeff Gentry
Professor of Communication
Eastern New Mexico University
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Erin Paulus, PhD
Research Scientist, TechWerks, LLC
Operational Research Team
Behavioral Biology Branch
Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Mark R. Rosekind, PhD
Former NHTSA Administrator, NTSB Member, NASA Scientist
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Joseph Dzierzewski, PhD
Vice President of Research & Scientific Affairs
The National Sleep Foundation
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Eric Albrecht
AASM Advocacy Program Manager
Moderator
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Sleep Medicine Trends 2024
2024-02-23 08:00 - 2024-02-24 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, 10950 N. Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
Join us Feb. 23–24 in La Jolla, California, for Sleep Medicine Trends 2024! Together, we will explore new strategies for patient care and learn about the emerging technologies and innovations impacting clinical sleep medicine.
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International Assembly Meeting and Educational Talk
2024-02-27 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Learn the latest on the topic of Multiple Sleep Latency Test from Mary Carskadon, PhD, director of the Chronobiology and Sleep Research Laboratory at Bradley Hospital and a professor of psychiatry and human behavior at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Meet and network with the international ambassadors and peers.
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Webinar: AI in Sleep Medicine: Navigating Security & Privacy Concerns
2024-03-06 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Online
In this interdisciplinary webinar, a panel discussion led by leading experts in the field of sleep medicine, internet security, and law will navigate privacy concerns in AI and Sleep Technology followed by audience Q & A with panelists. Participants will be invited to contribute ideas to drive a discussion of safe, secure, fair and equitable pathways to the use of AI in Sleep medicine.
Registration for this webinar is available to AASM members only.
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Sleep Grand Rounds: The State of Sleep Health in K-12 Education and What You Can Do to Help
2024-03-13 13:00 - 13:45 (America/New_York) | Webinar
This webinar features and update from the Start School Later team on their AASM Foundation grant: Connecting Sleep Health Resources to State Education Requirements to Facilitate Utilization by Classroom Teachers.
Start School Later was founded in 2011 to enact positive change based on the published research on school start times. Today, many of the organization’s national and local volunteers are informed parents who work in the health, mental health, or educational fields.
Additionally, the organization has paved the way for students to have healthy sleep hours by creating various educational resources for students, parents, educators and school administrators, hosting conferences to facilitate efforts to improve adolescent health outcomes and advocating for legislation to ensure evidence-based school start times are implemented.
Continuing education credits available.
Terra Ziporyn, PhD
Executive Director and Co-Founder
Start School Later
Pallas Ziporyn
Sleep 101 and Let’s Sleep Project Manager
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Phyllis Payne, MPH
Implementation Director
Start School Later
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Webinar: Adapting to the Philips Respironics Sleep & Respiratory Product Portfolio Changes
2024-03-18 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Online
Register to attend this free, multi-society webinar for an interactive panel discussion addressing uncertainties stemming from the recent announcement by Philips Respironics that it is discontinuing various sleep and respiratory care devices in the U.S. These devices include the Alice 6 diagnostic machine, DreamStation Go portable PAP, NightBalance positional therapy, OmniLab Advanced + titration system, and Trilogy Evo ventilator. Representatives from the AASM, American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), American Thoracic Society (ATS), American Academy of Neurology (AAN), American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC), and American Association of Sleep Technologists (AAST) will discuss the implications of this decision and offer guidance for sleep centers. A recording of the event will be made available.
Featured Panelists
AASM
Rishi Adeel
Andrew Namen
CHEST
Aneesa Das, MD
AARC
Amanda Leightner, PhD, MHHS, RRT, RRT-SDS, CCSH, RPSGT, RST
Jessica Schweller, APRN-CPN
AAN
Karin Johnson, MD, FAAN
Margaret (Meg) Kay-Stacey, MD
ATS
Vaishnavi Kundel, MD
AAST
Sarah Brennecka, MBA, RPSGT
Moderator: Shannon Sullivan, MD
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Virtual Roundtable Discussion: Remote Monitoring Services
2024-04-18 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Online
The Remote Monitoring Virtual Roundtable is a member only forum designed to help you understand the requirements for reporting remote physiologic monitoring (RPM) and remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) codes. Charles J. Bae, MD, MHCI, Gabriel S. De Bruin, MD, and Tracy Bunge, CPC, will guide you through the guidelines set by CPT and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Speakers:
Charles J. Bae, MD, MHCI
Gabriel S. De Bruin, MD
Tracy Bunge, CPC – Coding and Reimbursement Project Manager, AASM
Registration for this webinar is available to AASM members only.
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AASM DEI Discussion Group
2024-05-02 14:00 - 2024-05-13 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online
We are excited to invite you to participate in Discussion Groups, hosted by the AASM’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee, where we aim to foster open dialogue and collaboration in creating a more inclusive environment within our organization. Your insights and perspectives are invaluable as we strive to enhance diversity and equity within the AASM.
Together, let’s cultivate a culture that celebrates diversity and ensures equitable opportunities for all. We look forward to your meaningful contributions.

Group
Date
Time

Caregivers
For new/single parents and those supporting people with disabilities
Thursday, May 2
6:00 pm EST

Persons with disabilities
For individuals who experience disabilities, including visual, mobility, etc.
Friday, May 3
2:00 pm EST

Students and Residents
For medical school students and residents.
Friday, May 10
2:00 pm EST

LGBTQ+ community
For individuals who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community
Monday, May 13
2:00 pm EST

2024 Community Sleep Health and Public Awareness Grant: Overview and Lifecycle
2024-05-22 14:00 - 14:45 (America/New_York) | Online
The AASM Foundation is committed to investing in communities and people. We are excited to offer our Community Sleep Health and Public Awareness grant. Join us on May 22, 2024, from 2 – 2:45 pm ET for a free webinar about this opportunity.
Learn all about the grant, including: The purpose of the AASM Foundation Community Sleep Health and Public Awareness Grant; what organizations and types of projects are appropriate for this program; what is needed for an application and how to apply; how applications are evaluated and the AASM Foundation’s grant management process.
Featured Speakers
Sarah Fones, AASM Foundation Grant Programs Coordinator
Vanessa Gonzalez, MPH, AASM Foundation Director of Grant Programs
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SLEEP 2024
2024-06-01 08:00 - 2024-06-05 17:00 (America/Chicago) | George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX, 77010, United States
Houston, we have lift off! Register online and join us June 1 – 5 for the 38th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), the premier clinical and scientific conference in the sleep field. Ticketed postgraduate courses will be available Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and 2, and the general session will take place Sunday through Wednesday, June 2 to 5.
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AASM PAC Lone Star Fiesta
2024-06-01 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | The Rustic, 1836 Polk Street, Houston, TX, 77003, United States
Saturday June 1, 6:30-8:30 PM
Join the AASM PAC at The Rustic for a Tex-Mex feast, two hour open bar, and Rustic house margaritas.
Tickets to the event are a donation to the AASM PAC and must be purchased from the personal accounts of AASM members who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. To attend the AASM PAC Lone Star Fiesta, simply add a ticket to your order when you submit a new registration or modify an existing registration for the SLEEP 2024 annual meeting.
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Vibe Fusion Fitness
2024-06-02 06:00 - 09:00 (America/Chicago) | Discovery Green Park, 1500 McKinney St, Houston, TX, 77010, United States
Elevate your fitness, unleash your vibe at Vibe Fusion Fitness. Be prepared to show off your moves with our Zumba® workout instructional videos. Each minute-long video will highlight a classic Zumba® move that will keep up your vibe for this fun workout. Check back periodically as we introduce a new move leading up to this fun event. This early morning work out in the park event will offer Yoga instructed by Houston’s Black Swan Yoga followed by a Zumba® workout with a licensed Zumba® instructor at Discovery Green Park. The park is conveniently located near hotels and the George R. Brown convention center. This exhilarating workout will be followed by a complimentary breakfast. Don’t miss out on this major event!

Date: Sunday, June 2, 2024
Time: 6:00am – 9:00am (check-in 6:00am – 6:25am)
Yoga Session: 6:30am – 7:00am
Zumba®: 7:15am – 8:00am
Breakfast: 8:00am – 9:00am
Cost: $45*
Yoga mats will be provided.
*Discounts are not available for partial participation

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Editor Panel: Wise Advice from Sleep Research Journal Editors
2024-06-20 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Join us for an illuminating webinar featuring a panel of esteemed editors from leading sleep research journals including the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, SLEEP, and the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
This is a special opportunity tailored for students, trainees, and early career researchers who are looking to understand the competitive landscape of being published in a peer reviewed journal.
Participants will gain invaluable insights into the manuscript submission process and learn about each journal’s priorities.
Our distinguished panel will provide guidance on effectively submitting your research, navigating the peer review process, and learning about impact factors.
Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with seasoned editors and elevate your understanding of the sleep research publication ecosystem.
Moderator: Brienne Miner, MD, MHS
Panelists: Nancy Collop, MD, Allan I. Pack, MBChB, PhD, and Reena Mehra, MD, MD
AASM Foundation webinars are free and open to everyone.
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Let’s Talk Benefits
2024-07-09 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Whether you’re new to AASM or need a refresher on how to enhance your membership experience, there’s always more to see. A representative of AASM’s membership team will give a full walk-through of our many programs, resources, and services available to you.
Agenda:

About AASM
AASM benefit overview
Benefit walkthrough
Membership offers: 2024 Prorated dues for New Members
Q&A

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Sleep Grand Rounds: Sleep Is a Human Right - Reimagining Sleep Care For the Underserved
2024-07-24 13:00 - 13:45 (America/New_York) | Online
The July Sleep Grand Rounds features Dr. Justin Fiala from Northwestern University. He discusses his personal efforts to improve access to care, as well as his AASM Foundation grant CHI PAP: Community Health Initiative for Patient-Centered Apnea Programs.
Key topics will include:
• Sleep care access in low-resource communities
• The CHI-PAP model, which involves triage/referral, diagnostic testing, CPAP initiation, and long-term follow-up
AASM Foundation webinars are free and open to everyone. Participants are encouraged to attend the seminar series to gain insight into the practice and sleep health gaps. The webinars highlight how the AASM Foundation-funded work addressed those gaps through project findings.
For more information on earning credits from AASM Foundation webinars, please refer to our special flyer for the upcoming session titled “Sleep is a Human Right: Reimagining Sleep Care for the Underserved.”
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Webinar: Noridian TPE Audits: Necessity of Repeat Sleep Studies
2024-07-25 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Online
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) is hosting a member webinar on July 25, 2024, 12:00pm – 1:00pm EDT, to provide critical information on Target Probe and Educate (TPE) audits, conducted over the past year by Medicare Administrative Contractor, Noridian Healthcare Solutions.
Speakers
Charles Bae, MD, MHCI
Coding and Reimbursement Advisory Committee Chair
Ashley Decoteau
Noridian Education Consultant II
Lori Weber
Noridian Education Consultant II
