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

Current Applications of AI in Sleep Medicine: AI Beyond the PSG
2022-12-07 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Description
This free webinar will discuss several AI tools that are currently used across Sleep Medicine in order to educate/inform webinar attendees on concrete examples of machine learning use in their respective environments (medical practices, sleep labs, etc).
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to…

Broadly describe current applications of AI in sleep medicine
Highlight specific tools that can benefit the most clinicians.

Note: This webinar is only open to AASM members
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Emmanuel Mignot, MD, PhD
Dr. Mignot is Craig Reynolds Professor of Sleep Medicine at Stanford University. He discovered that human narcolepsy is caused by the autoimmune loss of ~70,000 hypothalamic neurons secreting the wake-promoting peptide hypocretin/orexin. He identified HLA-DQB1*06:02 and T-Cell receptor genes as major susceptibility genes across ethnic groups, which act together to promote a highly selective T cell mediated autoimmune process triggered by influenza infection. Dr. Mignot has received numerous awards including the 2023 Breakthrough Prize. He is a member of the National Academies of Sciences and Medicine. He works on many aspects of sleep research and on unravelling the etiologies of various autoimmune diseases affecting the brain. His approaches are strongly analytic, and include genetics, proteomics, statistics, and deep learning.
Cox Tan-Ngo
President & CEO of AR Medical Technologies. Registered Respiratory Therapist, Bachelor of Science Degree in Cardiopulmonary Sciences from Northeastern University. Trained at the School of Sleep Medicine, affiliated program with Stanford University Center of Excellence for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Disorders. Holds Copyrights in US and Canada for Facial Feature Detection and Measurements that integrate AI and machine learning used for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Co-founder and President & CEO of Quality Sleep Philippines, Co-founder and Director of Clinical Standards for Clinical Sleep Solutions Inc., Co-founder & Chairman for the BC Respiratory and Sleep Providers Association.
Felicia Jefferson, PhD
Dr. Felicia Jefferson is Associate Professor, Department of Biology, College of Arts & Sciences, and Director, NeuBEs (Neuroscience, Bioengineering and Sleep) Laboratories, Fort Valley State University. She holds a B.S. in Biotechnology and German Language from Rochester Institute of Technology, an M.S. in Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry from Georgia State University and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience and Biomedical Science from Morehouse School of Medicine. Dr. Jefferson has served as a Biology and Environmental Science faculty member for nine years. She is a tenured Associate Professor within the University System of Georgia who recently served on two National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine panels and presented to the National Science Board. Dr. Jefferson’s achievements have earned her the GOLD (Graduate of the Last Decade) award in 2021 from Morehouse School of Medicine.
M. Brandon Westover, MD, PhD
M. Brandon Westover, MD, PhD is Associate Professor in the Dept. of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Director of Data Sciences, McCance Center for Brain Health, Massachusetts General Hospital. He obtained his PhD in Physics working in the field of information theory. He is a board-certified practicing Neurologist and Clinical Neurophysiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and previously in Massachusetts General Hosptial (MGH). He directed the MGH Critical Care EEG Monitoring Service and serves as the Director of Data Science at the McCance Center for Brain Health. His group develops machine learning / AI approaches to improve medical care for patients with neurological conditions including sleep disorders, anoxic brain injury, seizures, cerebral ischemia, and delirium. He co-founded Beacon Biosignals.

AASM Foundation Career Development Grants: Overview & Lifecycle
2022-11-29 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Did you know that the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation (AASM Foundation) has 6 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 to determine which one is right for you, and get an overview of the AASM Foundation Career Development Grant lifecycle, from submitting a competitive application to grant closeout.
Featured Speakers
Sarah Fones, AASM Foundation Coordinator
Vanessa Gonzalez, MPH, AASM Foundation Director of Grant Programs
Sherene Thomas, PhD, AASM Foundation Assistant Executive Director
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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Practice Management 2022
2022-11-18 10:00 - 2022-11-19 18:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Practice Management, a virtual course on Saturday, Nov. 19, provides relevant content for everyone on your sleep team. Learn first-hand how to optimize sleep facility operations and management, leading to more effective and efficient patient care. Gain the tools needed to expand your services and implement sleep facility best practices using tips from expert sleep medicine practitioners. Register for the on-demand accreditation add-on bundle, which will be released on Friday, Nov. 18, for important updates and insights related to AASM accreditation programs.
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AASM Foundation Friendsgiving 2022
2022-11-17 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Online
We hope you will join AASM Foundation President, Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, and her co-host, Andrew R. Spector, MD, for a special virtual Friendsgiving event that will give attendees an opportunity to reconnect and reflect on the resilience of the sleep community over the past year.
The Friendsgiving program will feature a discussion about the diversity of our profession in addition to research updates from the following AASM Foundation grant recipients:

Jennifer S. Albrecht, PhD
Doyinsola Bailey, PhD
Christopher Cielo, DO
Salma Patel, MD, MPH

If you are unable to attend, we still have a favor to ask. We hope that members of the sleep community will participate by sending photos such as selfies or pictures with family or colleagues doing something that you’re grateful for. The pictures will be included in a special slideshow during the event and should be submitted to giving@aasm.org.

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Sleep Research Career Pathways in Nonprofit Organizations: A Panel Discussion
2022-10-28 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Online
October 28, 2022 | 3:00 – 4:00 pm ET
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 careers in local and national nonprofit organizations.
Featured Panelists
Lu Dong, PhD
Lauren Hale, PhD
Karin Johnson, MD, FAAN, FAASM
Terra Ziporyn, PhD
Facilitator: Logan Schneider, MD

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The Sleep Research Career Pathways webinar series is an initiative led by the Research Career Development Committee, a committee of the AASM Foundation.

Sleep 101 Symposium: Health Consequences of Chronic Sleep Loss and Sleep Disorders
2022-10-21 13:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Online
The Sleep 101 Symposium highlights advances and opportunities relevant to the sleep and circadian science community and federal research funding representatives. The Fall 2022 symposium is titled “Health Consequences of Chronic Sleep Loss and Sleep Disorders” and will take place from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET on Friday, October 21, 2022.
Featured Presentations
Link between Sleep and Metabolism: An Overview
Kristen Knutson, PhD
Northwestern University
Sleep Disorders and Cardiovascular Outcomes
Neomi Shah, MD, MPH, MS
Icahn School of Medicine at
Mount Sinai
Sleep Disturbance and Alzheimer’s Disease
Adam P. Spira, PHD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg
School of Public Health
Sleep and Pregnancy: What do We Need to Know?
Judette Louis, MD, MPH
University of South Florida
Live Q&A with the Speakers.
This event is coordinated with the National Center on Sleep Disorder Research and the Sleep Research Society.
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Sleep Medicine Essentials 2022
2022-09-15 10:00 - 2022-09-18 18:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Sleep Medicine Essentials
The Sleep Medicine Essentials course will help you prepare for the sleep medicine board and MOC exam or refresh your sleep knowledge. You can join this virtual course live Sept. 16-18 to interact with speakers, or you can watch the course recordings later. You also can register for the on-demand, Intensive Scoring Review add-on course on Sept. 15. Enjoy up to 17 hours of continuing education (21.50 hours with the add-on course).
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AASM PAC Night at the Ballpark
2022-06-04 19:00 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | Truist Field, 324 S Mint St, Charlotte, NC, 28202, United States
Saturday, June 4, at 7 p.m. EDT
Let the AASM PAC take you out to the ballgame! Gather with sleep medicine colleagues to watch the hometown Charlotte Knights (Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox) play the Memphis Redbirds (affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals) at Truist Field, which is less than half a mile from the convention center. We’ve reserved the Dugout Suites to provide you with the ultimate gameday experience. You’ll enjoy a relaxed atmosphere, the best view of the action, and a full buffet dinner. After the game, you’ll get to see a beautiful fireworks show against the Uptown Charlotte skyline!
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. Limited tickets are available. To attend the AASM PAC Night at the Ballpark, simply add a ticket to your order when you submit a new registration or modify an existing registration for the SLEEP 2022 annual meeting.
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SLEEP 2022
2022-06-04 08:00 - 2022-06-08 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Charlotte Convention Center, 501 S College St, Charlotte, NC, 28202, United States
SLEEP 2022
We are thrilled to go “Back to SLEEP” in Charlotte, June 4 – 8, for SLEEP 2022, the 36th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS). This in-person meeting will reunite you with colleagues and reignite your passion for clinical sleep medicine, sleep and circadian research, and sleep health. Please visit sleepmeeting.org for complete details.

Sleep 101 Symposium: Sleep Health Disparities and Special Populations
2022-04-29 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online
The Sleep 101 Symposium highlights advances and opportunities relevant to the sleep and circadian science community and federal research funding representatives. This year’s symposium is titled “Sleep Health Disparities and Special Populations” and will take place from 1:00 PM to 3 PM ET on Friday, April 29, 2022.
Featured Presentations
Sleep Health Equity
Carmela Alcántara, PhD
Columbia University
Sleep in Special Populations: Pediatric OSA and Children with Down Syndrome
Ignacio E. Tapia, MD, MS
University of Pennsylvania
Implementation of Sleep Interventions in Underserved Communities
Suzanne Bertisch, MD, MPH
Harvard University
Live Q&A with the Speakers.
This event is coordinated with the National Center on Sleep Disorder Research and the Sleep Research Society.
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Sleep ISR Essentials Webinar
2022-04-27 12:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Online
Discover the essentials of this unique interface and how it provides insights to sleep scoring education and how it can benefit both sleep facility and scoring staff. Includes an introduction to the newest program feature – The Sleep ISR Scoring Course. This webinar is free to AASM members.
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Improving Patient Outcomes with Sleep Psychology
2022-04-25 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Learn how to think, what to say, and when to use specific psychological tools to take better care of your patients faster and with less hassle. In this engaging and fast-paced webinar, you will gain actionable clinical “pearls” and proven recommendations from five leading sleep psychologists.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. AASM designates this educational activity for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™:
Improving Patient Outcomes with Sleep Psychology – Maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AASM CECs. The AASM will issue all other non-physicians a letter of attendance for activities designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
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AI 101: Terminology, Applications and Considerations for Sleep Medicine
2022-03-22 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Description
Artificial intelligence is poised to be an instrumental and forefront partner in sleep medicine in the next decade, from assisting with PSG scoring to hopefully identifying novel therapeutic pathways. It is essential that all members of the sleep medicine community are well versed in its basics and understand its applications, while addressing valid concerns that already exist within the community.
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to…

Define AI, and its subsets
Have a basic understanding how AI works (the “learning” process of AI)
Identify several ways in which AI can be helpful in the practice of sleep medicine
Understand several concerns that exist with the application of AI in sleep medicine

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Jón Skírnir Ágústsson, PhD
Jón Skírnir Ágústsson holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering and a PhD in physics, focused on metrology, the science of measurements, and data science. He is the VP of Artificial Intelligence and Data Research at Nox Medical, where he leads a team of scientists focused on developing novel methods of analyzing sleep data. His career has run the gamut of studying measurements of the electrical properties of individual molecules to developing novel technology to monitor pollution in water. He serves as a consultant to the AASM’s Artificial Intelligence in Sleep Medicine Committee.

Anuja Bandyopadhyay, MD
Anuja Bandyopadhyay is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine. She is a board-certified pediatric pulmonologist and sleep physician with a strong interest in integrating advanced technology to facilitate personalized treatment of sleep-disordered breathing. She currently serves as the chair of the AASM’s Artificial Intelligence in Sleep Medicine Committee, which reviews advancements in artificial intelligence and develops educational resources to prepare members for its integration in clinical practice. She also serves as the co-chair of the Pediatric Gold Standard Panel of AASM’s Sleep ISR.

Joseph Castillo, RST, RPSGT, CCSH
Joseph Castillo holds a general medical degree from the National School of Medicine in El Salvador and an associate degree in nursing. He currently works as a sleep technologist and educator. In his 15-year career in the sleep field he has scored over 30,000 sleep studies with the aid of artificial intelligence, served on the examination development committee of the BRPT, and developed an educational module for the AASM’s CCSH program.

Margarita Oks, MD, FCCP
Margarita Oks graduated from Stony Brook Medical School and completed pulmonary/critical care medicine and sleep medicine fellowships at NS-LIJ/Northwell. She joined Lenox Hill Hospital as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in 2018. She serves as an Associate Program Director of the pulmonary critical care fellowship at Lenox Hill Hospital, is part of the sleep medicine faculty, and is the Associate Medical Director of the Lenox Hill Sleep Center. Dr. Oks’ scholarly interests include improving PAP adherence for OSA treatment as well as the advancement of artificial intelligence in the field of sleep medicine.
She currently serves as a member of the AASM’s Artificial Intelligence in Sleep Medicine Committee.

Sam Rusk
Sam Rusk holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is co-founder and President of EnsoData, a company whose mission is to simplify the process for analyzing the human body to accurately diagnose health conditions. With more than ten years of machine learning and signal processing research experience, he leads EnsoData’s artificial intelligence team supporting their FDA cleared EnsoSleep and core artificial intelligence research initiatives. He is focused on democratizing health care for all and advancing the confluence of technology and medicine. He serves as a consultant to the AASM’s Artificial Intelligence in Sleep Medicine Committee.

Mark Spiceland, RPSGT
Mark Spiceland is the Clinical Manager at Ascension St. Thomas Center for Sleep in middle Tennessee. A 5-location, 23-bed comprehensive testing facility that also provides DME and HSAT. He sits presently as Secretary of the Tennessee Polysomnographic Committee and takes part in both the AASM’s Respiratory and Sleep Technologists Committee and the AASM’s CCSH Subcommittee. He joined the ranks of RPSGTs over a decade ago and continues to struggle balancing his passion of sleep, along with soccer and his family.

Haoqi Sun, PhD
Haoqi Sun received his PhD in 2017 from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore with training in artificial intelligence and its application in brain signal analysis. He is an Instructor at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He has researched artificial intelligence applications in sleep medicine for more than 5 years. His research interests include extracting brain health markers from sleep signals using artificial intelligence. His research on sleep-based brain age was awarded the Outstanding Early Investigator Award by the Sleep Research Society in 2020. He currently serves as a member of the AASM’s Artificial Intelligence in Sleep Medicine Committee.

Sleep Medicine Trends 2022
2022-02-11 08:00 - 2022-02-13 17:00 (America/Phoenix) | Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, 340 N 3rd St, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, United States
IMPORTANT UPDATES:

The AASM is requiring all participants to agree to a COVID-19 policy for this in-person event. Please review the policy during registration.
The AASM is implementing a flexible cancellation policy in recognition of the uncertainty caused by the pandemic.
×Sleep Medicine Trends 2022
Join us for Sleep Medicine Trends 2022! We look forward to reuniting in Phoenix, Arizona. Together, we will explore new strategies for patient care and learn about the emerging technologies and innovations that will impact sleep medicine. Online registration is closed, but you can register on-site in the foyer of the Valley of the Sun ballroom on the 2nd floor of the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown (340 North 3rd Street) during the following hours:

Thursday, Feb. 10: 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 11: 6:45 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 12: 6:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 13: 6:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

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Practice Management 2021
2021-11-19 09:00 - 2021-11-20 18:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Practice Management 2021
Looking to optimize your facility’s operation? Look no further! The American Academy of Sleep Medicine presents Practice Management, the course that provides lectures and real-life examples from experts in the field on how to improve your facility.

Implementation of DEI at an Institutional Level
2021-11-15 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Watch this presentation to learn about the need for diversity, equity, and inclusiveness (DEI) in a large tertiary care setting. Implementation of a DEI process starts at the highest levels and has to involve employees at all levels to be successful. This presentation covers how the information can be disseminated and what involvement is needed of all stakeholders. Benefits of implementing a DEI process include personnel wellness, improved recruitment, and improvement in patient safety and outcomes.
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Final Board Prep Course 2021
2021-10-29 | Online
Final Board Prep Course 2021
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.

Sleep Medicine Essentials 2021
2021-09-10 10:00 - 2021-09-12 14:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Sleep Medicine Essentials
Join us virtually for Sleep Medicine Essentials to prepare for the board exam or to refresh your sleep knowledge. All course content has been recorded and is available for attendees to access until Dec. 31, 2021. Register today to gain access!

Sleep 101 Symposium: Sleep Health in the Pandemic and Beyond
2021-09-10 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Each year, the Sleep 101 Symposium highlights advances and opportunities in sleep and circadian science and research for the public, sleep and circadian community, and federal research agency representatives. This year’s symposium is titled “Sleep Health in the Pandemic and Beyond” and will take place from 10:00 AM to noon ET on September 10, 2021.
Session 1: Impact of the Pandemic on Sleep and Circadian Health
Charles Morin, Ph.D.
Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
Session 2: Sleep Health Disparities
Natasha J. Williams, Ed.D., M.P.H.
New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
Session 3: Sleep and Circadian Misalignment and Work Shift Duration
Hans Van Dongen, Ph.D.
Washington State University, Spokane , WA
Session 4: Sleep and Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19
Reena Mehra, M.D., M.S.
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Live Q&A with the Speakers.
This event is coordinated with the National Center on Sleep Disorder Research and the Sleep Research Society.
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Impact of the Philips PAP Recall on Vulnerable Populations
2021-06-25 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Join representatives from the AASM and other professional societies from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT on Friday, June 25, for a live panel discussion about the impact of the Philips PAP device recall notification on vulnerable populations, including pediatric patients, the hospitalized, patients who are dependent on a ventilator, and research participants.
Download a PDF copy of the webinar slides.
Topics of discussion will include:

Allocation of limited supplies – how to prioritize the medically most needy given the limited supply of home ventilators for patients needing them
Respiratory therapy in hospitals – how to navigate hospital needs due to the recall of the A-Series devices (which are similar in broad functionality to OmniLabs)
Special issues for pediatrics – unknown differential effects of chemical/particulate exposure in the very young; limited information dissemination and limited supply of alternatives
Research – how to ethically navigate care for those enrolled in clinical trials

No registration is required for this live webinar. Following the live event, a recording will be posted online.
Moderator
Shannon Sullivan, MD – chair, AASM Public Safety Committee
Panelists
Joshua Benditt, MD – Medical Director, Respiratory Care Services, University of Washington Medical Center
Rakesh Bhattacharjee, MD – AASM representative
Michelle Cao, DO – AASM representative
Michael Howell, MD – American Academy of Neurology representative
Sherri Katz, MD – Canadian Thoracic Society, Pediatric Assembly representative
Jennifer L. Martin, PhD – AASM representative
Jeremy Orr, MD – American Thoracic Society representative
Lisa Wolfe, MD – CHEST representative

Impact of the Philips PAP Recall on Patient Care and Sleep Center Operations
2021-06-18 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Join representatives from the AASM, American Academy of Neurology (AAN), American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) and American Thoracic Society (ATS) for a live panel discussion about the PAP device recall notification issued June 14 by Philips. Panelists will discuss how they are adjusting sleep center operations and ensuring patient safety in response to the recall. No registration is required for this live webinar. Following the live event, a recording will be posted online.
Download a PDF copy of the webinar slides. During the webinar, a potential algorithm for patient assessment was presented and discussed. Following the webinar, the panelists revised the algorithm, which you can download as a SAMPLE patient assessment tool (updated 6/21/21).
Moderator
Shannon Sullivan, MD, chair of the AASM Public Safety Committee
Panelists
Najib Ayas, MD, MPH, CSS/CTS representative
Sara Benjamin, MD, AAN representative
Martha Billings, MD, ATS representative
Peter Gay, MD, CHEST representative
Brittany Meyer, MD, AASM representative
M. Adeel Rishi, MD, vice chair of the AASM Public Safety Committee

AASM Membership Meeting
2021-06-14 13:00 - 14:05 (America/New_York) | Online
All AASM members are invited to attend the 2021 AASM annual membership meeting, which will be held Monday, June 14, from 1 p.m. to 2:05 p.m. EDT. The meeting will be a livestreamed webcast.
This free event is open to active AASM members only. To access the webcast, please log in using the button below.
Watch MeetingAgenda

I.
Welcome & Call to Order
Kannan Ramar, MD, FAASM

II.
Report of the Secretary/Treasurer
Jennifer L. Martin, PhD, FAASM

III.
Report of the AASM Foundation
Anita Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, FAASM

IV.
Special Recognitions
Kannan Ramar, MD, FAASM

V.
Report of the President
Kannan Ramar, MD, FAASM

VI.
Introduction of New President
Kannan Ramar, MD, FAASM

VII.
Report of the Incoming President
Raman Malhotra, MD, FAASM

VIII.
Q&A
Drs. Malhotra, Ramar, and Martin

IX.
Closing
Raman Malhotra, MD, FAASM

Long-term Outcomes Research in OSA Discussion
2021-06-13 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Online
During this live panel discussion, content experts will review the findings of the draft CPAP technology assessment that was posted recently by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The moderators also will summarize the multi-society response coordinated by the AASM, and they will discuss approaches the sleep research community can take to address knowledge deficiencies raised by the report. Although the discussion is taking place during the Virtual SLEEP 2021 annual meeting, all stakeholders are welcome to attend this online event. No registration is required to attend the discussion.
Panel Discussion Recording
Watch a recording of the 2-hour AHRQ panel discussion held June 13, 2021, during the Virtual SLEEP 2021 annual meeting.
About the AHRQ Report
The draft AHRQ report, “Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea,” was requested by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The report focused on long-term outcomes observed with CPAP treatment for OSA and the putative roles of disease severity measures or sleepiness on CPAP-related outcomes. The draft report concluded that CPAP does not affect long-term, clinically relevant OSA-related outcomes and questioned the validity of currently used measures of disease severity.
The 20-page multi-society comment letter emphasized that the AHRQ conclusion that there are no significant benefits from CPAP treatment does not reflect the totality of available evidence. Therefore, misinterpretation of the draft report, as currently written, will have detrimental repercussions for the care of millions of Americans with OSA receiving benefit from CPAP therapy now and in the future. The letter provides specific recommendations to address these concerns and asks AHRQ to consider revising the draft report prior to final publication to avoid misinterpretations or the appearance of bias.
Moderators

Peter Gay, MD
Karin Johnson, MD
R. John Kimoff, MD
Allan Pack, MBChB, PhD
Susheel Patil, MD, PhD

Panelists

Dan Gottlieb, MD, MPH
Greg Maislin, MS, MA
Doug McEvoy, MBBS, MD
Sanjay Patel, MD, MSc
Susan Redline, MD, MPH

SLEEP 2021
2021-06-10 08:00 - 2021-06-13 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Online
SLEEP 2021
SLEEP is the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC (APSS), which is a joint venture of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the Sleep Research Society (SRS).
The SLEEP meeting provides evidence-based education to advance the science and clinical practice of sleep medicine, disseminates cutting-edge sleep and circadian research, promotes the translation of basic science into clinical practice, and fosters the future of the field by providing career development opportunities at all levels. There is simply no other gathering of sleep professionals anywhere of this scale. The conference is attended by thousands of individuals from all around the world, all connected by their interest and/or expertise in sleep medicine. Many of these attendees are pioneering leaders in the field. If you are looking to network, you must attend SLEEP.

RBD – Past, Present, Future Part 2 Webcast 2021
2021-05-25 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Online
RBD – Past, Present, Future Part 2 Webcast 2021
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine presents a webcast on REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD). RBD is parasomnia characterized by dream enactment in the context of loss of physiological atonia during REM sleep. RBD is of particular importance to sleep medicine, neurology, and neurosciences as it is one of the earliest manifestations of α-synuclein related neurodegeneration. The majority of patients with isolated RBD eventually develop Parkinson’s disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, or multiple system atrophy. Part 2 will focus on the associations between RBD and neurodegeneration and the significance of the RBD population for upcoming clinical trials to slow the progression of neurodegenerative disorders associated with RBD.
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RBD and Synuclein-specific Neurodegenerative Disorders

Ron Postuma, MD – McGill University, Canada

Biomarkers of Neurodegeneration in RBD

Ambra Stefani, MD – University of Innsbruck, Austria

Clinical Trials in RBD – Challenges and Opportunities

Aleksandar Videnovic, MD – Harvard University, USA

RBD – Past, Present, Future Part 1 Webcast 2021
2021-05-04 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Online
RBD – Past, Present, Future Part 1 Webcast 2021
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine presents a webcast on REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD). REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD) is parasomnia characterized by dream enactment in the context of loss of physiological atonia during REM sleep. RBD is of particular importance to sleep medicine, neurology, and neurosciences as it is one of the earliest manifestations of α-synuclein related neurodegeneration. The majority of patients with isolated RBD eventually develop Parkinson’s disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, or multiple system atrophy. Part 1 will highlight clinical aspects of the disorder, its diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment.
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RBD – Historical Perspective, Epidemiology, Pathophysiology

Miranda Lim, MD, PhD Oregon Health & Science University

RBD – Clinical Features

Elena Antelmi, MD – University of Bologna, Italy

RBD – Diagnosis and Management

Joan Santamaria, MD – Hospital clinic of Barcelona, Spain

Webinar: Stark Law and Value-Based Arrangements
2021-04-27 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Webinar: Stark and Value-Based Arrangements
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine presents a webinar on the Stark Law and Value-Based Arrangements. Tony Maida of McDermott, Will & Emery, a consulting firm specializing in health care policy, will provide general information on the application of the Stark Law to sleep medicine practices. He also will discuss the recent regulations allowing for certain exemptions to the Stark Law for value-based payment relationships, focusing on the very specific and limited application of these exemptions in sleep medicine practices.
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Tony Maida | McDermott, Will & Emery
Tony Maida counsels health care and life sciences clients on government investigations, regulatory compliance and compliance program development. Having served as a government official, Tony has extensive experience in health care fraud and abuse and compliance issues, including the federal and state Anti-Kickback and Stark Laws and Medicare and Medicaid coverage and payment rules.

Sleep Medicine Disruptors: Change Agents
2021-04-01 | Online
Sleep Medicine Disruptors: Change Agents
The AASM is embarking on its first-ever “ideathon,” but we are doing it with a twist. In this six-week challenge, teams will generate innovative ideas that challenge the status quo in sleep medicine. If you think you have what it takes to reinvent sleep care, put together a team and compete for up to $25,000 in prizes. Become a change agent for sleep medicine.
Click below to see all details on the competition. The deadline for team registration is April 1, 2021.
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Sleep Medicine Disruptors 2021
2021-03-12 10:30 - 2021-03-13 16:30 (America/New_York) | Online
Sleep Medicine Disruptors 2021
Join us March 12-13, 2021, for the second Sleep Medicine Disruptors course, which will further explore innovative developments that are changing the landscape of the sleep field. This year’s course will be held virtually and will be FREE for AASM members!
Disruption is giving patients greater access to sleep data while improving the precision of diagnostic tests and therapies. Disruption also is increasing the influence of sleep and circadian specialists. Chaired by Dr. Azizi Seixas, this virtual event will include eye-opening presentations and discussions that will help you reimagine sleep care.
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Implicit Bias and Microaggressions in Medicine Webinar
2021-01-28 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Implicit Bias & Microaggressions in Medicine: A Fireside Chat with Carl Lambert, MD
1 Hour Session – CME and CEC credit available
The AASM’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee presents a free webinar, which will be a “fireside chat” featuring Dr. Carl Lambert, family medicine at Rush University Medical Center, and moderator J. Mori Johnson, AMA ambassador. During this engaging discussion, Dr. Lambert will be interviewed by J. Mori Johnson to illustrate how implicit bias and microaggressions in medicine can thwart your organization’s diversity, inclusion, and equity efforts. Dr. Lambert and Ms. Johnson will share their personal experiences with microaggressions and describe how microaggressions can be addressed by the target and by bystanders. Dr. Lambert will explain the emotional, physical, organizational, and cultural effects of unaddressed microaggressions. Two short videos also will be shown to underscore the importance of addressing microaggressions and bias in medicine.
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