During the crisis caused by the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, sleep clinicians and sleep facilities have felt the financial strain as they have had to postpone services to help slow the spread of COVID-19. That is why the AASM has supported the efforts of the [...]
DARIEN, IL – Several leaders in the field of sleep medicine and two members of Congress are recipients of the 2020 American Academy of Sleep Medicine awards. “I would like to congratulate the 2020 award recipients, who join an elite group of past honorees [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider keeps members informed about current AASM initiatives and the latest developments in the field of sleep medicine. Updated strategies: Sleep clinics & labs The AASM has posted updated guidance online to help sleep medicine clinicians continue [...]
On March 27, 2020, AASM Public Safety Committee Chair Dr. Indira Gurubhagavatula and Vice Chair Dr. Shannon Sullivan talked with Dr. Seema Khosla, medical director of the North Dakota Center for Sleep in Fargo, to discuss how she is managing patient care and [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider keeps members informed about current AASM initiatives and the latest developments in the field of sleep medicine. CMS loosens CPAP regulations On March 30, CMS announced sweeping, temporary regulatory changes, such as waiving requirements for in-person [...]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on March 30 that it has released an interim final rule summarizing revisions to CMS processes allowing for increased flexibility in providing safe and effective care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sweeping, temporary changes were [...]
On March 26, 2020, AASM Public Safety Committee Vice Chair Dr. Shannon Sullivan talked with Dr. Brandon Peters-Mathews, a sleep medicine physician at the Sleep Disorders Center at the Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, to discuss how his sleep center is managing [...]
While health care professionals, including many AASM members, are intently focused on their mission of providing patient care during the coronavirus pandemic, it’s just as important to make time for self-care. The stresses of this health emergency—long hours, difficult cases, equipment shortages, isolation from [...]
Medicine is both an art and a science. In this issue of Montage, we talk with Dr. Meir Kryger about “Sleep in Art,” his book exploring how artists have portrayed sleep and sleep disorders in their works over thousands of years. We also [...]
Meir Kryger, MD, professor of medicine, Yale University School of Medicine Meir Kryger, MD, is a past president of the AASM and was the recipient of the 1996 AASM William C. Dement Academic Achievement Award and a co-recipient of the 2004 AASM Excellence in [...]