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. Virtual SLEEP: You can still register! You can still register for Virtual SLEEP 2020, which continues through Sunday. Join [...]
How to log in to Virtual SLEEP 2020 Visit the Virtual SLEEP 2020 platform Click “Login” in the top right corner Use your credentials from registration In most cases, this will be your AASM or SRS username and password If you created an account [...]
DARIEN, IL – Public health and safety would benefit from eliminating daylight saving time, according to a position statement from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. The AASM supports a switch to permanent standard time, explaining in the statement that standard time more closely [...]
DARIEN, IL – One of the best ways students can prepare for success this school year is to commit to getting the healthy sleep they need to learn, function and grow. Yet, more than half of parents (57%) with school-age children say that they have [...]
Welcome to the latest edition of the AASM member magazine, Montage. In this issue, we pay tribute to two leaders of sleep medicine, share how sleep providers are responding to the coronavirus pandemic and look at how artificial intelligence is changing the clinical [...]
In tough times, people rise to the challenge, and the coronavirus pandemic has tested each and every one of us. Whether we’ve lost a loved one, are sheltered in place, lost a job or find ourselves teaching our children, the last few months have [...]
Artificial intelligence has the potential to significantly impact the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders. To understand, evaluate and monitor developments in AI and explore how related technologies could impact the practice of sleep medicine, the AASM formed the Artificial Intelligence in Sleep Medicine [...]
Sleep technologists are vital members of the sleep team. At the forefront of technology and testing, sleep technologists provide comprehensive patient care and education at sleep centers around the world. AASM Sleep Technologist and Respiratory Therapist Assembly Chair Todd Burchard, RPSGT, and Vice Chair [...]
On June 3, the AASM issued a statement on behalf of the board of directors condemning racism and discrimination. We reached out to Immediate Past President Dr. Kelly Carden and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee Chair Dr. Andrew Spector for more context and [...]
Educator. Researcher. Clinician. Advocate. Colleague. Friend. Dr. William C. Dement was all of these and more, and the AASM mourns his death on June 17, 2020, at the age of 91. Tributes and memories of this remarkable man have come from Washington to [...]