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AASMMembershipSectionsNewsletter
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Issue #5
AmericanAcademy
of SleepMedicine
Message from theChair
MEMBERSHIPSECTIONSCHAIR
ChristineWon,MD,MS
It is both aprivilege and apleasure to act as the chair of theMembershipSections
Committee! I am excited to share thefifth issueof theAmericanAcademyof SleepMedicine
(AASM)MembershipSections’ newsletter aswe gear up for
SLEEP2014, the 28thAnnual
Meetingof theAssociatedProfessional SleepSocieties, LLC (APSS)
, inMinneapolis,MN.
Your section committees havenot only submitted excitingupdates on their specialty, but
have included their sectionmeeting agendas,whichwill takeplaceduring the annual
meeting.Our sections arededicated to representingyour interests to theAASMBoardof
Directors and fosteringdiscussions amongourmembers topromoteAASM’smission to
advance sleephealth, education, policy, and research.As always, I invite you tovisit our
discussion forums tooffer suggestions and ideas about howwe canbuildon themomentum
of thepast year to create an evenmore accessible and innovative forum for ourmembers.
There aremanyways to stay involved and impact your section, includingpartaking in
abstract and sessionproposals andvoting in elections.We alsowelcome suggestions about
thenewsletter content or format, andwant toknowwhat you are interested inhearing about.
The landscapeof sleepmedicine is ever changing, and the steering committees arehere to
service the educational andpractical needs of our diversemembership.Weask that you stay
involvedand invested, andcontactusdirectlywithyour feedback:
ChristineWon,MD,MS.
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