The American Academy of Sleep Medicine ( AASM ) is a United States professional society for the medical subspecialty of sleep medicine which includes disorders of circadian rhythms . It was established in 1975.
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28-561: Is a monthly peer reviewed journal , the official publication of the SRS, and the benchmark international journal for sleep and circadian science. The Editor-in-Chief is Ronald Szymusiak, PhD, with Rachel Manber, PhD, and David Gozal, MD, serving as Deputy Editors-in-Chief. The SRS also publishes SLEEP Advances, a Gold Open Access companion journal to SLEEP. It includes high-quality and replicable basic, translational, and clinical research in sleep and circadian science. The SLEEP annual meeting of
42-581: Is an organization that promotes the science of sleep and related disorders . Additionally, the SRS is dedicated to the training and education of future sleep researchers. The organization traces its roots to a meeting in 1961 of sleep researchers in Chicago, IL . The group adopted an official name, the Association for the Psychophysiological Study of Sleep (APSS), in 1964. The name was changed to
56-468: Is provided by a 12-member board of directors and standing committees. The Sleep Research Society Foundation (SRSF) was founded in 2005. This foundation provides funding for pilot grants to sleep researchers. The J. Christian Gillin, M.D. Research Grant provides funding to junior faculty while the Elliott D. Weitzman, M.D. Research Grant provides funding to novel and innovated research. The Journal SLEEP '
70-547: The Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine , the official peer-reviewed journal of the AASM. Published monthly, JCSM includes original clinical research, clinical reviews, case studies and opinion pieces from prominent sleep researchers on circadian rhythms and sleep science. The AASM also publishes clinical practice guidelines, position papers, position statements, and consensus statements and papers to provide recommendations to clinicians for
84-649: The accreditation of sleep medicine facilities in the United States. According to the AASM, the organization issued its first accreditation to a sleep disorders center in 1977 (April 27, Sleep-Wake Disorders Center, Montefiore Medical Center , New York), and by 2024 had accredited more than 2,300 sleep facilities across the U.S, Canada, and U.S. territories. Membership is open to U.S. and international physicians , researchers, advanced practice providers, dentists, psychologists, respiratory therapists, sleep technologists and other health care professionals who are involved in
98-697: The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) charitable and scientific organization that was established by the AASM. Formerly the American Sleep Medicine Foundation (ASMF), the AASM Foundation has invested in the future of sleep medicine by supporting more than 360 awards totaling over $ 27.6 million in funding. Its portfolio includes Strategic Research Awards and Career Development Awards. Sleep Research Society The Sleep Research Society ( SRS )
112-581: The Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) is a yearly scientific meeting held in partnership with the AASM . Approximately 5,000 people attend each year to hear presentations on the latest research. It is the largest meeting in the United States solely devoted to sleep, circadian rhythms and sleep medicine and is composed of scientific sessions, poster presentations, and an exhibition hall. Abstracts for presentations are published in
126-711: The Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC (APSS) is a joint venture of the AASM and the Sleep Research Society . The meeting attracts about 5,000 attendees each year. Research abstracts from each SLEEP meeting are published annually in a supplement of Sleep , the peer-reviewed publication of the SRS. SLEEP 2024, the 38th annual meeting of the APSS, was held in June in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1998,
140-532: The Sleep Research Society in 1982. The acronym APSS is still in use today to refer to the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, which is a partnership between the SRS and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). The society currently has over 1,200 members who are members of one of four sections: Basic Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, Sleep and Behavior, and Sleep Disorders. Leadership of the society
154-435: The definitive reference for the evaluation of polysomnography (PSG) and a home sleep apnea test (HSAT). This resource provides rules for scoring sleep stages, arousals, respiratory events during sleep, movements during sleep and cardiac events. It also provides standard montages, electrode placements and digitization parameters. The current version 3 was released in 2023. The latest findings in sleep medicine are published in
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#1732854575878168-405: The evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of sleep and circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders. The clinical practice guidelines are developed by a task force of experts who perform a systematic review of all published evidence on the topic. The evidence is then assessed using The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach . The SLEEP annual meeting of
182-417: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=AASM&oldid=1229677685 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages American Academy of Sleep Medicine The organization's functions include
196-601: The study, diagnosis and treatment of disorders of sleep and daytime alertness. The AASM publishes the International Classification of Sleep Disorders , which serves as a guide to clinicians in the identification of specific sleep disorders. The current edition is the third edition, text revision (ICSD-3-TR) that was published in 2023. The AASM also publishes The AASM Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events: Rules, Terminology and Technical Specifications,
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