Useful Resources

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is the only a US professional society solely dedicated to the subspecialty of sleep medicine. It publishes the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, produces world-leading practice guidelines and education and has a combined membership of 11,000 accredited member sleep centers and individual members, including physicians, scientists, and other health care professionals.

The American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM)

The American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM) is the leading national organization representing dentists who treat sleep-disordered breathing, which includes obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and snoring, with oral appliance therapy. AADSM publishes the Journal of Dental Sleep Medicine.

The Sleep Research Society (SRS)

The Sleep Research Society (SRS) is an organization for scientific investigators who educate and research sleep and circadian science. The SRS serves its members and the field of sleep research through training and education, and by providing forums for the collaboration and the exchange of ideas. SRS published the journal SLEEP and works in conjunction with AASM to host the annual SLEEP meeting, a leading international venue for presentation of novel research in sleep science.

The European Sleep Research Society

The European Sleep Research Society is an international scientific non-profit organization that promotes all aspects of sleep research and sleep medicine. This includes the publication of the Journal of Sleep Research (JSR), organization of scientific meetings, promotion of training and education, dissemination of information, and establishment of fellowships and awards.

American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Clinical Practice Guidelines

Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians (October 1, 2013)

Evaluation of guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in adults from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) (September 2016)

Challenges and perspectives in obstructive sleep apnoea: Report by an ad hoc working group of the Sleep Disordered Breathing Group of the European Respiratory Society and the European Sleep Research Society (September 2018)

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