Resources
Resources & Articles to Help with Your Journey to Better Sleep
Manufacturers:
Certification Boards:
American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine (ABDSM)
The ABDSM sets standards for the scope of dental sleep medicine, which includes oral appliances and upper airway surgery to treat sleep-related breathing disorders such as snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and assures professional dental and medical colleagues, patients, and the public of an acceptable level of education, training, and experience by those who become Diplomates of the ABDSM by examination.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)
Administered a certification examination in sleep medicine from 1978 to 1990. The AASM then voted to create the independent American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM), and the ABSM assumed responsibility for the exam from 1991 to 2006. The ABSM continues to maintain and verify all of its certification records.
Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT)
The BRPT is an independent, non-profit certification board that seeks to cultivate the highest professional and ethical standards for polysomnographic technologists by providing an internationally recognized credential.
Professional Sleep Societies:
American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM)
The American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM) is a professional medical society for dentists who research, assess, and manage the treatment of sleep-related breathing disorders through the use of oral appliances and surgery. The AADSM provides training and resources for dental sleep specialists and works closely with the medical community to provide safe and effective treatments for patients with sleep disorders.
American Association of Sleep Technologists (AAST)
The AAST is a professional society for sleep technology specialists who perform the technical evaluation of patients with sleep disorders and ensure the proper use of therapeutic interventions. The AAST advances the sleep technology profession by establishing standards of care, developing training programs and materials, and promoting technical and clinical excellence.
Sleep Research Society (SRS)
The SRS is a professional membership organization for scientists involved in the study of sleep. It fosters the investigation of all aspects of sleep and its disorders, promotes training and education in the methodologies of sleep research, and provides forums for the exchange of scientific findings related to sleep.
World Federation of Sleep Research & Sleep Medicine Societies (WFSRSMS)
The WFSRSMS facilitates international collaborations and cooperation among member professional sleep societies around the world and promotes sleep health as a worldwide public health priority.
Patient Groups:
American Sleep Apnea Association (ASAA)
The ASAA is the only non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public about sleep apnea and serving people with this common disorder.
Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA)
The mission of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) is to seek a cure for pulmonary hypertension and provide hope for the pulmonary hypertension community through support, education, advocacy, and awareness.
Narcolepsy Network
Narcolepsy Network’s primary focus is to improve the lives of those with the lifelong neurological sleep disorder, narcolepsy. Its members include individuals with narcolepsy or related sleep disorders, such as idiopathic hypersomnia, as well as their families, friends, and professionals involved in treatment, research, and public education regarding narcolepsy.
Publications/ Journals:
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (JCSM)
As the official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), JCSM brings applied sleep science into focus through clinical trials, clinical reviews, case series and reports, and commentaries and debates. It also publishes reports, news, and updates from the AASM.
SLEEP
SLEEP is the official publication of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC, a joint venture of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society. As the first journal dedicated exclusively to sleep, it offers comprehensive coverage of sleep and sleep disorders.
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Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC (APSS)
The APSS is a joint venture of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society. It publishes SLEEP, a monthly, peer-reviewed scientific journal, and organizes the SLEEP Annual Meeting—the premier gathering of researchers, clinicians, technologists, students, and healthcare professionals in the fields of sleep medicine and sleep research.
SleepEducation.com
This public education website, developed by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, provides accurate medical information about sleep, sleep disorders, treatments, and services. It features the latest research in a format that is accessible to the general public, along with an interactive online forum where users can post questions and responses.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The NIH, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research.
SleepCenters.org
This website helps visitors locate AASM-accredited sleep disorder facilities in their area. It features an interactive map and directory to search by state and explains how accredited centers that are AASM members can create customized, professionally designed websites for their practices.
National Center on Sleep Disorders Research (NCSDR)
The NCSDR, part of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the NIH, works to improve the health of Americans by focusing on four key functions: research, training, technology transfer, and coordination.
Foundations:
The American Sleep Medicine Foundation (ASMF)
The ASMF aims to reduce the burden of untreated sleep disorders, educate the public and policymakers about sleep, and promote healthy sleep across all socioeconomic levels. It supports these goals through grant programs for young physicians and scientists, and by funding research to enhance understanding of sleep.
Sleep Research Society Foundation (SRSF)
The SRSF supports growth and development in the field of sleep research. Established in 2005 by the Sleep Research Society Board of Directors, it funds pilot studies to help researchers prepare more comprehensive applications for federal and private funding.