News & Announcements
2020 Educational Symposium
The 13th Annual Educational Symposium to be held in San Diego on September 25-26, 2020, at the Courtyard Marriott San Diego Airport/Liberty Station has been postponed due to COVID-19; however, a webinar format Symposium is currently slated for October 16-17, 2020, consisting of two half-days.
The Year 2020, Social Determinants of Health Amplified: Sleep Disparities
By: Robyn Woidtke, MSN, RN, RPSGT, CCSH The country is in the midst of the worst public health crisis most of us have experienced. The health disparities which existed prior to COVID-19 have only been exacerbated by the virus. The National Institutes of Health have...
read moreTaping Your Mouth Closed During Sleep; Is that a Good Idea?
By: William T. Hart, MD Many products are being sold over the counter and are promoted to improve sleep. Recently I have noticed peddling of misinformation and potentially ineffective therapies are common on the internet. One of these is selling mouth tape for...
read moreLight Therapy
By: Patrick Moday, BBA, RPSGT, RST, CCSH “Light is to darkness what love is to fear; in the presence of one, the other disappears.” Marianne Williamson, A Year of Miracles: Daily Devotions and Reflections. Light therapy (aka phototherapy and heliotherapy) is used to...
read moreThe Pandemic of Sedentariness
By: Emmanuel During, MD We will all remember the year 2020. A tragic year of confinement, emotional and financial strain across the society and across the globe. It seems that a lot can be said about this, but not much can be done, except for physically distancing,...
read moreSevere Restless Legs Syndrome in the Setting of Iron Deficiency and Chronic Blood Loss
By: Sam A. Kashani, MD Introduction Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS), also known as Willis-Ekbom Disease (WED), is a common sleep-related movement disorder characterized by an uncomfortable sensation in the legs associated with an urge to move the leg that usually...
read moreA Quality Approach in Times of Uncertainty: Taking a Look at the ISO 9001 Framework
By: Robyn Woidtke, RN, RPSGT The status quo is no longer the status quo. I decided not to write about COVID-19 with regards to reopening and other such issues, however, with the crisis, there is also opportunity. Opportunity to re-evaluate current practices...
read moreSleep and the COVID Pandemic
By: Sam A. Kashani, MD Since the COVID-19 pandemic started in early 2020, we have all been subjected to give up our usual routines and coping skills, such as going to the gym, socializing with friends, and many other activities that constitute our daily life...
read moreIt Goes to Show, You Never Can Tell
By: Rafael Pelayo, MD It seems that the news about the Coronavirus pandemic got markedly worse after we lost an hour of sleep due to the daylight-saving shift. Correlations are not causation, but lack of sleep makes us more susceptible to viral infections. So...
read moreThe Sleep Tech Paradox
By: Jonathan Sherrill, BA, RST, RPSGT A paradox is any seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true. The job of the sleep tech is inherently a paradox, as working overnight...
read moreFatigue
By: Andrew S. Binder, MD, FAASM, FCCP All of us in healthcare hear patients complain of fatigue. “Doc, I’m tired of being tired,” is what I have heard so many times in my career that I use it as the title of talks that I give to medical residents as well to the lay...
read moreAmerican Academy of Sleep Medicine is conducting the first-ever Student Sleep Health Week (SSHW) – Sept. 14-20, 2020
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 a child or teen who does not get...
Daylight saving time: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement
The last several years have seen intense debate about the issue of transitioning between standard and daylight saving time. In the United States, the annual advance to daylight saving time in spring, and fall back to standard time in autumn, is required by law...
American Academy of Sleep Medicine endorses elimination of daylight saving time
American Academy of Sleep Medicine calls for elimination of daylight saving time 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...
American Academy of Sleep Medicine Awards $10,000 to California Sleep Society
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) awarded a $10,000 COVID-19 relief fund to the California Sleep Society. This new program assists sleep societies and research award recipients impacted financially by COVID-19. AASM, thank you for your generous support!...
In Memoraim: William C. Dement (1928 – 2020)
Additional content from the June 26, 2020, webinar celebrating Dr. Bill Dement to follow: June 26, 2020, Zoom recording – Tribute for Dr. Bill Dement, Sleep Research Society’s obituary for Dr. Bill Dement, Mary Carskadon’s personal memories and reflections of Dr. Bill...
Social Equality: A Message from the Board of Directors
Please see the Sleep Research Society’s Statement on Diversity, Inclusion and Equity and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s Statement condemning racism and discrimination.
The Year 2020, Social Determinants of Health Amplified: Sleep Disparities
By: Robyn Woidtke, MSN, RN, RPSGT, CCSH The country is in the midst of the worst public health crisis most of us have experienced. The health disparities which existed prior to COVID-19 have only been exacerbated by the virus. The National Institutes of Health have...
Taping Your Mouth Closed During Sleep; Is that a Good Idea?
By: William T. Hart, MD Many products are being sold over the counter and are promoted to improve sleep. Recently I have noticed peddling of misinformation and potentially ineffective therapies are common on the internet. One of these is selling mouth tape for...
Light Therapy
By: Patrick Moday, BBA, RPSGT, RST, CCSH “Light is to darkness what love is to fear; in the presence of one, the other disappears.” Marianne Williamson, A Year of Miracles: Daily Devotions and Reflections. Light therapy (aka phototherapy and heliotherapy) is used to...
Senior Polysomnograph Technologist – (UCI Newport Heights – Sleep Center, Newport Beach, CA – FT Days)
Company Name: University of California, Irvine/Newport Heights - Sleep Center Job Title: Senior Polysomnograph Technologist Refer to: https://careersucirvine.ttcportals.com/jobs/5520326-senior-polysomnograph-tech-newport-heights-sleep-center-ft-days