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Helpful Websites

American Academy of Sleep Medicine – professional society that is dedicated exclusively to the medical subspecialty of sleep medicine.

Sleep Education– is a public education website from American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

SLEEP– is the official publication of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC.

Certification Boards

American Board of Sleep Medicine(AASM) – administered a certification examination and issue certificates of special knowledge in sleep medicine to physicians and PhDs in related fields.

American Board of Internal Medicine(ABIM) – sets the standards and certifies the knowledge, skills and attitudes of physicians who practice in Internal Medicine and its subspecialties.

American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine(ABDSM) – promotes research and the clinical use of oral appliances and upper airway surgery for the treatment of sleep-related breathing disorders (SBD) and provides training and resources for those who work directly with patients.

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology(ABPN) – is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to serving the public interest and the professions of psychiatry and neurology by promoting excellence in practice through certification and maintenance of certification processes.

Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologist(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– promotes research and the clinical use of oral appliances and upper airway surgery for the treatment of sleep-related breathing disorders (SBD) and provides training and resources for those who work directly with patients.

American Association of Sleep Technologist– is a national health care membership association of professionals dedicated to improving the quality of sleep and wakefulness in all people.

Foundations

Restless Leg Syndrome– The goals of the Foundation are to increase awareness, improve treatments, and through research, find a cure for RLS, a condition which severely affects the lives of millions of individuals.

Patient Groups

American Sleep Apnea Association– is a non profit organization that is dedicated in educating the public about sleep disorder.

Narcolepsy Network– is a national patient support organization that is dedicated in educating, informing, and providing support and resource to patients, family members and friends.