American Academy of Sleep Medicine

American Academy of Sleep Medicine
AbbreviationAASM
Formation1975 (1975)
TypeProfessional Association
HeadquartersDarien, IL
Location
  • United States
Membership11,000[1]
Official language
English
President
Eric J. Olson, MD[2]
Websiteaasm.org
Formerly called
American Sleep Disorders Association
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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.[3]

The organization's functions include 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),[3] and by 2024 had accredited more than 2,300 sleep facilities across the U.S, Canada, and U.S. territories.[4]

  1. ^ "Sleep Facts and Stats". American Academy of Sleep Medicine Newsroom.
  2. ^ "Board of Directors". American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
  3. ^ a b John W. Shepard Jr; Daniel J. Buysse; et al. (2005). "History of the Development of Sleep Medicine in the United States". Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 1 (1): 61–82. doi:10.5664/jcsm.26298. PMC 2413168. PMID 17561617.
  4. ^ American Academy of Sleep Medicine. "Accreditation". Archived from the original on 17 November 2010. Retrieved 2019-06-18.