The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) develops clinical guidelines that provide physicians with comprehensive recommendations for the evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients with sleep disorders.

These guidelines incorporate the AASM’s evidence-based practice parameters and supplement them with consensus-based recommendations formed by a task force of experts. Specific content areas covered by the guidelines include methods of diagnosis, treatment options and recommended long-term management strategies.

The guidelines are reviewed by independent content experts before they are submitted to the AASM Board of Directors for approval. The approved clinical guidelines are then published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

The AASM reviews the clinical guidelines on a regular basis and provides updates or revisions when needed.

Select any of these links to view and download the AASM’s clinical guidelines:

PUBLISHED (Month/Year)	CATEGORY	PAPER TITLE
6/2009	Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders	Clinical Guideline for the Evaluation, Management and Long-term Care of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults
10/2008	Insomnia	Clinical Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Insomnia in Adults
2/2008	Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders	Clinical Guidelines for the Manual Titration of Positive Airway Pressure in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
12/2007	Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders	Clinical Guidelines for the Use of Unattended Portable Monitors in the Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adult Patients

Contact the AASM national office for more information about practice parameters.