Continuing Medical Education

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine offers new opportunities for physicians to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ every month, whether its through online learning opportunities, scientific research articles or live courses and events. 

The following CME activities are currently available through the AASM:

Live Events

• Interpreting Sleep Studies | September 29-30
• Sleep Disorders for the Physicians Assistant or Advanced Practice Nurse | October 6-7
• Sleep Medicine Board Review Course | October 11-14, 2012
• Diagnosing and Treating Sleep Disorders in the Pediatric Population | October 27-28
• AASM 2013 Winter Course | February 22-24, 2013 

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Journal CME

SLEEP

Volume 36, Issue 5

• Mirtazapine Provokes Periodic Leg Movements during Sleep in Young Healthy Men
• Differentiating Nonrestorative Sleep from Nocturnal Insomnia Symptoms: Demographic, Clinical, Inflammatory, and Functional Correlates

Volume 36, Issue 4

• Randomized Controlled Trial of Telephone-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Insomnia
• Functional Impairment in Adult Sleepwalkers: A Case-Control Study

Volume 36, Issue 3

• Relation of Central Fat Mass to Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the Elderly
• Relationship between Sleep and Pain in Adolescents with Juvenile Primary Fibromyalgia Syndrome

Volume 36, Issue 2

• Sleep Disorders and Associated Medical Comorbidities in Active Duty Military Personnel
• Novel Sublingual Low-Dose Zolpidem Tablet Reduces Latency to Sleep Onset following Spontaneous Middle-of-the-Night Awakening in Insomnia in a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Outpatient Study

Volume 36, Issue 1

• Treatment of Sleep Disordered Breathing Reverses Low Fetal Activity Levels in Preeclampsia
• Do Sleep Problems Mediate the Relationship between Traumatic Brain Injury and Development of Mental Health Symptoms after Deployment?

Volume 35, Issue 12

• Sleep Deprivation Increases Cerebral Serotonin 2A Receptor Binding in Humans
• Deep Brain Stimulation of Pedunculopontine Tegmental Nucleus: Role in Sleep Modulation in Advanced Parkinson Disease Patients One-Year Follow-Up

Volume 35, Issue 11

• Practice Parameters for the Non-Respiratory Indications for Polysomnography and Multiple Sleep Latency Testing for Children
• Sleep Apnea in Early Childhood Associated with Preterm Birth but Not Small for Gestational Age: A Population-Based Record Linkage Study

Volume 35, Issue 10

• Prevalence and Functional Consequences of Severe Insomnia Symptoms in Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Results from a Nationally Representative Sample
• Sleep Duration and Insulin Resistance in Health Black and White Adolescents

Volume 35, Issue 9

• Excessive Sleepiness is Predictive of Cognitive Decline in the Elderly
• Snoring Is Not Associated With All-Cause Mortality, Incident Cardiovascular Disease, or Stroke in the Busselton Health Study

Volume 35, Issue 8

• The Treatment of Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder in Adults: An Update for 2012: Practice Parameters with an Evidence-Based Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses
• Deterioration of Neurobehavioral Performance in Resident Physicians During Repeated Exposure to Extended Duration Work Shifts

Volume 35, Issue 7

• Diurnal Rhythms in Blood Cell Populations and the Effect of Acute Sleep Deprivation in Healthy Young Men
• Subjectively and Objectively Measured Sleep With and Without Posttraumatic Stress Disorders and Trauma Exposure

Volume 35, Issue 6

• A Multisite Randomized Trial of Portable Sleep Studies and Positive Airway Pressure Autotitration Versus Laboratory-Based Polysomnography for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: The HomePAP Study
• Normative EMG Values during REM Sleep for the Diagnosis of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volume 9, Issue 4

• Can Gestational Hypertension Be Modified By Treating Nocturnal Airflow Limitation?
• Mandibular Advancement Splint as Short-Term Alternative Treatment in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Already Effectively Treated with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure.

Volume 9, Issue 3

• Obstructive Sleep Apnea During Rapid Eye Movement Sleep, Daytime Sleepiness, and Quality of Life in Older Men in Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Sleep Study
• Nocturia Compounds Nocturnal Wakefulness in Older Individuals with Insomnia

Volume 9, Issue 2

• A Quantitative Approach to Distinguishing Older Adults with Insomnia from Good Sleeper Controls
• Use of a Supplementary Internet Based Education Program Improves Sleep Literacy in College Psychology Students

Volume 9, Issue 1

• Symptoms of Aerophagia Are Common in Patients on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy and Are Related to the Presence of Nighttime Gastroesophageal Reflux
• The Role of Sleep Duration in the Regulation of Energy Balance: Effects on Energy Intakes and Expenditure

Volume 8, Issue 6

• The Impact of Body Posture and Sleep Stages on Sleep Apnea Severity in Adults
• The Impact of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder on CPAP Adherence in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Volume 8, Issue 5

• Effects of Positive Airway Pressure Treatment on Clinical Measures of Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes
• Sleep Quality, Short-Term and Long-Term CPAP Adherence

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CME Mission Statement

The mission of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s Continuing Medical Education (AASM CME) program is to provide activities that enhance the practice of sleep medicine.

Educational activities will include basic science programs; instruction in the diagnosis of sleep disorders including technology and testing procedures; treatment of sleep disorders including the use of medical devices, pharmacotherapy and behavioral medicine; practice enhancement including standards of practice, regulatory issues, coding and office management; and assessment of emerging trends in the practice of sleep medicine, technologies and therapies.

The AASM CME program is targeted to sleep medicine specialists, trainees in sleep medicine and all physicians with an interest in improving recognition and treatment of sleep disorders. 

Educational events will include courses, seminars, internet activities and journal CME. AASM CME events are expected to increase practitioner’s knowledge of the science of sleep medicine and standards of practice; improve recognition of sleep disorders and provision of appropriate treatments; and improve the accuracy, speed and provision of treatment to sleep disorders patients.