Position statement
Nov 2025
Artificial intelligence in sleep medicine: an update
The AASM's updated position on how artificial intelligence should be developed, evaluated, and applied in sleep medicine practice.
Report
Oct 2025
The Patient-reported Longitudinal Assessment Tool for OSA (PLATO): development and validation of a new clinical tool to assess response to obstructive sleep apnea treatment in adults
Development and validation of PLATO, a patient-reported instrument for tracking how adults respond to obstructive sleep apnea treatment over time.
Letter to the editor
Jul 2025
Consumer sleep technologies that self-screen or self-assess risk for OSA: is subclinical OSA (SCOSA) coming to our clinics?
A letter examining what consumer self-screening devices may mean for clinical practice as patients arrive already flagged for sleep apnea risk.
Position statement
Jun 2025
Clinical significance of sleepiness
The AASM's position on how excessive sleepiness should be recognized, assessed, and weighted in clinical decision-making.
Report
Jun 2025
Sleep and dreams: how the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and its members have shaped the future of the sleep field for 50 years
A 50th-anniversary account of the AASM's role in the development of sleep medicine as a clinical and scientific discipline.
Report
May 2025
Evolving trends in novel sleep tracking and sleep testing technology publications between 2020 and 2022
An analysis of the published literature on emerging sleep tracking and testing technologies across a three-year period.
Report
Apr 2025
AASM sleep medicine compensation survey
Benchmarking data on compensation across sleep medicine roles and practice settings.
Position statement
Feb 2025
Recommendations for permanent sleep telehealth
The AASM's position on making telehealth a permanent part of sleep medicine care delivery.
Health advisory
Jan 2025
Infant sleep safety in childcare settings
Guidance on safe infant sleep practices specific to childcare and daycare environments.
Health advisory
Jan 2025
Sleep apps and devices that self-assess risk of obstructive sleep apnea
Guidance for the public on how to interpret consumer apps and devices that claim to assess obstructive sleep apnea risk.
Report
Jul 2024
Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of using AI-enabled technology in sleep medicine: a commentary
A structured SWOT commentary on what AI-enabled tools offer sleep medicine and where the risks lie.
Report
Mar 2024
Increasing access to evidence-based insomnia care in the United States: findings from an American Academy of Sleep Medicine stakeholder summit
Findings from an AASM stakeholder summit on the barriers limiting access to evidence-based insomnia treatment.
Report
Feb 2024
Remote monitoring services implementation guide
A practical implementation guide for sleep practices adding remote monitoring services.
Report
Jan 2024
Long-term health outcomes for patients with obstructive sleep apnea: placing the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality report in context — a multisociety commentary
A multisociety commentary placing the AHRQ report on long-term sleep apnea outcomes in clinical and methodological context.
Position statement
Jan 2024
Permanent standard time is the optimal choice for health and safety
The AASM's position on the seasonal time change and the case for a permanent standard time.
Letter to the editor
Oct 2023
Sleep medicine advocacy matters for public health and safety
A letter on the role of advocacy in advancing sleep health as a public health and safety concern.
Report
Apr 2023
Obstructive sleep apnea indicator report
An indicator report on the prevalence and public health burden of obstructive sleep apnea.
Report
Jan 2023
Photoplethysmography — new applications for an old technology: a sleep technology review
A technology review of photoplethysmography and its emerging applications in sleep measurement.
Position statement
Oct 2022
Enhancing public health and safety by diagnosing and treating obstructive sleep apnea in the transportation industry
The AASM's position on identifying and treating obstructive sleep apnea among transportation workers.
Report
Oct 2022
Obstructive sleep apnea screening, diagnosis, and treatment in the transportation industry
A report on screening, diagnostic, and treatment approaches for sleep apnea in transportation settings.
Health advisory
Sep 2022
Melatonin use in children and adolescents
Position statement
Aug 2022
Age and weight considerations for the use of continuous positive airway pressure therapy in pediatric populations
Report
Aug 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic and sleep medicine: a look back and a look ahead
Letter to the editor
Aug 2022
Youth, mental health, and sleep
Report
May 2022
A transition to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine–recommended hypopnea definition in adults: initiatives of the Hypopnea Scoring Rule Task Force
Report
Nov 2021
Evaluating consumer and clinical sleep technologies: an update
Report
Nov 2021
Guiding principles for determining work shift duration and addressing the effects of work shift duration on performance, safety, and health: guidance from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society
Position statement
Oct 2021
Sleep is essential to health
Position statement
May 2021
Use of telemedicine for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders: an update
Editorial
Apr 2021
Child and teen sleep and pandemic-era school
Editorial
Mar 2021
Opportunities and unknowns in adapting pediatric sleep practices to a pandemic world
Report
Nov 2020
AASM takes the pulse of the sleep field and responds to COVID-19
Report
Nov 2020
Strategies to improve patient care for obstructive sleep apnea: a report from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Sleep-Disordered Breathing Collaboration Summit
Health advisory
Nov 2020
Healthy sleep for children and teens during a pandemic
Position statement
Oct 2020
Daylight saving time
Editorial
Jul 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic: reflections for the field of sleep medicine
Letter to the editor
Jun 2020
Supporting American Academy of Neurology’s new clinical practice guideline on evaluation and management of insomnia in children with autism
Report
May 2020
Addressing gaps between payer policies and AASM clinical practice guidelines using scorecards
Position statement
May 2020
Sleep, fatigue and burnout among physicians
Report
May 2020
What is the role of sleep in physician burnout?
Position statement
Apr 2020
Artificial intelligence in sleep medicine
Report
Apr 2020
Artificial intelligence in sleep medicine: background and implications for clinicians
Report
Jan 2020
Competency-based sleep medicine fellowships: addressing workforce needs and enhancing educational quality
Editorial
Jan 2020
Sleep is essential: A new strategic plan for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Position statement
Nov 2019
Chronic opioid therapy and sleep
Editorial
Sep 2019
Disruption in health care (and sleep medicine): “It’s the end of the world as we know it…and I feel fine.”
Editorial
May 2019
Healthier lives through better sleep: a new vision for the AASM Foundation
Letter to the editor
May 2019
Public awareness, medical integration, and innovation in sleep medicine
Editorial
Apr 2019
Industrial regulation of fatigue: lessons learned from aviation
Report
Apr 2019
Workplace interventions to promote sleep health and an alert, healthy workforce
Letter to the editor
Feb 2019
Regarding the updated American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation clinical practice guideline on tonsillectomy in children
Letter to the editor
Jan 2019
Consumer sleep technologies: how to balance the promises of new technology with evidence-based medicine and clinical guidelines
Position statement
Dec 2018
Clinical use of a home sleep apnea test: an update
Health advisory
Sep 2018
Insufficient sleep and work performance
Position statement
Jul 2018
Polysomnography for obstructive sleep apnea should include arousal-based scoring
Report
Jul 2018
Evaluation of Clinical Tools to Screen and Assess for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Report
Jun 2018
Change is the only constant in life (and in sleep medicine)
Health advisory
Jun 2018
Sleep and Alzheimer’s disease
Position statement
May 2018
Consumer sleep technology
Position statement
Apr 2018
Medical cannabis and the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
Position statement
Apr 2018
The risk of fatigue and sleepiness in the ridesharing industry
Letter to the editor
Feb 2018
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants are important to the sleep team
Health advisory
Jan 2018
Marijuana and obstructive sleep apnea
Health advisory
Aug 2017
Obstructive sleep apnea screening
Health advisory
Aug 2017
School start times
Report
May 2017
Management of obstructive sleep apnea in commercial motor vehicle operators: recommendations of the AASM Sleep and Transportation Safety Awareness Task Force
Position statement
Apr 2017
Delaying middle school and high school start times promotes student health and performance
Editorial
Feb 2017
Payer perspective of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline for the pharmacologic treatment of chronic insomnia
Report
Jan 2017
The past is prologue: the future of sleep medicine
Report
Dec 2016
High school start times and the impact on high school students: what we know, and what we hope to learn
Report
Aug 2016
Hidden health crisis costing America billions
Report
Aug 2016
In an age of constant activity, the solution to improving the nation’s health may lie in helping it sleep better
Report
Jun 2016
Sleep telemedicine implementation guide
Editorial
Jun 2016
A unified plan to strengthen the sleep medicine pipeline and maximize our workforce
Health advisory
Apr 2016
Child sleep duration
Health advisory giving recommended nightly sleep durations by age from infancy through age twelve, tied to better attention, learning, behavior and overall health.
Health advisory
Apr 2016
Teen sleep duration
Report
Mar 2016
The visual scoring of sleep in infants 0 to 2 months of age
Report summarizing the evidence behind new rules, terminology and technical specifications for scoring sleep and wake states in full-term infants from birth to two months.
Health advisory
Mar 2016
Daylight saving time
Health advisory on daylight saving time, describing sleep loss around clock transitions and advising gradual schedule shifts and extra caution for about a week.
Editorial
Feb 2016
Consistency and clarity in sleep medicine terminology
Editorial explaining the rationale for the AASM Style Guide for Sleep Medicine Terminology and urging standardized language in publications, lectures and clinical communication.
Report
Jan 2016
The evolution of the AASM clinical practice guidelines: another step forward
Report explaining the AASM's adoption of full GRADE methodology for clinical practice guidelines, including the four domains behind strong and weak recommendations.
Position statement
Nov 2015
Confronting drowsy driving
Position statement treating drowsy driving as a preventable public health problem, with recommendations for driver education, employers, vehicle technology and individual drivers.
Editorial
Oct 2015
AASM Young Investigators Research Forum helps ensure a bright future for sleep and circadian research
Editorial describing the AASM Young Investigators Research Forum, a two-day program training early-career sleep and circadian researchers in grant writing and NIH review.
Position statement
Oct 2015
Use of telemedicine for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders
Position statement setting clinical care, technical, reimbursement and ethical standards for using live and store-and-forward telemedicine to diagnose and treat sleep disorders.
Report
Sep 2015
Development of the National Healthy Sleep Awareness Project sleep health surveillance questions
Report describing how five sleep health surveillance questions covering duration, quality, satisfaction, daytime alertness and apnea risk were developed for state-based national health surveys.
Health advisory
Aug 2015
Adult sleep duration
Health advisory recommending adults sleep seven or more hours nightly, linking shorter sleep to drowsy driving, depression, obesity, heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
Report
Mar 2015
Measurement of quality to improve care in sleep medicine
Overview of how the AASM developed quality measures for five common sleep disorders, and how clinicians can apply them in practice.
Health advisory
Feb 2015
Caffeine powder
Health advisory warning consumers to avoid bulk powdered pure caffeine, which is easy to mismeasure at home and can cause fatal overdose.
Health advisory
Oct 2014
Drowsy driving
Health advisory calling drowsy driving a public health threat, with recommendations for states, transportation employers and individual drivers.
Report
Apr 2014
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Inter-scorer Reliability Program: respiratory events
Report comparing thousands of scorers' judgments of respiratory events, finding strong overall agreement but frequent disagreement over apnea versus hypopnea and apnea type.
Report
Mar 2014
A dozen years of American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) international mini-fellowship: program evaluation and future directions
Report reviewing twelve years of the AASM international mini-fellowship, a four-week training program for sleep clinicians from developing countries, with planned program changes.
Health advisory
Feb 2014
Infant sleep environment
Health advisory on safe infant sleep, advising back sleeping on a firm, bare surface in a quiet space free of blankets, bumpers and toys.
Health advisory
Feb 2014
Insomnia in children
Health advisory recommending behavioral interventions as first-line treatment when healthy children resist bedtime or wake at night, with specialist referral if those fail.
Report
Feb 2014
Strategic opportunities in sleep and circadian research
Joint AASM and Sleep Research Society report setting research priorities in sleep and circadian science, covering health impacts, treatment, data infrastructure and investigator training.
Editorial
Sep 2013
The future is here
Editorial by the AASM president on how the Affordable Care Act and new care models are reshaping sleep medicine practice and workforce needs.
Report
Jan 2013
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Inter-scorer Reliability Program: sleep stage scoring
Report analyzing millions of sleep stage scoring decisions from thousands of AASM inter-scorer reliability participants to find where scorers disagree and how rules could improve.
Editorial
Jun 2012
Sleep: a health imperative
Editorial framing chronic sleep deficiency as a determinant of health, linking inadequate or mistimed sleep to cardiovascular, metabolic, cognitive, and accident-related consequences.
Editorial
Dec 2011
Health disparities in sleep medicine: responses to the American Sleep Medicine Foundation Humanitarian Projects Award Program
Editorial describing the American Sleep Medicine Foundation's Humanitarian Projects Award program and the first projects funded to address sleep health disparities in underserved communities.
Editorial
Dec 2011
The future of sleep medicine: Will you be a part of it?
Report
Dec 2011
The future of sleep medicine
Task force report outlining future directions for sleep medicine, covering patient-centered medical home models, clinical registries, and new diagnostic and outcome measurement tools.
Editorial
Aug 2010
Embracing change, responding to challenge, and looking toward the future
Editorial
Aug 2009
Planning for a challenging yet promising future
Editorial
Feb 2008
The American Sleep Medicine Foundation: new resources, new structure, new goals
Report
Mar 2007
Digital analysis and technical specifications
Editorial
Mar 2007
The new sleep scoring manual – the evidence behind the rules
Report
Mar 2007
The scoring of arousal in sleep: reliability, validity, and alternatives
Report
Mar 2007
The scoring of cardiac events during sleep
Report
Mar 2007
The scoring of movements in sleep
Report
Mar 2007
The scoring of respiratory events in sleep: reliability and validity
Report
Mar 2007
The visual scoring of sleep and arousal in infants and children
Report
Mar 2007
The visual scoring of sleep in adults
Report
Sep 2005
The use of stimulants to modify performance during sleep loss
Task force review from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine on the use of stimulants to modify performance during sleep loss.
Report
Apr 2005
Oral nonprescription treatment for insomnia: an evaluation of products with limited evidence
Report
Jan 2005
History of the development of sleep medicine in the United States
Historical account of how advances in sleep science, including the discovery of REM sleep, led to sleep medicine's recognition as a US specialty.
Report
Aug 1999
Sleep-related breathing disorders in adults: recommendations for syndrome definition and measurement techniques in clinical research
Report
Sep 1979
Diagnostic classification of sleep and arousal disorders
Diagnostic classification system for sleep and arousal disorders, produced by the Sleep Disorders Classification Committee of the Association of Sleep Disorders Centers.
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