Thursday, September 28, 2023
This activity is intended for sleep medicine clinicians, neurologists, internists, psychiatrists, nurses, and other members of the healthcare team involved in counseling patients about sleep hygiene.
The goal of this activity is to describe recommendations for sleep health, according to a new position statement from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), which has been endorsed by more than 25 medical, scientific, patient, and safety organizations.
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CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 7/30/2021
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Sleep is biologically necessary for all age groups, and insufficient sleep and untreated sleep disorders can harm health, well-being, and public safety. Sleep-related objectives from Healthy People 2030 aim to improve health, productivity, well-being, quality of life, and safety by helping people get enough sleep.
Sleep is a "biological necessity" that is "essential to health" -- and inadequate sleep and untreated sleep disorders are detrimental for health, well-being, and public safety, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) said in new position statement.
"While awareness of the value of sleep has risen in the last decade, education about how to achieve healthy sleep and treat sleep disorders is overall lacking in the general public," Kannan Ramar, MBBS, MD, immediate past president of the AASM and practicing sleep medicine specialist at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, told Medscape Medical News.
Federal data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that about one-third of children and adults -- and three-quarters of high school students -- fail to get an adequate amount of sleep on a regular basis.
Time to Talk About Sleep"Dubbed a 'public health problem' by the CDC, research continues to suggest chronic, insufficient sleep and untreated sleep disorders are linked to increased health and safety risks such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, workplace accidents, and motor vehicle crashes," Ramar said.
"The AASM's Sleep is Essential to Health Position Statement addresses the significant need for greater emphasis on sleep health in public health promotion, clinical practice, inpatient, and long-term care," he told Medscape Medical News.
The statement was published online June 21 in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine and has been endorsed by more than 25 medical, scientific, patient, and safety organizations.
In the statement, the AASM recommends that sleep education have a "prominent place" in grades K through 12 and college health education, medical school and graduate medical education, and educational programs for other health professionals.
J Clin Sleep Med. Published online June 21, 2021.[1]
− Limit blue light exposure beginning 30 to 60 minutes before bedtime by turning off the TV and electronics and keeping these away from the bed
− Limit alcohol, caffeine, and heavy meals before bedtime. Evening snacks should be small, nonsugary, and easily digestible
− Set morning and bedtime routines, including conditions promoting calm and relaxation at night, and ample time for waking and preparing for daily activities
− Designate the bedroom for sleep, keeping it quiet, dark, and cool, and using the bed only for sleeping, not TV-watching or reading
− Seek evaluation and support for ongoing sleep problems from a board-certified sleep physician at an AASM-accredited sleep center
