For Clinicians

Several organizations have published practice guidelines, recommendations, policy statements, and educational materials for clinicians related to sleep health and sleep disorders.

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American Academy of Sleep Medicine
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine provides clinical practice guidelines and clinical guidance statements on the use of diagnostic and treatment options for patients with sleep disorders.
http://www.aasmnet.org/practiceguidelines.aspx

Sleep Research Society
The Sleep Research Society provides educational webinars and courses, grant repositories, advocacy updates, and annual trainee symposia for members only and publicly available podcasts, papers, and datasets.
https://sleepresearchsociety.org/resources-page/

American Thoracic Society
The American Thoracic Society provides official clinical practice guidelines used to make recommendations for patient care, policy statements, research statements, technical standards for performing tests and procedures, and workshop reports.
http://www.thoracic.org/statements/sleep.php

American College of Physicians
The American College of Physicians provides clinical guidelines and recommendations based on the best available evidence and to help clinicians deliver the best health care possible.
https://www.acponline.org/clinical-information/guidelines

American Academy of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics provides clinical practice guidelines to be used as evidence-based decision-making tools for managing common pediatric conditions.
https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/collection/523/Clinical-Practice-Guidelines

American Heart Association
The American Heart Association provides published medical guidelines and scientific statements on various cardiovascular disease, stroke topics, and related conditions.
https://professional.heart.org/en/guidelines-and-statements

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality provides guidelines and measures clearinghouses to equip physicians and other health care professionals with an accessible mechanism for obtaining detailed information on clinical practice guidelines and to further their dissemination, implementation, and use.
http://www.guideline.gov/browse/by-topic.aspx\

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force provides evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services such as screenings, counseling services, and preventive medications.
https://uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation-topics