World Federation of Sleep Research & Sleep Medicine Societies

WFSRSMS Newsletter

Click here for February 2008 edition of the WFSRSMS Newsletter

Release of new version of the International Classification of Sleep Disorders-2 (ICSD-2)

“The American Academy of Sleep Medicine —a WFSRSMS member society—has granted translation and distribution rights to the World Federation of an unmodified version of the ICSD-2.
Dr. David F. Dinges should be contacted by interested parties wishing to translate ICSD-2 into non-English languages“.

David F. Dinges, Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
1013 Blockey Hall
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19104-6021
U.S.A.

Phone: int+1- 215-898-9949
Fax: int+1- 215-573-6410
Email: dinges@mail.med.upenn.edu

To find out about education courses and meetings run by the member societies of the WFSRSMS, click on the following links:

American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)
Asian Sleep Research Society (ASRS)
Australasian Sleep Association (ASA)
Canadian Sleep Society (CSS)
European Sleep Research Society (ESRS)
Federation of Latin American Sleep Societies (FLASS)
Sleep Research Society (United States) (SRS)

If Member Societies have NEWS they want to announce on the WFSRS pages, please send the information (electronical means preferable) to the Assistant Secretary:

Peter Liu, Assoc. Professor
Head, Endocrine and Metabolic Group, Sleep & Circadian Research Group
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research,
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia

Phone: int+61- 2-9767 7222
Email: peterliu@med.usyd.edu.au