冰島睡眠研究會

世界各國睡眠研究學術組織介紹
IntroductionofSleepResearchSocietyandSleepMedicineAcademy

冰島睡眠研究會

TheIcelandicSleepResearchSociety(ISRS)

Current President:Prof.Richard Costello

Foundation year：2004

Webpage：http://www.irishsleepsociety.org/

Number of members：45

Composition of members(degree,specialties,subspecialties,etc.)

Physicians,Dentists,Scientists,Specialist Nurses

Historical perspective of the society

The Society was formed in 2004 when the first meeting was attended by 50 people.Shortly after this meeting,a constitution was drafted and a President was elected.Subsequently,the Society drafted guidelines for national standards of investigation,management and treatment of the common sleep disorders.Since that time the Society has had an annual meeting which is usually attended by over 100 delegates,from across the specialties involved in sleep disorders.The meeting consists of expert presentations from International and National experts and primary research by National experts.

Important sleep physicians/researchers in the history of the NSS

Professor McNicholas who was the President of the Irish Sleep Society is a former president of the European Respiratory Society.Professor McNicholas has an active research unit,with local and international collaborators.

Number of Sleep Medicine Centers(link to their titles and locations)

A comprehensive list of sleep centers is available at http://www.irishsleepsociety.org/issdirectory.htm.

Number of Sleep Research Centers(link to their titles and locations)

http://www.stvincents.ie/EDUCATION_and_RESEARCH_CENTRE/Respiratory_Group.htm

Accreditation/Certification procedure

The Society Executive Committee is working on a process for accreditation of sleep centres but no specific policy has yet been adopted.

Educational programs

There are a number of “in-house” training programs at the University sleep centers

In addition there are training programs,see enclosed.

http://www.irishsleepsociety.org/iss-training.htm

Present activities,working groups,task forces

The Irish Sleep Society is involved in drafting guidelines for accreditation of Sleep Laboratories in Ireland.

The Irish Sleep Society is also working with the Department of Health on the possible association of influenza vaccination and narcolepsy.