Dear Colleagues,

 

I have the pleasure to announce that a group of international sleep researchers, many being active members of the World Sleep community, have developed consensus diagnostic criteria detailing a new sleep disorder in children called Restless Sleep Disorder or RSD.

 

For years, experts have identified ‘restless sleep’ as part of other sleep conditions that can cause sleep disruption or nocturnal awakenings like obstructive sleep apnea or restless legs syndrome. However, recent research in children has shown that restless sleep can also be a primary disorder. I invite you to read the journal article from Sleep Medicine and the press release announcing this momentous feat.

 

Sincerely,

Birgit Högl, MD

President, World Sleep Society

 

There is still time to plan your schedule around one of the various sleep meetings taking place online in 2020. World Sleep Society is attending, many times as an exhibitor or in-kind sponsor. We hope to see you in the networking rooms.

 

SLEEP 2020 Virtual Meeting - August 27-30 (AASM based in US)

IRLSSG Online - August 29-30, 2020 (RLS research)

FLASS On demand - September 3-4, 2020 (Latin America with limited English)

ESRS Virtual Congress - September 22-24, 2020 (ESRS based in Europe)

World Sleep Virtual Meeting 2020 - December 3-5, 2020 (World Sleep Society–free to members)

IPSA Online 2021 - February 5-6, 2021 (pediatric sleep medicine)

 

Sincerely,

Allan O'Bryan

Executive Director, World Sleep Society

 

Current issue contains articles such as:

 

Chenlu Gao, Michael K. Scullin

 

Laura Buratti, Crizia Cruciani, Alessandra Pulcini, Chiara Rocchi, ... Mauro Silvestrini