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Shamim-Uzzaman QA, Bae CJ, Ehsan Z, Setty AR, Devine M, Dhankikar S, Donskoy I, Fields B, Hearn H, Hwang D, Jain V, Kelley D, Kirsch DB, Martin W, Troester M, Trotti LM, Won CH, Epstein LJ. The use of telemedicine for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine update. J Clin Sleep Med 2021; 17:1103-1107. [PMID: 33599202 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.9194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
NONE The COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread use of telemedicine and highlighted its importance in improving access to sleep care and advocating for sleep health. This update incorporates the lessons learned from such widespread utilization of telehealth to build on the American Academy of Sleep Medicine's 2015 position paper on the use of telemedicine for diagnosing and treating sleep disorders. Important key factors in this update include an emphasis on quality and value, privacy and safety, health advocacy through sleep telemedicine, and future directions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Qurratul Afifa Shamim-Uzzaman
- Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.,Sleep Medicine Section/Ambulatory Care Service, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Division of Sleep Medicine/Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Children's Mercy-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.,University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia and Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia
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- Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas
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- Veterans Affairs Northeast Ohio Health System, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, and Emory Sleep Center, Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Yale Center for Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Hafeez F, Shamim-Uzzaman QA, Smith S, Pangilinan P. 1251 Restless Legs Syndrome Leading to Traumatic Brain Injury. Sleep 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx052.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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