世界各国睡眠研究学会介绍
比利时睡眠学会
BELGIUM比利时
Belgian Association for Sleep Research and Sleep Medicine
B.A.S.S.
Number of Sleep Medicine Centers
(link to their titles and locations)
72 centres are officially authorised to prescribe CPAP therapy(“CPAP convention centres”).
Another 28 centres perform sleep studies without a license to offer CPAP.
Number of Sleep Research Centers
(link to their titles and locations)
8 centres of excellence publish regularly in peer-reviewed scientific journals:
University of Antwerp(UA-UZA):www.uza.be
Free University of Brussels(ULB):www.ulb.ac.be
Free University of Brussels(VUB):www.vub.ac.be
University of Ghent(Ug):www.ugent.be
University of Leuven(KUL Leuven):www.kuleuven.be
University of Liege(Ulg):www.ulg.ac.be
Universite Catholique Louvain(UCL Brussels):www.uclouvain.be
Hopital Andre Vesale(Charleroi):www.chu-charleroi.be Accreditation/Certification procedure
No SMC accreditation procedure;
Professionals in sleep medicine receive a certificate of appropriate knowledge when they succeed the ISMC exam
Postgraduate inter-university course in French language comes with a certificate
Educational programs ISMC
Sleep course of the Lowlands(Netherlands and Flanders)
Postgraduate inter-university course in French language Present activities,working groups,task forces
The following activities are managed by subcommittees:
-Secretariat
-Treasury
-Accreditation
-Education
-European Affairs
-Sleep & Society
-Press & Communication
Foundation year 2002,officially registered 2008
Webpage none
Number of members 30 Composition of members
(degree,specialties,subspecialties,etc.)
Neurologists 25%,Pneumologists 15%,Neurophysiologists 20%,Neuropsychologists 5%,ENT 5%,Psychologists 10%,Cardiologists 10%,Biomedical Engineers 5%,IT specialists 5%.Professors 3,Assoc.Prof.8,PhD 12,DSci 3,MD 29
Historical perspective of the society
The Bulgarian Society of Sleep Medicine was founded in 2002,but the official registration took place in 2008.
First experimental and clinical sleep studies in Bulgaria were performed in early 1960s.
Main topics at present:Sleep disordered breathing(SBD)and cognitive impairment,Sleep in neurology;
SBD and cardiovascular co-morbidity,Sleep at high altitude,EDS,Drowsy driving.Metabolic
disturbances and OSA,Sumo sports and sleep,Insomnia.
The aim of the society is to educate and disseminate the knowledge of sleep by organizing courses and seminars.
Important sleep physicians / researchers
in the history of the NSS
Alexander Alexiev,Bozhidar Dimitrov,Ivan Stajkov,Milena Nikolova,Milena Milanova,Pencho Kolev,
Plamen Kotzev,Petar Petrov,Philip Alexiev,Slavcho Slavchev,Zahari Zahariev
Number of Sleep Medicine Centers
(link to their titles and locations)
University Hospitals:
Sofia:St.Naum-1,St.Anna-1,Alexandrovska-1,Military Medical Academy-1,Academy of Science-1,
National Sports Academy-1
Plovdiv St.Georgi-2,
Varna St.Marina-1
Pleven-1,Russe-1,Burgass-1
Private:Sofia:MANA,Tokuda,Hill Clinic,Plovdiv ENT-1
Number of Sleep Research Centers
(link to their titles and locations)
Sofia-St.Naum,Alexandrovska,MANA,Institute of Population & Human Studies at the Bulgarian
Academy of Science,Sofia State University,Department of Cognitive Psychology
Accreditation/Certification procedure
In process.A process for accreditation of sleep centers and sleep specialists is in preparation in accordance with the European standards.The “Grandfathering” process is not completed yet.
Current President:Dr.Slavcho Slavchev
来自40th Anniversary of European Sleep Research Society欧洲睡眠研究会40年回顾(黄志力供稿)
Introduction of Sleep Recheardh Scociaty and Sleep Medicine Academy