Summary: The AASM Foundation has awarded the 2024 Sleep Champion Award to the World Sleep Academy, a nonprofit initiative of the World Sleep Society, in recognition of its efforts in providing sleep medicine training to healthcare professionals in underserved regions worldwide. The academy’s global initiatives are credited for advancing sleep health education, particularly in areas with limited access to sleep specialists.
Key Takeaways:
- World Sleep Academy Honored: The World Sleep Academy received the 2024 Sleep Champion Award for its contributions to global sleep health education, particularly through its efforts in training healthcare professionals in regions with limited access to sleep specialists.
- Global Reach: The academy’s initiatives include a range of global activities, such as sleep webinars in Latin America, patient education in Mongolia, and pediatric sleep support in Turkey.
- Merit-Based Recognition: The Sleep Champion Award, established by the AASM Foundation in 2019, is the organization’s sole merit-based honor, recognizing nonprofit organizations that lead impactful sleep health initiatives. Nominations for the 2025 award will open in September.
The AASM Foundation announced that the World Sleep Academy is the recipient of the 2024 Sleep Champion Award, which celebrates community-based sleep health services and education provided by nonprofit organizations.
The World Sleep Academy, an initiative by the nonprofit World Sleep Society, was honored for its efforts in providing sleep medicine training to healthcare professionals, especially in regions where access to sleep specialists is limited.
The academy’s volunteers are actively involved in various global initiatives, such as facilitating sleep webinars in Latin America, administering patient sleep questionnaires in Mongolia, hosting World Sleep Day events in Cyprus, offering pediatric sleep support to families in Turkey, leading discussions on obstructive sleep apnea in Serbia, educating residents in Barbados through television interviews, and teaching high school students in Senegal about the importance of quality sleep.
American Academy of Sleep Medicine member Romy Hoque, MD, nominated World Sleep Academy for its ability to deliver cost-effective, high-quality sleep education to practitioners in underserved areas worldwide.
The Sleep Champion Award is the AASM Foundation’s sole merit-based honor. It was created in 2019 to honor nonprofit organizations that are leading endeavors locally, nationally, or worldwide. Nominations are evaluated by volunteers, with the final selection made by the board of directors’ executive committee.
Nominations for the 2025 Sleep Champion Award will open in September.
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