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The Swiss Society of Sleep Research,
Sleep Medicine and Chronobiology was founded in 1991 with the
purpose of uniting the numerous Swiss experts of sleep. A further objective was to provide
information about sleep and sleep-related disorders to clinicians.
In the past years, progress has been achieved in the research of
sleep regulation. The integration of these insights into sleep
medicine opens new therapeutic possibilities. However, the diversity
of sleep disorders requires a clear differential diagnostic before
an optimal therapy can be planned. Therefore, one of the main
assignments of the Swiss Sleep Society is to promote sleep medicine
education for practitioners.
Asect of the Swiss Sleep Society was the nation-wide acknowledgment
of the extended polysomnography indication by the Federal Office of
Social Insurance. Further, criteria for the certification of sleep
centers in Switzerland were defined.
We hope that the Swiss Sleep Society can mediate between
theoreticians, practitioners, educational institutions, specialist
societies and social insurance institutes, thus contributing in
optimizing diagnosis and therapy of sleep disorders. |
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Swiss Society of Sleep Research,
Sleep Medicine and Chronobiology