Polysomnography: Web Resources

Offers educational opportunities, resources, and professional training to help sleep specialists and other medical professionals provide exceptional health care for people with sleep-related problems.

Professional association for promoting good lung health, providing educational opportunities for respiratory therapists, publishing journal, magazines, and newsletters, and hosting conferences, and seminars.

The premier allied health membership association of professionals dedicated to improving the quality of sleep and wakefulness in all people, and a leading advocate for the sleep technology profession.

The ABSM was established to encourage the study, improve the practice, and elevate the standards of sleep medicine.

Oldest voluntary health organization in the United States, with a National Office and constituent and affiliate associations around the country.

The ARCF is a not-for-profit organization formed for the purpose of supporting research, education, and charitable activities.

Dedicated to reducing injury, disability, and death from sleep apnea and to enhancing the well-being of those affected by this common disorder.

A national organization focused on improving public awareness about sleep disorders and sleep health, promoting sleep medicine research, and providing a portal for communication between patients, physicians/healthcare professionals, corporations, and scientists.

Society founded in 1905 and concentrating on critical care and respiratory medicine. Site includes information on society publications and activities, on advocacy, and has a section giving tips on using handheld computers.

An independent, non-profit certification board that seeks to cultivate the highest professional and ethical standards for polysomnographic technologists and technicians by providing a strong code of professional conduct.

Funds research into all lung diseases, offers support for everyone affected by lung disease, provides information on lung disease and promotes lung health.

The mission of the Canadian Lung Association is to lead nationwide and international lung health initiatives, prevent lung disease, help people manage lung disease and promote lung health.

Use this website to search for accredited respiratory care programs by profession, by Baccalaureate and Masters degree, and by state.

A membership society promoting respiratory medicine in Europe, in conjunction with national societies. Site includes medical and public health information produced by the society, and information about publications and activities.

The Council, comprised of governors from various countries worldwide, addresses issues affecting educational, medical, and professional trends in the global respiratory care community.

Located within the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), this was stablished in 1993 to combat a serious public health concern.

Alerting the public, healthcare providers and policymakers to the life-and-death importance of adequate sleep is central to the mission of NSF.

Government information on respiratory therapists, including nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training, qualifications and advancement, job outlook, earnings and other sources for additional information.

Online License verification and summaries of professional discipline cases for 47 professions, including respiratory therapist and respiratory therapist assistant.

Excellent site for consumers and patients interested in sleep studies and how they are performed.