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世界各國(guó)睡眠研究學(xué)會(huì)介紹

比利時(shí)睡眠學(xué)會(huì)

BELGIUM比利時(shí)

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

來(lái)自40th Anniversary of European Sleep Research Society歐洲睡眠研究會(huì)40年回顧(黃志力供稿)

Introduction of Sleep Recheardh Scociaty and Sleep Medicine Academy