Abstract：
OBJECTIVE: This study assessed the current state of sleep medicine accreditation and training in Asia by conducting a comprehensive survey across 29 Asian countries and regions facilitated by the Asian Society of Sleep Medicine (ASSM) to identify existing gaps and provide recommendations for future enhancements.
METHODS: The ASSM Education Task Force Committee designed a survey to gather data on accreditation, education, and training standards in sleep medicine, including information on challenges in enhancing education in the field.
RESULTS: With an 86% (25 countries/regions) response rate, the survey showed that sleep medicine is recognized as an independent specialty in just nine countries/regions (36% of the countries/regions surveyed). Ten countries/regions have established sleep medicine training programs, with Japan and Saudi Arabia offering it as a distinct specialty. Significant disparities in training and accreditation standards were identified, with many countries/regions lacking formalized training and practice guidelines. The survey also revealed that most local sleep societies across Asia support the development of an Asian Sleep Medicine Training Curriculum led by the ASSM. However, several barriers significantly impede the establishment and development of sleep medicine training programs, including the scarcity of trained specialists and technologists and the absence of national accreditation for sleep medicine.
CONCLUSIONS: The survey highlights the need for standardized sleep medicine training and accreditation across Asia. Developing an Asian Sleep Medicine Training Curriculum and promoting ASSM accreditation guidelines are key recommendations. Implementing these strategies is essential for advancing sleep medicine as a widely recognized discipline throughout Asia.
METHODS: The ASSM Education Task Force Committee designed a survey to gather data on accreditation, education, and training standards in sleep medicine, including information on challenges in enhancing education in the field.
RESULTS: With an 86% (25 countries/regions) response rate, the survey showed that sleep medicine is recognized as an independent specialty in just nine countries/regions (36% of the countries/regions surveyed). Ten countries/regions have established sleep medicine training programs, with Japan and Saudi Arabia offering it as a distinct specialty. Significant disparities in training and accreditation standards were identified, with many countries/regions lacking formalized training and practice guidelines. The survey also revealed that most local sleep societies across Asia support the development of an Asian Sleep Medicine Training Curriculum led by the ASSM. However, several barriers significantly impede the establishment and development of sleep medicine training programs, including the scarcity of trained specialists and technologists and the absence of national accreditation for sleep medicine.
CONCLUSIONS: The survey highlights the need for standardized sleep medicine training and accreditation across Asia. Developing an Asian Sleep Medicine Training Curriculum and promoting ASSM accreditation guidelines are key recommendations. Implementing these strategies is essential for advancing sleep medicine as a widely recognized discipline throughout Asia.
摘要：
目的：本研究评估了亚洲睡眠医学认证和培训的现状，在亚洲睡眠医学学会（ASSM）的推动下，对29个亚洲国家和地区进行了全面调查，以确定存在的差距并为未来的改进提供建议。
方法：ASSM教育工作组委员会设计了一项调查，以收集有关认证的数据，教育,和睡眠医学的训练标准，包括有关加强该领域教育的挑战的信息。
结果：响应率为86%（25个国家/地区），调查显示，睡眠医学仅在9个国家/地区被认为是独立的专业（占接受调查的国家/地区的36％）。十个国家/地区建立了睡眠医学培训计划，日本和沙特阿拉伯提供它作为一个独特的专业。确定了培训和认证标准方面的重大差异，许多国家/地区缺乏正式的培训和实践指南。调查还显示，亚洲大多数地方睡眠协会都支持由ASSM领导的亚洲睡眠医学培训课程的开发。然而,几个障碍严重阻碍了睡眠医学培训计划的建立和发展，包括缺乏训练有素的专家和技术人员，以及缺乏国家睡眠医学认证。
结论：该调查强调了整个亚洲对标准化睡眠医学培训和认证的需求。制定亚洲睡眠医学培训课程和推广ASSM认证指南是关键建议。实施这些策略对于推动睡眠医学成为整个亚洲广泛认可的学科至关重要。
方法：ASSM教育工作组委员会设计了一项调查，以收集有关认证的数据，教育,和睡眠医学的训练标准，包括有关加强该领域教育的挑战的信息。
结果：响应率为86%（25个国家/地区），调查显示，睡眠医学仅在9个国家/地区被认为是独立的专业（占接受调查的国家/地区的36％）。十个国家/地区建立了睡眠医学培训计划，日本和沙特阿拉伯提供它作为一个独特的专业。确定了培训和认证标准方面的重大差异，许多国家/地区缺乏正式的培训和实践指南。调查还显示，亚洲大多数地方睡眠协会都支持由ASSM领导的亚洲睡眠医学培训课程的开发。然而,几个障碍严重阻碍了睡眠医学培训计划的建立和发展，包括缺乏训练有素的专家和技术人员，以及缺乏国家睡眠医学认证。
结论：该调查强调了整个亚洲对标准化睡眠医学培训和认证的需求。制定亚洲睡眠医学培训课程和推广ASSM认证指南是关键建议。实施这些策略对于推动睡眠医学成为整个亚洲广泛认可的学科至关重要。
