- Interview with the President of the Portuguese Sleep Association, Dr. Joaquim Moita
Dear Dr. Moita, what is the status of the accreditation procedures for sleep medicine experts? Can you explain how the procedure works? In Portugal certification in Sleep Medicine Competency has been approved by the Portuguese Medical Association in June 2012. Physicians of some specialities have been certified for Sleep Medicine Competency in 2015, as godfathers, based on their curriculum vitae. - Interview with the President of the Irish Sleep Society, Dr. Eddie Moloney
Dear Dr. Moloney, what is the status of the accreditation procedures for sleep medicine experts? Can you explain how the procedure works? Currently, in Ireland, we do not have an accreditation procedure for sleep medicine experts. - Interview with the President of the Icelandic Sleep Research Society (ISRS), Dr. Erna Sif Arnardóttir
Dear Dr. Arnardóttir, what is the status of the accreditation procedures for sleep medicine experts? Can you explain how the procedure works? In Iceland, we follow the accreditation procedures of the ESRS. We are a small country of 340.000 people so we do not think it is feasible to establish our own procedures and are very happy for the work of the ESRS in accreditation procedures. - Interview with the President of the Slovenian Sleep Society, Dr. Barbara G. Stražišar
Dear Dr. Stražišar, what is the status of the accreditation procedures for sleep medicine experts? Can you explain how the procedure works? Slovenian Medical Society is the organization that recognizes special competencies for physicians. However, to obtain competencies in a special field the accreditation procedure requires finishing of the national educational program. - Interview with the President of the Czech Sleep Research and Sleep Medicine Society, Dr. Jana Vyskočilová, and Dr. Ondřej Ludka, Committee Member
Dear Dr. Vyskočilová, what is the status of the accreditation procedures for sleep medicine experts? Can you explain how the procedure works? Physicians: week-long theoretical course, theoretical test, if the success rate greater than 70%, then theoretical oral examination, if not, it must be repeated, maximum three times, practical examinations (scoring PSGs and PGs). - Interview with the Vice-President of the German Sleep Society (DGSM), Prof. Dr. Maritta Orth
Dear Prof. Orth, what is the status of the accreditation procedures for sleep medicine experts? Can you explain how the procedure works? The German Sleeep Society offers the qualification “Somnologist”. This qualification can be achieved by physicians, psychologists, natural scientists and by technicians. - Interview with the President of the Swiss Society for Sleep Research, Sleep Medicine and Chronobiology (SSSRSMC), Dr. Heinzer
Dear Dr. Heinzer, what is the status of the accreditation procedures for sleep medicine experts? Can you explain how the procedure works? In Switzerland, we recently reviewed the requirements for obtaining the sleep medicine certificate of the SSSSC. Pulmonologists, neurologists and psychiatrists need to work full time for 6 months in a “teaching sleep center” recognized by our society on top of their specialty certificate. - Interview with the President of the Italian Association of Sleep Medicine (AIMS), Dr. Raffaele Ferri
Dear Dr. Ferri, what is the status of the accreditation procedures for sleep medicine experts? Can you explain how the procedure works? Since 1997, AIMS has appointed the accreditation of “Sleep Medicine Expert” to doctors that pass a careful exam, held annually the day before the beginning of the annual Congress, and consisting of three parts - Interview with Doctor Michaela Gjerstad, President of the Norwegian Sleep Association
Dear Dr. Gjerstad, what is the status of the accreditation procedures for sleep medicine experts? Can you explain how the procedure works? We are following the ESRS accreditation system i.e. no national sleep examination/accreditaion. The ESRS accreditation is endorsed. - Interview with the President of the French Society for Sleep Research and Sleep Medicine (SFRMS), Prof. Isabelle Arnulf
Dear Professor Arnulf, what is the status of the accreditation procedures for sleep medicine experts? Can you explain how the procedure works? The French Sleep Society has organized alone since 1985 and in cooperation with the Chest Society since 2008 a national inter-university diploma of Sleep Medicine (DIU, Diplome interuniversitaire le Sommeil et sa pathologie), which is made up of 22 universities. - Interview with Professor Joaquin Terán Santos, President of the Spanish Sleep Society
Dear Professor Terán Santos, which is the status of the accreditation procedures for sleep medicine experts? Can you explain how the procedure works? The professional accreditation process in Sleep Medicine was developed in Spain after an agreement of the main Scientific medical societies involved in the Sleep Medicine field
