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This is a timeline of the practice of Sleep Medicine in New York
State.
Seminal events occurred in 1977
and 1979.
Please read the articles below for National
statistics.
The current issue of the Journal
of Clinical Sleep Medicine can be
found here.
The History of Sleep Medicine in the United States is delineated in the articles:
History
of the Development of Sleep Medicine in the United States
John
W. Shepard, Jr; Daniel J. Buysse; Andrew L. Chesson, Jr; William C. Dement;
Rochelle Goldberg; Christian Guilleminault; Cameron D. Harris; Conrad Iber;
Emmanuel Mignot; Merrill M. Mitler; Kent E. Moore; Barbara A. Phillips; Stuart
F. Quan; Richard S. Rosenberg; Thomas Roth; Helmut S. Schmidt; Michael H. Silber;
James K.Walsh; David P. White
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, Vol.1, No.1,
Jan. 15, 2005, pg. 61-82
Which can be found here.
A
Quantitative Assessment of Sleep Laboratory Activity in the United States,
Naoko Tachibana; Najib T. Ayas; David
P. White
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine,
Vol.1, No.1, Jan. 15, 2005, pg. 23-26
Which can be found here.
A history of Sleep research is shared in the Sleep Research Society, Winter 2000 Newsletter.
A historical perspective of the RPSGT credential can be obtained from the Association of Polysomnographic Technologist's Newsletter A2Zzz, Spring 2003 Edition pg 8.
If one is interested in the number of licensed Respiratory Therapists in NYS click here.
Here is a History of Professional Licensing in NYS.