Posts by Jennifer Sylvester
BSS Conference 2021
Dear BSS Members and Friends, We are looking forward to seeing you all later this year at the traditional biennial BSS Scientific Conference 2021. While we are delighted to observe the progress in controlling the pandemic and the roll out of the vaccination programme, we had hoped that national travel would allow us to deliver…
Read MoreSecretary of State for Transport’s Honorary Medical Advisory Panel on Driving and Disorders of the Nervous System
The DVLA are looking for GMC registered consultants who would like to join the Secretary of State for Transport’s Honorary Medical Advisory Panel on Driving and Disorders of the Nervous System.
Read MoreESRS Examination in Sleep Medicine
The on-line application is open from January 15 to February 28, 2021 on www.esrs-examination.eu
Read MoreIn Memoriam: Richard P. Allen, PhD
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of a great name in the field of sleep medicine & research: Richard P. Allen, PhD. On December 9, 2020, Richard P. Allen passed away. Dr. Allen is credited with the discovery of cyclic alternating patter and other research in sleep physiology and medicine. Dr. Allen’s…
Read MoreCovid-19
During the current COVID-19 pandemic, the BSS have received many urgent requests related to sleep and sleep medicine. The Executive Committee have summarised consensus advice in the following statement related to sleep apnoea, insomnia, anxiety and stress (this statement has undergone internal peer review): BSS statement on sleep-related advice during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic Publications…
Read MoreSleep Services National Audit
Sleep Services in the UK were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic: read here the findings of the BSS National Audit here
Read MoreWorld Sleep Day – 13th March 2020
Click here to view the activities that took place during World Sleep Day
Read MoreCall for 2020 ESRS Fellowship, Meeting Fellowships and Training Grant Applications
Submit to BMJ ORR
Reminder: BMJ ORR has been adopted as the official journal of the British Sleep Society. BSS members benefit from a 25% discounted article publishing charge when submitting to the journal. To find out more, click here
Read MoreBMJ ORR Latest Articles
BMJ Open Respiratory Research (BMJ ORR) published on behalf of the British Thoracic Society, is an open access, peer-reviewed journal publishing high quality papers across all areas of respiratory medicine, critical care and sleep medicine. See the latest content here
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