The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Saturday, November 7, 2026
Out of my 25 years as a certified physician assistant, I’ve spent 15 working in sleep medicine. For much of that time, I’ve had a burr under my saddle. What is that burr? It’s that sleep medicine is not simply sleep apnea medicine. There are approximately 80 or so sleep […]
Sleep medicine is at a critical point. Demand is rising, the science is expanding, and too few specialists are available to meet the need. The U.S. has just 7,500 board-certified sleep specialists to serve a population of 325 million—many of whom have sleep disorders with complex comorbidities that require ongoing, […]
The Sleep Medicine Advanced Practice Provider Foundation (SMAPP) announced its formation, establishing a first-of-its-kind non-profit dedicated to providing peer-led education and professional community for Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) working across the specialty of sleep medicine. The organization’s central mission is to empower nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical pharmacologists with […]
