Austrian Sleep Research Association Österreichische Gesellschaft für Schlafmedizin

(ASRA / ÖGSM)

New president (2016 – 2018): Prof. Dr. Birgit HÖGL Past-President (2012 – 2016): Dr. Wolfgang MALLIN

Österreichische Gesellschaft für Schlafmedizin Austrian Sleep Research Association

(ÖGSM /ASRA)

• Founding year of the ÖGSM / ASRA: 1991

• No. of members (standings of April 2016): 164

Österreichische Gesellschaft für Schlafmedizin Austrian Sleep Research Association

(ÖGSM /ASRA)

– Accreditation process: exists since 1998 (based on the German accreditation process) and we at the moment have 34 accredited SLab‘s. One more SLab has put in it‘s application now in April 2016.

– Current WG / TF: specialist / expert for sleep medicine (finished curriculum since 2008) 2015 due to important changes for being a specialist in a certain field of medicine, the future of somnology was not known. In Dec 2015 the Chamber of Doctors opened the door so that now we now can apply for specialisation, which we will do before July 1st 2016.

Österreichische Gesellschaft für Schlafmedizin Austrian Sleep Research Association

(ÖGSM /ASRA)

Old domain until Jan. 2016

http://www.schlafmedizin.at

New homepage and domain since Jan. 2016

http://www.schlafmedizin-asra.at

Österreichische Gesellschaft für Schlafmedizin Austrian Sleep Research Association

(ÖGSM /ASRA)

Österreichische Gesellschaft für Schlafmedizin Austrian Sleep Research Association

(ÖGSM /ASRA)

In March 2016 we again had a press conference concerning the WSD with some very nice response by the media (print, radio, TV).

The ASRA has held press conferences concerning the

WSD since 2010 to inform the public about the consequences of chronic sleep disorders (heart failure, stroke risk, drowsy driving, etc.)

Österreichische Gesellschaft für Schlafmedizin Austrian Sleep Research Association

(ÖGSM /ASRA)

April 1 and 2, 2016:

25th anniversary

since the founding of the ASRA in 1991

The annual ASRA – meeting 2016 took place in Vienna close to the Emporers Palace of

Schloss Schönbrunn

Österreichische Gesellschaft für Schlafmedizin Austrian Sleep Research Association

(ÖGSM /ASRA)

Österreichische Gesellschaft für Schlafmedizin Austrian Sleep Research Association

(ÖGSM /ASRA)

April 1 and 2, 2016: We had major speakers from across Europe :

• Prof. Dr. Renata RIHA from Edinburgh, Scotland • Prof. Dr. Winfried RANDERATH from Solingen, Germany • Prof. Dr. Alexander BORBELY from Zurich, Switzerland

Österreichische Gesellschaft für Schlafmedizin Austrian Sleep Research Association

(ÖGSM /ASRA)

Short review concerning my work in the ÖGSM / ASRA and ANSS

2006 – 2012: Secretary of the ASRA 2012 – 2016: President of the ASRA 2016 - 2018: Past - president

My attendances at ANSS meetings

• 2008: Split, Croatia • 2010: Antalya, Turkey • 2011: Porto, Portugal • 2012: Venice, Italy • 2013: Copenhagen, Denmark • 2014: Graz, Austria • 2015: Prague, Czechia • 2016: Brussels, Belgium

Österreichische Gesellschaft für Schlafmedizin Austrian Sleep Research Association

(ÖGSM /ASRA)

– 2012 (Paris): 4 grandparents in sleep medicine – 2013 (Berlin): 3 grandparents in sleep medicine – 2014 (Talliin): 3 ESRS certified experts in somnology 1 ESRS certified expert in technology – 2015 (Barcelona): 1 ESRS certified expert in somnology

Österreichische Gesellschaft für Schlafmedizin Austrian Sleep Research Association

(ÖGSM /ASRA)

WAKE UP BUS 2013

Österreichische Gesellschaft für Schlafmedizin Austrian Sleep Research Association

(ÖGSM /ASRA)

ANSS meeting 2014 in Graz, Austria