The Irish Sleep Society
The Irish Sleep Society (ISS) is a professional organization for physicians, technologists, physiologists, nurses and other health care professionals who specialise in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders in Ireland.
Join ISS
Membership to the society is open to all professionals who have sleep medicine as a major clinical and/or research interest.
Meetings
The 18th Irish Sleep Society annual scientific meeting and AGM took place on April 1st 2022 at the Dublin Airport Carlton Hotel.
Guidelines
The first Guidelines for the Assessment and Management of Patients with Sleep Disorders were published by the society...
Latest News
Latest Events
24th March 2023: ISS Annual Scientific Meeting & AGM
We are pleased to announce that the Irish Sleep Society annual scientific meeting and AGM will take place on Friday 24th March 2023, again at the Dublin Airport Carlton Hotel. As well as the usual updates on state of the art management of sleep breathing disorders, this year’s meeting will feature a session on the
Oxford Online Programme in Sleep Medicine
The Oxford Online Programme in Sleep Medicine offers an MSc/PgDip in Sleep Medicine, as well as a series of 8 continuing professional development modules and a CBT-I Masterclass. The part-time, online courses are aimed at multidisciplinary professionals with an interest in sleep medicine, and are delivered online, which is particularly suitable for overseas delegates. Further
Walter McNicholas ERS lifetime achievement
We would like to congratulate our esteemed colleague and founder of the Irish Sleep Society, Prof Walter McNicholas, on his recent prestigious ERS lifetime achievement award in sleep disordered breathing. Click here for the full story
The Lancet sleep and sleep disorders series
Published in September 2022, this is an excellent series for those looking for an update on human sleep and sleep disorders. Click here for full details.
ISS Annual General Meeting 2022
The 18th Irish Sleep Society annual scientific meeting and AGM took place on April 1st 2022 at the Dublin Airport Carlton hotel. The focus of this year’s meeting was on lessons to be drawn for sleep medicine from experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic, and on the role of Circadian function on health and disease. Prof
Interim National Clinical Paediatric Guidance on Philips Respironics Field Safety Notice
(Ventilators, Sleep and Respiratory Care Devices) Context: Philips Respironics released a global field safety notice (FSN) for a number of devices – used for the treatment of sleep apnoea and respiratory failure – due to the following two issues related to the polyester-based polyurethane (PE-PUR) sound abatement foam: 1) The PE-PUR foam may degrade into
International Sleep Medicine Course (ISMC) 6th – 9th March 2023
Registration is now open for the International Sleep Medicine Course (ISMC) which will take place at the Angel Hotel in Cardiff on 6th – 9th March 2023. The ISMC is a joint venture of the Sleep Societies of the British Sleep Society (BSS), Netherlands (NSWO and SVNL) and the Belgian Association for Sleep research and Sleep
Irish Sleep Society annual scientific meeting & AGM: Friday 24th March 2023
We are pleased to announce that the Irish Sleep Society annual scientific meeting and AGM will take place on Friday 24th March 2023, again at the Dublin Airport Carlton Hotel. As well as the usual updates on state of the art management of sleep breathing disorders, this year’s meeting will feature a session on the
European Sleep Research Society and European Respiratory Society – Sleep and Breathing conference 2023 in Prague
The biennial Sleep & Breathing meeting, hosted jointly by the European Sleep Research Society and European Respiratory Society, will take place in Prague, Czech Republic from 20th-22nd April 2023. Click here for full information
ATS: 19-24 2023 May, San Francisco, CA
ATS: Annual conference will be held in Washington DC May 19-24 2023. Attend this exciting event for an update on the latest science and innovations in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine. ATS 2023 International Conference
AASM – Sleep 2023 3-7 June 2023
The 37th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies will take place in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA from June 3rd-7th 2023 Click here for full information
Featured Publication
Sleep Medicine Textbook
The second edition of the Sleep Medicine Textbook published by the ESRS in 2021, provides a state of the art, all-in-one educational material (15 sections, 92 chapters, 1,100 pages). Written by experts in the field, the Sleep Medicine Textbook comprises the knowledge-base for the ESRS examinations in sleep medicine. Members of the ISS can avail of the textbook for a discounted prize.
