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
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
Interim National Clinical Adult Guidance on Philips Respironics Field Safety Notice
(Ventilators, Sleep and Respiratory Care Devices) Context: Philips Respironics released a global field safety notice for a number of devices – used for treatment of sleep apnoea and respiratory failure – due to the following two issues related to the polyester- based polyurethane (PE-PUR) sound abatement foam used: 1) The PE-PUR foam may degrade into
ERS Respiratory Failure Conference Berlin, Germany
ERS Respiratory Failure and Mechanical Ventilation Conference: This event will take place in Berlin, Germany on 9–11 June 2022, it will offer cutting-edge scientific sessions and interactive educational content. ERS Respiratory Failure and Mechanical Ventilation Conference
Sleep 2022: Charlotte, NC
Sleep 2022: SLEEP is the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC (APSS), which is a joint venture of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the Sleep Research Society (SRS). It will take place on 4-8 June in Charlotte, NC. Sleep 2022
ESRS: Athens, Greece
ESRS 2022 International Conference: The 26th Conference of the European Sleep Research Society will take place in Athens, Greece 27 – 30 September 2022 ESRS 2022 International Conference
ERS: 4-6 Sept, Barcelona, Spain
ERS 2022 International Conference: The ERS Annual Conference will take place on 4-6 Sept in Barcelona, Spain. ERS 2022 International Conference
ATS: 13-18 May, San Francisco, CA
ATS 2022 International Conference: The ATS 2022 Congress was held in San Francisco, CA, on May 13-18. ATS 2022 International Conference
Sleep & Breathing 2023, 22-24 April, Prague
For full information go to https://sleepandbreathing.org/
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.
