Sleep Disorders in Children

Abstract

During the past 25 years, development of Pediatric and Adolescent Sleep Medicine (PASM) has become an imperative child health care discipline. During the past decade, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) prepared a modern path for certification in competency in the practice of Sleep Medicine by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) by applying for recognition of sleep medicine training programs by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and pursuing ABMS approval of the certification process.1 In addition, the American Board of Pediatrics (ABPeds) joined together with the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM), American Board of Otolaryngology (ABOto), the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), and the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). ABIM was designated as the administrative board. Accreditation requirements were established for post-graduate fellowship training in sleep medicine in 2004. ABMS approved sleep medicine certification in 2005. The first certification examination in Sleep Medicine was administered in 2007. Medical content areas often overlapped (for example, obstructive sleep apnea, hypersomnolence, sleep-related movement disorders), but only 2% of the examination focused on considerations and disorders unique to childhood.2 None-