Editors: Hrayr P. Attarian, Marie-Louise M. Coussa-Koniski, Alain Michel Sabri

The Practice of Sleep Medicine Around The World: Challenges, Knowledge Gaps and Unique Needs

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ISBN: 978-981-5049-37-4 (Print)
ISBN: 978-981-5049-36-7 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2023
DOI: 10.2174/97898150493671230101

Introduction

This book explores the different ways sleep medicine is practiced in the world by presenting information from multiple countries from all continents. The editors, all sleep medicine experts, dive into both clinical practice, and research keeping an eye on healthcare needs and disparities, before proposing solutions. The contributions also take into account the social, geographical and political situation of each country, along with demographic considerations such as income levels, adding a dimension of context to the contents. The book is meant to be a reference for sleep medicine practitioners who encounter diverse patients in their daily practice. It also serves as a good resource for anyone interested in the state of global health studies.

Audience:

Somnologists, sleep medicine practitioners, general readers.

Contributors

Editor(s):
Hrayr P. Attarian
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine,
Chicago,
IL
USA


Marie-Louise M. Coussa-Koniski
Division of Pulmonary Diseases,
Lebanese American University,
Beirut,
Lebanon


Alain Michel Sabri
Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery,
SSMC-Mayo Clinic
Abu Dhabi,
UAE




Contributor(s):
Abdul Ghani Sankari
Professor at Wayne State
University in Michigan
USA


Ahmad Abefe SANUSI
Department of Medicine
Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife
Osun State
Nigeria


Ahmed Omokayode IDOWU
Department of Medicine
Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife
Osun State
Nigeria


Ahmed S. BaHammam
Department of Medicine, , , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
University Sleep Disorders Center and Pulmonary Service, King Saud University
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
/
The Strategic Technologies Program of the National Plan for Sciences and Technology
Innovation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (08 MED511 02)
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia


Akintunde Adeolu ADEBOWALE
Department of Medicine
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
Osun State
Nigeria


Alain Michel Sabri
Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
SSMC-Mayo Clinic
Abu Dhab
UAE


Alexander Sweetman
National Centre for Sleep Health Services Research
Bedford Park
South Australia
Australia
/
Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health/FHMRI Sleep
College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University
Bedford Park, South Australia
Australia


A.M. Li
Department of Pediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong SAR
China


Amélia Feliciano
Portuguese Association of Chronobiology and Sleep Medicine
Portugal


Anatoly Alekhin
Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
St Petersburg
Russia


Andrew Vakulin
National Centre for Sleep Health Services Research
Bedford Park
South Australia
Australia
/
Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health/FHMRI Sleep
College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University
Bedford Park, South Australia
Australia


Arezu Najafi
Occupational Sleep Research Center, Baharloo Hospital
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Tehran
Iran


Aroonwan Preutthipan
Sleep Society of Thailand
Bangkok
Thailand
/
Ramathibodi Hospital Sleep Disorder Center, Ramathibodi
Ramathibodi
Bangkok
Thailand
/
Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, Ramathibodi Hospital
Mahidol University
Bangkok
Thailand


Avtar Verma
Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine B.P.
Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS)
Dharan
Nepa


Ayesha Ahmed
Neurological Institute
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates


Brian J. Murray
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine,
unnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto,
Toronto, Ontario
Canada


Caner Sahin
Department of ENT, School of Medicine
Alanya Aladdin Keykubat University
Alanya/Antalya
Turkey


Carmen Type-Roberts
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
USA


Chairat Neruntarat
Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine
Srinakharinwirot University
Bangkok
Thailand
/
Sleep Apnea Association
Bangkok
Thailand


Chenyang Li
Sleep Center
Peking University People’s Hospital
Beijing
China


Ching Li Chai-Coetzer
National Centre for Sleep Health Services Research
Bedford Park
South Australia
Australia
/
Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health/FHMRI Sleep
College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University
Bedford Park, South Australia
Australia
/
Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, SA Health
Bedford Park
South Australia
Australia


Christy Costanian
School of Medicine
Lebanese American University
Beirut, Beyrouth
Lebanon


Cláudio D’ Elia
Portuguese Association of Chronobiology and Sleep Medicine
Portugal


Dalia Matačiūnienė
Kardiolita Hospital
Vilnius
Lithuania


Dalva Poyares
Department of Psychobiology
Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, SP
Brazil


Daniel Ninello Polesel
Department of Psychobiology
Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, SP
Brazil


Deebya Raj Mishra
Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine B.P.
Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS)
Dharan
Nepa


Eglė Sakalauskaitė-Juodeikienė
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
Vilnius University
Vilnius
Lithuania


Erna Sif Arnardottir
Reykjavik University Sleep Institute
School of Technology, Reykjavik University
Reykjavik
Iceland
/
Landspitali University Hospital
Reykjavik
Iceland


Evelina Pajėdienė
Department of Neurology, Kaunas Clinics
Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Kaunas
Lithuania


Fang Han
Sleep Center
Peking University People’s Hospital
Beijing
China


Franceschini Carlos
Sleep Medicine-Mechanical Ventilation
Hospital Cosme Argerich
Ciudad de Buenos Aires (CABA)
Argentina


Garay Arturo
Sleep Medicine-Neurology
Centro de Estudios Médicos e Investigaciones Clínicas “Norberto Quirno” (CEMIC)
Ciudad de Buenos Aires (CABA)
Argentina


Gozde Orhan Kubat
Department of ENT, School of Medicine
Alanya Aladdin Keykubat University
Alanya/Antalya
Turkey


Hadie Rifai
Surgical Subspecialities Institute
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates


Haykuhi Hovakimyan
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, ,
National Institute of Health
Yerevan
Armenia
/
Sleep Disorders Center
Somnus Neurology Clinic
Yerevan
Armenia


Helena Hachul
Department of Psychobiology
Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, SP
Brazil


Horacio Balám Álvarez García
Sleep Disorder Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Research Division
National Autonomous University of Mexico
04510 Ciudad de México, CDMX
Mexico


Jana Vyskocilova
EUC Clinic
Pilsen
Czech Republic


Jordan Cunningham
Landspitali University Hospital
Reykjavik
Iceland


Josephine Eniola A. EZIYI
Department of Otorhinolaryngology
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
Osun State
Nigeria


J.W. Chan
Department of Psychiatry
Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong SAR
China
/
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong SAR
China


Karen Tieme Nozoe
Department of Psychobiology
Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, SP
Brazil


Kelly L Huffman
Neurological Institute
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates


Khosro Sadeghniiat-Haghighi
Occupational Sleep Research Center, Baharloo Hospital
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Tehran
Iran


Khun Nanta Maranetra
Sleep Society of Thailand
Bangkok
Thailand


Kikelomo Adebanke KOLAWOLE
Department of Child Dental Health, Faculty of Dentistry
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
Osun State
Nigeria


K.L. Choo
Department of Medicine
North District Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China; Past President, Hong Kong Society of Sleep Medicine
Hong Kong SAR
China


Kondwelani John Mateyo
Department of Internal Medicine
University Teaching Hospita Nationalist Road
Lusaka
Zambia


Kolawole S. MOSAKU
Department of Mental Health
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
Osun state
Nigeria


Liyue Xu
Sleep Center
Peking University People’s Hospital
Beijing
China


Lyudmila Korostovtseva
Almazov National Medical Research Centre
St Petersburg
Russia


Marie-Louise M. Coussa-Koniski
School of Medicine
Lebanese American University
Beirut, Beyrouth
Lebanon


Michael Bimbola FAWALE
Department of Medicine
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
Osun State
Nigeria


Mikhail Bochkarev
Almazov National Medical Research Centre
St Petersburg
Russia


Michael T. Saletu
Department of Sleep Medicine
State Hospital Graz II
Location South, 8036 Graz
Austria


Miguel Meira e Cruz
Portuguese Association of Chronobiology and Sleep Medicine
Portugal


Mikhail Agaltsov
National Medicine Therapy and Preventive Centre
Moscow
Russia


Mohammed Zaher Sahloul
Clinical Associate Professo
the University of Illinois
Chicago
USA


Monica Levy Andersen
Department of Psychobiology
Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, SP
Brazil


Morenikeji Adeyoyin KOMOLAFE
Department of Medicine
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
Osun State
Nigeria


Naiphinich Kotchabhakdi
Sleep Society of Thailand
Bangkok
Thailand
/
Research Center for Neuroscience and Salaya Sleep Research Laboratory
Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University Salaya
Nakornpathom
Thailan


Narendra Bhatta
Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine B.P.
Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS)
Dharan
Nepa


Naricha Chirakalwasan
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok
Thailand
/
Excellence Center for Sleep Disorders
King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society
Bangkok
Thailand
/
Sleep Society of Thailand
Bangkok
Thailand


Natalya Leonenko
Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
St Petersburg
Russia


Nitika Dang
Consultant Sleep Medicine Fellow World Sleep Federation -Indian Society of Sleep Research
American Academy of Sleep Medicine



Nicole Lovato
National Centre for Sleep Health Services Research
Bedford Park
South Australia
Australia
/
Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health/FHMRI Sleep
College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University
Bedford Park, South Australia
Australia


Nishad Bhatta
Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine B.P.
Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS)
Dharan
Nepa


Nevin Fayez Zaki
Sleep Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine
Mansoura University
Mansoura
Egypt


Nicole Grivell
National Centre for Sleep Health Services Research
Bedford Park
South Australia
Australia
/
Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health/FHMRI Sleep
College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University
Bedford Park, South Australia
Australia


Nesreen Elsayed Morsy
Pulmonary Medicine, Sleep Disordered Breathing Unit (SDB)
Mansoura University Sleep Center (MUSC)
Mansoura
Egypt


Olufemi K. OGUNDIPE
Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery
Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife
Osun State
Nigeria


Ondrej Ludka
Department of Internal Medicine – Cardioangiology, Faculty of Medicine, , ,
Masaryk University and Teaching Hospital St. Anna
Brno
Czech Republic


Oluwatosin E. OLORUNMOTENI
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
Osun State
Nigeria


Prapan Yongchaiyudh
Sleep Society of Thailand
Bangkok
Thailand


Preeti Devnani
Neurological Institute
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates


Rainer Popovic
Department of Internal Medicine
Franziskusspital
1050 Wien
Austria


Reinhold Kerbl
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
LKH Hochsteiermark
8900 Leoben
Austria


Rezina Sahi
Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine B.P.
Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS)
Dharan
Nepa


Samson Khachatryan
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, ,
National Institute of Health
Yerevan
Armenia
/
Sleep Disorders Center
Somnus Neurology Clinic
Yerevan
Armenia


Sergio Tufik
Department of Psychobiology
Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, SP
Brazil


Shaden O. Qasrawi
Sleep Disorders Service
Kingdom Hospital
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia


Sion Hangma Limbu
Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine B.P.
Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS)
Dharan
Nepa


Sobia Farooq
Respiratory Institute
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates


Sona Nevsimalova
Department of Neurology and Clinical Sciences, 1st Faculty of Medicine, , ,
Charles University and General Teaching Hospital
Prague
Czech Republic


Srijan Katwal
Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine B.P.
Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS)
Dharan
Nepa


Tayard Desudchit
Excellence Center for Sleep Disorders
King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society
Bangkok
Thailand
/
Sleep Society of Thailand
Bangkok
Thailand
/
Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok
Thailand


Thuan Dang
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
USA


Timothy G. Quinnell
Royal Papworth Hospital Foundation NHS Trust
Cambridge
UK


Ulises Jiménez Correa
Sleep Disorder Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Research Division
National Autonomous University of Mexico
04510 Ciudad de México, CDMX
Mexico


Valeria Kemstach
Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
St Petersburg
Russia


Valiensi Stella
Sleep Medicine-Neurology
Hospital Italiano
Ciudad de Buenos Aires (CABA)
Argentina


Vivian Leske
Sleep Unit-Pediatric Pulmonology
Hospital de Pediatría S.A.M.I.C. “Prof. Dr. J.P. Garrahan”
Ciudad de Buenos Aires (CABA)
Argentina


V.K.H. Lam
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong SAR
China


Y.K. Wing
Department of Psychiatry
Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong SAR
China
/
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong SAR
China


Yotin Chinvarun
Sleep Society of Thailand
Bangkok
Thailand
/
Neurology division, Department of Medicine, ,
Phramongkutklao Royal Army Hospital and Medical College
Bangkok
Thailand


Yurii Sviryaev
Almazov National Medical Research Centre
St Petersburg
Russia
/
I. M. Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry



Zachary L. Adirim
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine,
unnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto,
Toronto, Ontario
Canada