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GASP will help both medical professionals and sleep centers and labs excel in the rapidly growing field of sleep medicine. Membership with GASP is an elemental method in which you are able to support your profession. Your membership helps GASP advance sleep medicine to ensure that the highest standards of excellence are maintained as the field continues to grow.

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Sleep Classifieds - new posting August 20, 2010

GASP president, Jeffrey S. Durmer, MD, PhD addressed the Georgia State Composite Medical Board at their May meeting on May 6, 2010

GASP Letter to GA Medical Board - May 4, 2010- posted May 10, 2010

CNN Health Minute posted March 12, 2010

Jeffrey Durmer, MD is interviewed on Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome.
>>Video Link

GASP Press Release regarding importance of sleep medicine testing

The recent news of the sudden death of a 25-year old man during a routine overnight polysomnogram at the Emory Sleep Laboratory is a clear tragedy. It certainly evokes compassion for his family and requires further medical inquiry, as in any case of sudden death. Also, we should take away from this situation a better understanding of sleep medicine, and why we perform sleep tests in the first place.

According to the National Sleep Foundation, over 18 million Americans are currently on therapy for sleep apnea alone, and estimates suggest that another 120 million may have sleep apnea and not know it. READ MORE>> posted February 8, 2010

Proposed regulations for Sleep Technologists (amendments to Rule Chapter 360-3 "Investigations and Discipline.") are on the Georgia State Composite Medical Board Meeting Agenda, Thursday, February 4, 2010, 2pm. View support letters submitted (GASP, AASM) to the Board. Comments are allowed at their public hearing.

>>View Link posted February 1, 2010

Georgia State Composite Medical Board Newsletter to feature article by GASP president, Jeffrey S. Durmer, MD, PhD, D.ABSM

GA Medical Board - June 2009 Quarterly Newsletter - page 5 posted July 1, 2009

Governor Perdue Signs Legislation Into Law on Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Governor Sonny Perdue announced that HB509 was signed into law today, May 12, 2009.

Legislation to revise the Medical Practice Act, HB 509, passed the Senate and House and was sent to the Governor for his signature on April 15. HB 509 includes language that exempts anyone performing polysomnography acts under the supervision of a physician from the necessity of licensure. The language was drafted by the Governor's Counsel and is meant as a temporary fix to the problem that was identified by the Attorney General with delegation of these acts to an unlicensed healthcare professional. They will need to come back in a future session of the legislature to pass a licensure bill for the profession. (SEE ARTICLE 6)

This will preserve the status quo in the job market until there is enough time to pass a well thought out and properly vetted licensure bill.

To view the full version of HB 509, you can visit the GA Legislature website at http://www.legis.state.ga.us/ and plug the appropriate bill number in the upper right hand corner of the home page (HB ___). posted May 12, 2009

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Thanks to all speakers, attendees and exhibitors for making the Inaugural GASP Annual Meeting a success!

March 13 - 14, 2010

Westin Buckhead, Atlanta