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. 2020 Jun 15;16(6):983-988.
doi: 10.5664/jcsm.8422.

Sleep societies and sleep training programs in Latin America

Darwin Vizcarra-Escobar  1   2 , Rosario J Fabián-Quillama  1 , Yssel S Fernández-Gonzáles  1
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Sleep societies and sleep training programs in Latin America

Darwin Vizcarra-Escobar et al. J Clin Sleep Med. .

Abstract

Study objectives: To describe and compare current information about sleep societies, training programs, and requirements for certification in sleep medicine across Latin America.

Methods: Online research was conducted from July-September 2019. Search terms and logic were established, including every region or territory in Latin America. Members of sleep societies were contacted to complete missing information.

Results: There are 11 sleep societies in Latin America included in the Federation of Latin American Sleep Societies. They have varied levels of available online information. Regarding training programs, Brazil offers a sleep medicine residency and Mexico includes sleep training in the neurophysiology specialty; both countries offer sleep medicine certification. Sleep societies of Colombia and Argentina have developed their own certification processes.

Conclusions: There are remarkable differences in sleep society consolidation, training programs, available certification, terminology, regulatory entities, and requirements in Latin America, which may increase difficulties and obstacles for a multinational certification project.

Keywords: Latin America; certification; sleep societies; training program.

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Conflict of interest statement

All authors have seen and approved the manuscript. Work for this study was performed at Hypnos Instituto del Sueño, Clínica San Felipe, Lima, Perú. The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1. Framework of requirements and barriers for sleep medicine certification in Latin America.
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Comment in

  • Certification in sleep medicine in Colombia.
    Bazurto-Zapata MA, Parejo K, Dueñas-Meza E, Zabala S, Puertas FJ, Montserrat J, Duran-Cantolla J. Bazurto-Zapata MA, et al. J Clin Sleep Med. 2020 Nov 15;16(11):1989. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.8768. J Clin Sleep Med. 2020. PMID: 32870143 Free PMC article.

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