Committee Member
Service as a committee member is a one-year appointment with potential for reappointment for up to two additional terms. Service requires participation on monthly conference calls and collaborative involvement on projects that meet the committee mandate. 2023/2024 Meeting time is the second Friday of the month at 4 pm ET.
Mandate: The Accreditation Committee evaluates the existing accreditation programs and standards and provides recommendations related to accreditation based on the current and future needs of the field of sleep medicine and the strategic priorities of the AASM. The committee will make all accreditation status decisions.
Preliminary Goals for 2024/2025:
1. Review and determine accreditation application status for all forms of accreditation.
2. Review and resolve accreditation related issues.
3. Provide feedback to accreditation staff on issues impacting accredited services.
4. Review and recommend to the AASM Board of Directors revisions to accreditation standards and investigate new standards that reflect current and emerging practices (e.g., use of artificial intelligence, virtual clinics).
5. Provide input to accreditation staff on educational resources for implementation of the new model of accreditation standards.
Please review the AASM-COI-Policy-March-2023.pdf.
Committee, task force and panel members are required to disclose any relevant conflicts when appointed in order to determine the appropriate management of conflicts. Any new conflicts that arise during a member’s term must also be disclosed at that time.