比利时睡眠学会(1)
BELGIUM比利時
Belgian Association for Sleep Research and Sleep Medicine
BASS.
Number of Sleep Medicine Centers
(link to their titles and locations)
72 centres are officially authorised to prescribe CPAP therapy(“CPAP convention centres”).
Another 28 centres perform sleep studies without a license to offer CPAP.
Number of Sleep Research Centers
(link to their titles and locations)
8 centres of excellence publish regularly in peerreviewed scientific journals：
University of Antwerp(UAUZA)：wwwuzabe
Free University of Brussels(ULB)：wwwulbacbe
Free University of Brussels(VUB)：wwwvubacbe
University of Ghent(Ug)：wwwugentbe
University of Leuven(KUL Leuven)：wwwkuleuvenbe
University of Liege(Ulg)：wwwulgacbe
Universite Catholique Louvain(UCL Brussels)：wwwuclouvainbe
Hopital Andre Vesale(Charleroi)：wwwchucharleroibe Accreditation/Certification procedure
No SMC accreditation procedure；
Professionals in sleep medicine receive a certificate of appropriate knowledge when they succeed the ISMC exam
Postgraduate interuniversity course in French language comes with a certificate
Educational programs ISMC
Sleep course of the Lowlands(Netherlands and Flanders)
Postgraduate interuniversity course in French language Present activities，working groups，task forces
The following activities are managed by subcommittees：
Secretariat
Treasury
Accreditation
Education
European Affairs
Sleep & Society
Press & Communication
Foundation year 2002，officially registered 2008
Webpage none
Number of members 30 Composition of members
(degree，specialties，subspecialties，etc.)
Neurologists 25%，Pneumologists 15%，Neurophysiologists 20%，Neuropsychologists 5%，ENT 5%，Psychologists 10%，Cardiologists 10%，Biomedical Engineers 5%，IT specialists 5%.Professors 3，AssocProf8，PhD 12，DSci 3，MD 29
Historical perspective of the society
The Bulgarian Society of Sleep Medicine was founded in 2002，but the official registration took place in 2008.
First experimental and clinical sleep studies in Bulgaria were performed in early 1960s.
Main topics at present：Sleep disordered breathing(SBD)and cognitive impairment，Sleep in neurology；
SBD and cardiovascular comorbidity，Sleep at high altitude，EDS，Drowsy drivingMetabolic, http://www.100md.com
Belgian Association for Sleep Research and Sleep Medicine
BASS.
Number of Sleep Medicine Centers
(link to their titles and locations)
72 centres are officially authorised to prescribe CPAP therapy(“CPAP convention centres”).
Another 28 centres perform sleep studies without a license to offer CPAP.
Number of Sleep Research Centers
(link to their titles and locations)
8 centres of excellence publish regularly in peerreviewed scientific journals：
University of Antwerp(UAUZA)：wwwuzabe
Free University of Brussels(ULB)：wwwulbacbe
Free University of Brussels(VUB)：wwwvubacbe
University of Ghent(Ug)：wwwugentbe
University of Leuven(KUL Leuven)：wwwkuleuvenbe
University of Liege(Ulg)：wwwulgacbe
Universite Catholique Louvain(UCL Brussels)：wwwuclouvainbe
Hopital Andre Vesale(Charleroi)：wwwchucharleroibe Accreditation/Certification procedure
No SMC accreditation procedure；
Professionals in sleep medicine receive a certificate of appropriate knowledge when they succeed the ISMC exam
Postgraduate interuniversity course in French language comes with a certificate
Educational programs ISMC
Sleep course of the Lowlands(Netherlands and Flanders)
Postgraduate interuniversity course in French language Present activities，working groups，task forces
The following activities are managed by subcommittees：
Secretariat
Treasury
Accreditation
Education
European Affairs
Sleep & Society
Press & Communication
Foundation year 2002，officially registered 2008
Webpage none
Number of members 30 Composition of members
(degree，specialties，subspecialties，etc.)
Neurologists 25%，Pneumologists 15%，Neurophysiologists 20%，Neuropsychologists 5%，ENT 5%，Psychologists 10%，Cardiologists 10%，Biomedical Engineers 5%，IT specialists 5%.Professors 3，AssocProf8，PhD 12，DSci 3，MD 29
Historical perspective of the society
The Bulgarian Society of Sleep Medicine was founded in 2002，but the official registration took place in 2008.
First experimental and clinical sleep studies in Bulgaria were performed in early 1960s.
Main topics at present：Sleep disordered breathing(SBD)and cognitive impairment，Sleep in neurology；
SBD and cardiovascular comorbidity，Sleep at high altitude，EDS，Drowsy drivingMetabolic, http://www.100md.com