BULGARIA保加利亞睡眠醫學會

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BULGARIA保加利亞睡眠醫學會

Bulgarian Society of Sleep Medicine

Educational programs International:

International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology, 5 days educational course in Sleep Medicine, Sofia 2002

European Neurology 2 days, Educational course in Sleep Medicine, Sofia 2008

Philips/Respironics 2 days, Educational course in Sleep Medicine, Sofia 2010

National:

Neurological Congress 2006, 2011, Sleep Seminars

Cardiological Congress 2007, 2010, Sleep medicine Seminars

One day Sleep medicine course in Shumen, 2011

Three months course in neurology with an examination in Sleep medicine 2010, Sofia

Three months course in Psychophysiology and Sleep

Three months course in Psychology, Sleep and Health

Present activities, working groups, task forces

Drowsy driving and OSA: an initiative for prevention of traffic accidents in cooperation with the Bulgarian Red Cross, National Traffic Police, Bulgarian Auto Union, Sleep and Health Foundation,

Dr. Slavcho Slavchev

Cognitive impairments and OSA: Prof. B. Dimitrov, P. Petrov

Metabolic disturbances and OSA: M. Milanova

CBT of insomnia: Assoc. Prof. E. Christova-Slavcheva

Public relation and media: Board of the Society

Miscellaneous At present there is no reimbursement in sleep medicine.

Foundation year 1994

Webpage www.mefst.hr/neuroznanost/hds-dms-hlz

Number of members 40 Composition of members

(degree, specialties, subspecialties, etc.)

Basic biomedicine and health research, neurologists, psychiatrists, ENT surgeons, pulmonologists, psychologists, dental medicine, etc.

We also offer associate memberships for students and technicians.

Historical perspective of the society

The first whole-night EEG and polygraph recordings was performed by Prof. Vera Durrigl in early 1970s in Zagreb, Psychiatric Hospital Vrapce at the Service for EEG and Clinical Psychophysiology.

The first Center for Sleep Disorders in Croatia was established by Prof. Vera Durrigl in 1981 at the Psychiatric Hospital Vrapce in Zagreb.

The Croatian Somnological Society was founded in 1994 as a section of the Croatian Medical

Association and Prim. Dr. Danilo Hodoba was elected the first president.

The first Sleep Laboratory in Southern Croatia was founded in 2001 in Split as a joint project of the University of Split, School of Medicine and University Hospital Split. The founders were Prof. Zoran Dogas, head of the Department of Neuroscience and Prof. Goran Racic, head of the ENT Department.

The two major sleep laboratories in Zagreb and Split became Sleep Medicine Centers at the general

assembly meeting of the Croatian Somnological Society-Society for Sleep Medicine of the Croatian

Medical Association in 2010.

Important sleep physicians / researchers in the history of the NSS

Prof. Vera Durrigl, the first whole-night EEG and polygraph recordings in early 1970s; established the first Center for Sleep Disorders in Croatia in 1981.

Danilo Hodoba, the founder and the first president of the Society; head of the Department for Clinical Psychophysiology, Psychiatric Hospital Vrapce.

Pavao Krmpotic, director of the Sleep Medicine Center, Psychiatric Hospital Vrapce.

Prof. Goran Racic, co-founder of the Sleep Medicine Center in Split; Head of the ENT Department,

University Hospital Split.

Prof. Zoran Dogas, co-founder and the director of the Sleep Medicine Center in Split; founder of the

basic neuroscience animal lab in respiratory control, head of the Neuroscience Department, University of Split, School of Medicine.

Dr. Branko Sever, founder of the Sleep Lab at the Clinic for Pulmology Jordanovac of the University Hospital in Zagreb in 2003.

Prof. Dr. Biserka Resic, founder of the pediatric sleep lab at the University Hospital Split.

Dr. Vukmir Vlasic, founder of the pediatric sleep lab at the Children’s Hospital Srebrnjak in Zagreb.

Number of Sleep Medicine Centers

(link to their titles and locations)

In 2010, first 2 officially accredited Sleep Medicine Centres according to ESRS guidelines:

-Sleep Medicine Center, Psychiatric Hospital Vrapce, Zagreb, Croatia

-Sleep Medicine Center in Split, University Hospital Split and University of Split, School of Medicine,Split, Croatia (http://www.mefst.hr/default.aspx?id=1742)

Number of Sleep Research Centers

(link to their titles and locations)

Department of Neuroscience, Laboratory for Basic Neuroscience and Laboratory for Clinical

Neuroscience with Sleep Medicine Center, University of Split, School of Medicine, Split, Croatia

http://www.mefst.hr/default.aspx?id=594

Current President: Prof. Dr. Zoran Dogas

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世界各國睡眠學術組織介紹

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