(An annual academic venture by teaching faculty from USA, Japan and India)
Introduction: The National Sleep Medicine Course (NSMC) is organized in collaboration with academic faculty from United States, Japan and India. The course is intended to provide basic science, technical aspects and clinical science education to the Indian audience. The needs assessment analysis during September 2005, 2nd Interim World Congress of World federation of Sleep Research Society and Medical Societies (WFSRSMS), highlighted the urgent need for Sleep Medicine education initiative in India. The first course (NSMC 2006) was organized in AIIMS, New Delhi during October 14-15, 2006 as an experimental basis under the initiative of Dr Deepak Shrivastava. The overwhelming response and clinical success of the NSMC 2006 has encouraged us to continue the programme annually on regional basis since 2006.
National Sleep Medicine Course
| Year | Organizing Secretary | Host Institute/Hospital | Venue |
| 2006 | Dr H N Mallick | AIIMS, New Delhi | New Delhi |
| 2007 | Dr Bindu M Kutty | NIMHANS, Bangalore | Bangalore |
| 2008 | Dr Arpita Priyadarshini | VSS Medical College, Burla | Cuttack |
| 2009 | Dr Manvir Bhatia | Sir Ganga Ram Hospital | New Delhi |
| 2010 | Dr Kamalesh K Gulia | SCTIMST, Trivandrum | Trivandrum |
| 2011 | Dr Preeti Devnani | Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai | Mumbai |
| 2012 | Dr Bindu M Kutty | NIMHANS, Bangalore | Bangalore |
| 2013 | Dr Suresh Kumar | Balaji Medical College, Chennai | Chennai |
| 2014 | Break for organizing the *th ASRS Congress | ||
| 2015 | Dr Jogesh Sarma Dr Kripesh R Sarmah |
Gauhati Medical College | Guwahati |
| 2016 | Dr Ravi Gupta | Himalaya Institute of Medical Sciences, Jolly Grant | Jolly Gant, Dehradun |
| 2017 | Dr Karuna Datta | Armed Force Medical College, Pune | International Centre Panaji, Goa |
| 2018 | Dr Karuna Datta | Armed Force Medical College, Pune | International Centre Panaji, Goa |
Course Directors:
Dr Deepak Shrivastava,
Professor of Medicine, UC Davis School of Medicine, Davis
Director, San Joaquin General Sleep Center Stockton, California
Dr H. N Mallick
Professor
Dept of Physiology, AIIMS, New Delhi
Target audience:
General practitioners, specialists, healthcare professionals, residents and students. The course is limited to 100 participants and a registration fee is applicable. The participants will receive a certificate of merit upon successful completion of the course.