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Welcome to the Kentucky Sleep Society

The Kentucky Sleep Society is an organization of medical professionals throughout the state of Kentucky committed to promoting quality in the practice of sleep medicine. KSS members are dedicated to educating the public, healthcare professionals and community leaders in the importance of sleep and related disorders.

Updates January 2012

Kentucky Sleep Society Newsletter January 2012
NewsetterJan2012.pdf

Posting

The Kentucky Sleep Society has carefully reviewed social media policies developed by leaders in the industry. To be fair and balanced with our mission in mind, we have posted a social media policy to protect our members and our partners in the sleep medicine network. The Administrators for our facebook page each day to ensure the content demonstrates respect for the industry and the opportunity to educate.
We invite you to read the policy at SocialMediaPolicy.doc

Become involved with the Kentucky Sleep Society by becoming one of our Membership District Coordinators. Learn about it - just click on the manual.

MembershipDistrictCoordinatorsManual2011.pdf

2012 American Thoracic Society International Conference

May 18-23, 2012  San Francisco, California

At ATS 2012 in San Francisco, more than 400 sessions will provide a comprehensive review of the latest information on the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases, critical illnesses and sleep disorders. In addition, more than 5,500 scientific research abstracts and clinical case reports will be presented, giving attendees new perspectives on the clinical, basic science and translational discoveries that will shape the future of adult and pediatric respiratory care. Among the many topics to be covered are asthma, COPD, lung cancer, obstructive sleep apnea, pulmonary hypertension, cystic fibrosis, ARDS, and sarcoidosis. The Advance Program with registration form will be available in January 2012 at http:conference.thoracic.org. For more information, please contact the ATS International Conference Department at (212) 315-8652, conference@thoracic.org or www.thoracic.org/go/international-conference.

"Blessings on him who first invented sleep. It covers a man all over, thoughts, and all like a cloak. It is meat for the hungry, drink for the thirsty, heat for the cold, and cold for the hot. It makes the shepherd equal to the monarch, and the fool to the wise."

From DON QUIXOTE
By Saavedra M. de Cervantes