Past, Present, and Future Directions of Sleep Medicine in Thailand
- Authors: Naricha Chirakalwasan1, Tayard Desudchit2, Aroonwan Preutthipan3, Khunying Nanta Maranetra4, Prapan Yongchaiyudh5, Chairat Neruntarat6, Yotin Chinvarun7, Naiphinich Kotchabhakdi8
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View Affiliations Hide Affiliations1 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand | Excellence Center for Sleep Disorders, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand | Sleep Society of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand 2 Excellence Center for Sleep Disorders, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand | Sleep Society of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand | Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand 3 Sleep Society of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand | Ramathibodi Hospital Sleep Disorder Center, Ramathibodi, Bangkok, Thailand | Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand 4 Sleep Society of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand 5 Sleep Society of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand 6 Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand | Sleep Apnea Association, Bangkok, Thailand 7 Sleep Society of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand | Neurology division, Department of Medicine, Phramongkutklao Royal Army Hospital and Medical College, Bangkok, Thailand 8 Sleep Society of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand | Research Center for Neuroscience and Salaya Sleep Research Laboratory, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University Salaya, Nakornpathom, Thailand
- Source: The Practice of Sleep Medicine Around The World: Challenges, Knowledge Gaps and Unique Needs , pp 155-166
- Publication Date: March 2023
- Language: English
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Sleep Medicine is a growing discipline in Thailand. The formal 2-year-sleep medicine fellowship was approved by medical council of Thailand and established under four specialties including internal medicine, psychiatry, pediatrics, and otolaryngology in 2018. Thailand has also established formal sleep technologist courses and certification examinations since 2010. Sleep Society of Thailand was established in 2009 and subsequently other sleep societies were also established. All societies contributed to the development and advancement of sleep medicine in Thailand including the development of national clinical practice guidelines. There are limited numbers of sleep laboratories in the country particularly in government settings. Fortunately, polysomnography conducted at a sleep laboratory in a government hospital is covered by most of the health care coverage programs. However, CPAP cost is only covered by the civil service welfare system, limited private health insurance, certain state enterprise or government employees. There has been an increasing number of research in the field of sleep medicine in recent years. However, multicenter, multidisciplinary, longitudinal studies in the field of sleep medicine are still lacking. Internationalization in terms of hosting international conferences and awards by the international sleep society has increased the visibility of Thailand regionally and globally. Collaboration among various disciplines is the key to advancing the field forward.
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