Current state and future perspectives of sleep medicine and sleep research in Armenia
Khachatryan S.G.,1,2,3, Isayan M.A.,1,2 Hovakimyan H.A.,1,2 Deleanu O.,3,4,5 Korostovtseva L.,3,6 Verbraecken J.,3,7 Van der Werf Y.D.,3,8 Bazarchyan A.A.,9 Gnidovec-Stražišar B.3,10
1 Armenian Sleep Disorders Association, Yerevan, Armenia
2 Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, National Institute of Health, Yerevan, Armenia
3 Executive Committee, Assembly of National Sleep Societies of European Sleep Research Society
4 University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania
5 Institute of Pneumophtisiology M. Nasta, Bucharest, Romania
6 Almazov National Medical Research Centre, St Petersburg, Russia
7 Multidisciplinary Sleep Disorders Centre, Antwerp University Hospital and University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
8 Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
9 National Institute of Health, Yerevan, Armenia
10 Paediatric Department, General Hospital Celje, Celje, Slovenia
ABSTRACT
This article represents a brief overview and summary of the main ideas, suggestions, agreements, and conclusions reached during a special round-table discussion held on Oct 10, 2019, at the Armenian National Institute of Health, with the participation of representatives from the Armenian Sleep Disorders Association and the Executive Committee of the Assembly of National Sleep Societies (ANSS) of the European Sleep Research Society. As the pilot activity of the ANSS “Beyond Boundaries” project, it aimed to identify the current needs in the field of sleep medicine in Armenia and to summarize the recommendations to help improving the future multidisciplinary development of this important field in Armenia. The article aims to serve as a guiding point for further collaborations regarding sleep medicine in Armenia. Based on the evaluation of this pilot project, the ANSS will further shape and improve the “Beyond Boundaries” project for further implementation in other European countries that wish to develop knowledge and skills in the field of sleep medicine and research and broaden their international network.
Keywords: Armenia, sleep, sleep medicine, sleep research, position statement, ANSS, ESRS, ARSDA