After deciding to develop a certain guideline or endorsement, the International Sleep Medicine Guidelines Committee creates a task force of content area experts to develop and write it.
Current guidelines in development and their respective task forces are listed below.
Hypersomnia Task Force
Endorsement of: “treatment of central disorders of hypersomnolence: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline” by World Sleep Society
Task Force Chair
Yves Dauvilliers (France)
Task Force Members
Sapna Erat (India)
Fang Han (China)
Elias Karroum (United States)
Geert Mayyer (Germany)
Soña Nevsimalova (Prague)
Margarita Reyes Zuniga (Mexico)
Michael Thorpy (United States)
Insomnia Task Force
Endorsement of: “behavioral and psychological treatments for chronic insomnia disorder in adults: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline” by World Sleep Society
Task Force Chair
Charles Morin (Canada)
Task Force Members
Bei Bei (Australia)
Bjørn Bjorvatn (Norway)
Dalva Poyares (Brazil)
Kai Spiegelhalder (Germany)
Yun Kwok Wing (Hong Kong)
Parasomnia Task Force (A)
Endorsement of: “treatment of nightmare disorder in adults: An American Academy of Sleep Medicine position paper” by World Sleep Society
Task Force Chair
Federica Provini (Italy)
Task Force Members
Birgit Högl (Austria)
Alex Iranzo (Spain)
Jee-Young Lee (Korea)
Roneil Malkani (United States)
Garima Shukla (India)
Ambra Stefani (Austria)
Yun Kwok Wing (Hong Kong)
Parasomnia Task Force (B)
Endorsement of: “Video-polysomnography procedures for diagnosis of rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD) and the identification of its prodromal stages: Guidelines from the International RBD Study Group” by World Sleep Society
Task Force Chair
Carlos Schenck (United States)
Task Force Members
Valérie Cochen-De Cock (France)
Raffaele Ferri (Italy)
Simon Lewis (Australia)
Tachibana Nana (Japan)
Pediatric Melatonin Task Force
Endorsement of Melatonin use in children with insomnia associated with autism spectrum disorder and other neurodevelopmental disorders by the International Pediatric Sleep Association (IPSA) and World Sleep Society.
Task Force Chair
Suresh Kotagal (United States)
Task Force Members
Sarah Blunden (Australia)
Carlos Bolaños (Colombia)
Oliviero Bruni (Italy)
Sam Cortese (United Kingdom)
Barbara Gnidovec Stražišar (Slovenia)
Osman Ipsiroglu (Canada)
Indra Narang (Canada)
Magda Lahorgue Nunes (Brazil)
Narong Simakajornboon (United States)
Lina Marcela Taverna Saldaña (Colombia)
Guanghai Wang (China)
School Start Time Task Force
Task Force Chair
Judith Owens (United States)
Task Force Members
Saadoun Bin-Hasan (Kuwait)
Scott Coussens (Australia)
Michal Kahn (Israel)
Karen Spruyt (France)
Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders Task Force
Endorsement of “European Respiratory Society guideline on non-CPAP therapies for obstructive sleep apnoea” by World Sleep Society
Task Force Chair
Ofer Jacobowitz (United States)
Task Force Members
Lamia Afifi (Egypt)
Uri Alkan (Israel)
Clete Kushida (United States)
Thomas Penzel (Germany)
Dalva Poyares (Brazil)
Sleep Tracker Task Force
Purpose: to establish best practices in the selection, monitoring, and reporting of sleep and breathing during sleep by commercial sleep trackers
Task Force Chair
Clete Kushida (United States)
Task Force Members
Kelly Glazer Baron (United States)
Mathias Baumert (Australia)
Cathy Goldstein (United States)
Nicola Cellini (Italy)
Michael Chee (Singapore)
Anas (Syed) Imtiaz (United Kingdom)
Stanley Liu (United States)
Thomas Penzel (Germany)
Hannah Scott (Australia)