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Thursday, 07 February 2008 00:45

 

WORLD SLEEP DAY 2008
CALL-TO-ACTION

 

- - Awareness: 
Support World Sleep Day activities 

--  Turning knowledge into action:
Narrow the translational gap between what science knows and the practical aspects of sleep disorders management and clinical outcomes. Improve coordination of efforts and develop partnership alliances between government administrators, industry and the medical establishment.

--  Data Collection: 
Encourage regional and global sleep registries.  Develop methods for recording sleep related traffic accidents 

--  Treatment: 
Develop specialized sleep centers worldwide to ensure the highest chance of prevention and treatment of sleep disorders, while reducing direct costs on public health budgets and indirect costs on the economy by limiting loss of working days.  

--  Prevention:
Promote lifestyle modifications and good sleep hygiene practices. Promote education and measures  to reduce sleep related driving accidents. 

--  Disability and Health:
Support Core Sets for persons with sleep disorders based on the WHO International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. [1] 

--  Research:  
Encourage research worldwide in basic and clinical areas of sleep. 

-- Administration: 
Develop national policies, programs and legislation to prevent, alleviate and cure sleep disorders.

[1. Stucki A, Cieza A, Michel F, Stucki G, Bentley A, Culebras A, Tufik S, Kotchabhakdi N, Tachibana N, Ustun B, Partinen M. Developing ICF Core Sets for persons with sleep disorders based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. Sleep Med. 2008;9:191-8. ]

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