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2023 AAST Committee Volunteer Application
Please see the descriptions of this year's open AAST Committees below:
Requirements:
AAST Membership is a necessary requirement to serve on any committee. All members are expected to attend committee conference calls and participate as requested. Committee involvement is detailed below.
Editorial Committee (2-Tear Term) The Editorial Committee serves to help the Board of Directors guide the content strategy for AAST, playing an instrumental role in the development of the A2Zzz online publication and AAST blogs. The committee will assist with developing themes and topics for AAST content; help identify sources, authors, and interviewees for blogs and A2Zzz articles; assist with content development, including authoring and editing content, for blogs and A2Zzz articles; provide input on content format and channels for delivery; provide feedback as requested as the AAST staff team produces content; survey AAST members and/or fellow sleep professionals on potential topics, if applicable; and help in promotion of published AAST blogs and A2Zzz publications.
This committees meets on a bimonthly basis or as needed. Each member will successfully recruit or write no less than two blog articles per year.
Standards and Guidelines Committee (2-Tear Term)
The Standards and Guidelines Committee serves to develop and update appropriate technical guidelines and competencies, position statements, educational guidelines, care plans, and other tools for evaluation and monitoring patients with sleep disorders based on literature review, expert opinion, consensus, and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine accreditation standards and Clinical Practice Parameters.
This committee meets on a monthly basis or as needed. All members are expected to attend monthly committee calls and participate in subcommittees within the committee for working group calls as needed.
Educational Advisory Committee (2-Tear Term)
The Education Advisory Committee serves to strategize initiatives, guide best practices, and serve as ambassadors responsible for initiating, contributing to, reviewing, and/or evaluating activities and services that promote education for professionals dedicated to improving the quality of sleep and wakefulness in all people.
This committees meets on a monthly basis or as needed. All members are expected to attend monthly committee calls and participate in subcommittees within the committee for working group calls as needed. This committee develops six Continuing Education Credit (CEC) webinars annually assist with developing themes and topics and sourcing for speaker/subject matter experts.
CEC Accreditation Committee (3-Tear Term) The charge of the CEC Accreditation Committee is to review and recommend CE credits for sleep educational activities, including courses, lectures, workshops and computer based learning activities ensuring that all meet high standards and fulfill the CEC Program criteria approved by the AAST Board of Directors. The AAST CEC Program provides educational providers with the opportunity to apply for and award their attendees AAST-approved CECs for in-person and online events.
The committee does not meet on a regular basis; however, responsibilities include:
Committee members, otherwise referred to as Committee Reviewers review and provide assessments (approve, deny, needs inquiry) of assigned continuing education credit applications.
Ensure all applications follow guidelines as described in the CEC Approval Checklist
Complete assigned tasks within established timeframes.
Be available to check email at least 2 times' per week.
