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Sleep Societies and Sleep Training Programs in Latin America.

STUDY OBJECTIVES
To describe and compare current information about sleep societies, training programs and requirements for certification in sleep medicine across Latin America (LA).


METHODS
Online research was conducted from July to September 2019. Search terms and logic were established, including every region or territory in LA. Members of sleep societies were contacted to complete missing information.


RESULTS
There are eleven sleep societies in LA included in the Latin American Federation of the Sleep Societies (FLASS). They have varied levels of available online information. Regarding training programs, Brazil offers a sleep medicine residency while Mexico includes sleep training in the neurophysiology specialty; both countries offer sleep medicine certification. Sleep societies of Colombia and Argentina have developed their own certification processes.


CONCLUSIONS
There are remarkable differences in sleep societies consolidation, training programs, available certification, terminology, regulatory entities and requirements in LA, which may increase difficulties and obstacles for a multinational certification project.