Objectives
     
 
• To establish and develop a scientific laboratory for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders.
• To conduct studies to determine the prevalence of the most important types of sleep disorders in our society.
• To determine the impact of Sleep Apnea Disorders on the health of the community (especially its relation to heart disease and hypertension) and also its impact on the economy and health institutions.
• To Assess the positive impact of treating Sleep Apnea on the above.
• To determine the relationship between sleep disorders causing hypersomnia and road traffic accidents.
• To facilitate and create the necessary environment for conducting research in the field of Sleep Medicine.
• To introduce this relatively new field of medicine (40 years) in the curriculum of the Faculty of Medicine which is taught to students in regional universities and synchronized with international universities.
• To conduct training courses and workshops about sleep medicine and the methods of diagnosing sleep disorders.
• To produce cadres of trained professionals from the Saudi youth to work in the field of sleep medicine as Sleep Disorder Centers are spreading.
• To start a Fellowship program in Sleep Medicine for physicians .
 
     
Last Update
8/27/2011 5:17:48 PM