Sleep Disorder Society Malaysia

Persatuan Permasalahan Tidur Malaysia

SLEEP NEWSLETTER

Sleep Matters and COVID-19 Pandemic: The Double Trouble

Sleep issue has become the major problem during the COVID-19 pandemic. How sleep affected during the pandemic can be divided into …

ABOUT SDSM

We promotes 
sleep health awareness

SDSM is a non-profit organisation promoting knowledges and researches in sleep, its disorders and treatments. We are currently active promoting sleep disorders awareness to the public through various education programs..

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What is Sleep Disorders?

Sleep is a vital function essential for health because it allows your body to recover mentally and physically. Sleep disorders significantly affect your health and quality of life.

Sleep Disorders Facts

Sleep Disorders is a wide spectrum of diseases. It refers to alterations in the quality, quantity and pattern of sleep. These lead to interruptions in your sleep primary functions.

Children Sleep Problems

Sleep problems in children commonly due to behavioral changes including bedtime refusal and prolonged night awakenings. It often requires parental intervention.

Sleepwalking

Sleepwalking, yelling in your sleep, violently thrashing in bed and hurting those you love. No, it’s not a demonic possession; it is REM-sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD), a sleep disorder characterized by acting out dreams.

President’s Message

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Sleep Disorder Society Malaysia – a non-profit NGO established with a vision, mission and values to promote all aspects of sleep medicine and sleep research focusing on sleep disorders while committed to …
– Assoc. Professsor Dr. Ahmad Izuanuddin Ismail

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History of Sleep Medicine

Throughout history there has been great interest in dreams, and that is how great characters in history have tried to explain the bases of dreaming.

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Our Activities

We played a keyrole for sleep disorders awareness through our annual SLEEP conference and regional roadshow namely “Introduction to Sleep Medicine” (ISM). We have successfully brought sleep screening and services to many in the community who would not otherwise have such awareness.

ISM ROADSHOW

Organised in collaboration with state hospitals or other medical institutions aimed to increase sleep disorders awareness among local societies.

SLEEP CONFERENCE

Annual conference targetting medical and healthcare personnels as well as the public. In conjunction with World Sleep Day in March.

SCIENTIFIC MEETING

Venues for academicians, scientists as well as researchers to present their work and receive feedbacks from other scientific community

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SDSM OFFICE BEARER 2022/2024

Executive Committee members will be elect during Annual General Meeting which be held every two years.

Organizational Chart

AP Dr Ahmad Izuanuddin Ismail

President

Deputy Director (Clinical) at Hospital UiTM. He practices sleep medicine since 2010 and a member of ERS and APSR

AP Dr Rusdi
Abdul Rashid

Vice President

Director at University of Malaysia Centre for Addiction Science Studies (UMCAS), he involves in CBT for sleep disorders patient

Dr Rashidah Binti Yasin

Secretary

Consultant in Oriental Melaka Straits Medical Centre. She completed her sleep medicine fellowship in Chulalongkorn Univ.

Dr Raymond Tan Suan-Kuo

Treasurer

ENT Consultant in Beacon Hospital, PJ with special interest in snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)

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Your sleep health matters to us! Feel free to ask. We also appreciate your feedback/comments.