World Sleep Society

05/21/2026

What happens when neuroscience, music, art, and dreaming come together?

🌙 Rhapsody of a Dream invites you on a journey you take every night, yet have never truly witnessed.

This immersive performance explores sleep and dreaming through live music, voice, visual art, and neuroscience, transforming the sleeping brain into a shared emotional experience.

Blending western and eastern musical traditions, participatory choral elements, and live visual projections, the project brings together artists and sleep researchers in a unique public conversation around the knowns and unknowns of the sleeping mind and the importance of healthy sleep.

Featuring:
🎹 Elenora Pertz – piano
🎤 Kendy Gable – voice
🎨 Justin Coombes – visual art
🎨 Amaia Salazar – visual art
🧠 Pietro-Luca Ratti – sleep neuroscientist

📍 The North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford
📅 Friday 22 May 2026
🕗 8:00–9:30 pm

Designed and performed for dreamers of all ages. Learn more about the event here:
https://www.thenorthwall.com/whats-on/rhapsody-of-a-dream/

05/20/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us at APA 2026.
Together, we are advancing the understanding of sleep and mental health through education, collaboration, and clinical insight.
Explore more learning opportunities with World Sleep Society.

05/19/2026

The conversation continues beyond APA 2026.
World Sleep Society is providing free access to the Sleep and Mental Health Learning Series through the WSS Learning Center.
This curated series features more than 17 hours of education recorded during World Sleep 2025 in Singapore, including:
• Sleep and psychiatric disorders
• Behavioral treatment approaches for insomnia
• Adolescent sleep and mental health
• Sleep loss and emotional health
• Consumer sleep tracking technologies

Thank you to everyone who joined World Sleep Society during APA 2026.
Shared education and collaboration strengthen progress across sleep and mental health care.
Create a free account to begin learning: learn.worldsleepsociety.org

05/18/2026

Tomorrow at APA 2026.
Meet the Professor: Approach to the Sleepy Patient

5:30pm to 6:30pm
Room 104, Moscone Convention Center

Join Ruth Benca, MD and Clete Kushida, MD, PhD for a case-based discussion focused on excessive sleepiness in psychiatric care.

The session will explore:
• Sleep disorders and psychiatric symptoms
• Medication-related sleepiness
• Behavioral contributors to hypersomnia
• Practical approaches to diagnosis and treatment

World Sleep Society is proud to support collaboration between sleep medicine and psychiatry through education and person-to-person connections.

05/16/2026

We are excited to be in San Francisco for APA 2026! Stop by the World Sleep Society booth 1636 to learn about our global education and networking opportunities in sleep medicine – including a new free series in our Learning Center on sleep, psychiatry, and mental health.

04/15/2026

Global collaboration is driving real progress in sleep health.

At the recent General Assembly of Affiliate Societies, sleep leaders from 32 countries came together to share initiatives advancing public awareness, safety, and policy.

You can learn more about these global efforts and how to get involved by visiting: World Sleep Societies – Affiliate Societies

Sleep health is gaining global momentum. At the Spring General Assembly of Affiliate Societies, leaders from 32 countries came together to share how sleep societies are improving lives through awareness, advocacy, and innovation. From preventing drowsy driving to influencing national policy, these e...

04/14/2026

Sleep is essential to health, well-being, and daily performance.

This World Sleep Day, communities around the world brought that message to life in powerful ways. In Kuala Lumpur, thousands gathered at Sunway Pyramid for a large-scale public event led by , raising awareness about the importance of quality sleep.

With support from World Men’s Doubles Badminton Champion, Aaron Chia, the event engaged the public through education, conversation, and shared commitment to better sleep.

This is what global impact looks like. Local leadership, community engagement, and a shared mission to advance sleep health for all.

04/10/2026

This is your FINAL REMINDER to submit your World Sleep Day 2026 activity for award consideration.

Your work matters! Whether you organized a school program, hosted a webinar, engaged your workplace, or led a community event, we want to hear about it.

Don't miss out, submit your activity TODAY: worldsleepday.org/submit-your-activity

04/09/2026

The global sleep community is coming together this week in Florence for the 2026 International Pediatric Sleep Association - IPSA Congress.

We are proud to see Thomas Penzel, President of the World Sleep Society, contributing as a keynote speaker.

Moments like this highlight the power of shared knowledge and global connection in advancing sleep health.

www.ipsasleep.org

The International Pediatric Sleep Association (IPSA) promotes education, research and collaboration in the field of pediatric sleep.

04/03/2026

The World Sleep Academy provides accessible, structured training in sleep medicine for healthcare professionals worldwide, with a focus on regions where access to education is limited.

The program is organized into three tiers:
● Tier 1: Foundational sleep science and health
● Tier 2: Sleep disorders and clinical management
● Tier 3: Advanced and specialized topics

Courses are delivered online through guided lessons and live faculty sessions, creating a flexible and globally connected learning experience.

Tier 2 begins April 7. Applicants should have completed Tier 1 or demonstrate relevant experience.
Apply to the World Sleep Academy Now!