A panel of senior sleep technologists will be sharing their experiences and lessons learned that have helped build their successful careers in the sleep center, and sleep industry. 

Objectives:
1.  Provide insight on what skillsets helped prepare for their current roles
2.  Understand different roles in the sleep field
3.  Discuss training not just for new employees, but ongoing to promote educational growth and promote career opportunities 

Speakers: 

•  Sarah Brennecka, BA, RPSGT,  AAST Education Advisory Committee Chair 
•  Bryan Beaudette, RPSGT, CCSH 
•  Tessa Klucznyk, RST, RPSGT 
•  Andrea Ramberg, RPSGT, CCSH

Continuing Education:
1 AAST CEC after passing a short knowledge assessment in the AAST Learning Center
Access:
Free with AAST Membership
$30 for Non-Members

This webinar will provide an overview of sleep health through the lens of behavioral sleep medicine - addressing the fundamental functions of sleep, sleep disorders, and treating insomnia and CPAP non-adherence using evidence-based methodologies. 

Objectives:

1. Provide an overview of normal human sleep functioning

2. Identify and assess common sleep disorders

3. Fundamentals of behavioral interventions for insomnia and CPAP adherence. 

Natalia S. David, PsyD, DBSM

Director of Training, DrLullaby.com

Continuing Education:

• 1 AAST CEC after passing a short knowledge assessment in the AAST Learning Center

Access:

• Free with AAST Membership
• $30 for Non-Members

Description: People living within “the spectrum” of autism are known to struggle with sleep. Chiefly it’s insomnia, but circadian rhythm disorders, movement disorders of sleep, parasomnias, and other sleep issues are also common in both children and adults who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD). What is it about neurodivergence that leads to sleep problems? Or is it the other way around? YAMADA et al tries to dig more deeply to answer the question, looking more closely at two key theories about ASD which may reveal sleep as a kind of missing link that needs more control in future research. This month’s journal club seeks to demystify the puzzle of autism. We’ll shine a spotlight on sleep disorders that frequently occur in this patient population, then review YAMADA et al’s findings. Finally, sleep technologists will take a look at some strategies into best care practices and tools to inform how we work with patients, both pediatric and adult, who live on the spectrum.

Recorded: 6/26/2023

CEC Credit(s): 1.0

Target Audience: Sleep technologists

Length: 1-hour

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in children effects of 2-3% of all children, however in light of the rising prevalence of childhood obesity, the estimated prevalence has increased to 6-10% of all children. While the first line of therapy for Pediatric OSA in children consists of upper airway surgery via surgical removal off the adenoids and tonsils, it has become increasingly clear that surgery efficacy is limited in older and//or obese children. As a result, alternative therapies, including positive airway pressure  (PAP) therapy has become mainstay for a lot of children. The application of PAP devices in children is unique and requires further attention to ensure that PAP therapy is successful.

Objectives:

1. Provide an overview of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in children
2. Distinguish indications for Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) therapy in children
3. Discuss obstacles of PAP adherence in  children
4. Share real world data of PAP adherence in children

Rakesh Bhattacharjee, MD, FRCPC, DABP(SM), CBSM, DBSM, FAASM

Director of Sleep Medicine, Rady Children’s Hospital

Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UCSD

Continuing Education:

• 1 AAST CEC after passing a short knowledge assessment in the AAST Learning Center

Access:

• Free with AAST Membership
• $30 for Non-Members

What's Inside the Bundle?

A Technologist's Guide to Performing Sleep Studies
This 132-page guide is intended to provide step-by-step instructions for collecting sleep study data from patients, and includes suggestions for putting the patient at ease.

The Sleep Technologist Toolbox 
This 136-page workbook is a companion piece to A Technologist's Guide to Performing Sleep Studies and includes study questions and activities to improve retention and one’s understanding of the material.

Topics included in preview on next tab. Workbooks are not intended as a scoring manual and should be used in addition to other forms of learning also consistent with the AASM Manual for the Classification of Sleep and Associated Events.

A Technologist's Guide to Performing Sleep Studies includes:

1. Reviewing the Patient Chart
2. Welcoming the Patient to the Sleep Center
3. Preparing the Patient for Electrode Application and Applying the Electrodes
4. Testing Electrode Application
5. Documentation and Maintaining Recording Quality
6. Sleep Center Emergencies and Interventions
7. Ending the Sleep Study

Sleep Technologist's Toolbox includes the following sections and incorporates study questions/activities to improve retention and understanding of the material in the first guidebook:

1. Reviewing the Patient Chart Cont.
2. Patient Education
3. Equipment and Montage
4. Sensor and Equipment Calibration
5. Documentation and Recording Quality
6. Emergencies and Interventions
7. Interventions other than CPAP
8. Ending the Study
9. Scoring and Data Analysis
10. Pediatric Polysomnography

The online RPSGT practice exams are interactive and provide you with immediate feedback.

The online RPSGT practice exams are interactive and provide you with immediate feedback.

The online RPSGT practice exams are interactive and provide you with immediate feedback.

The online RPSGT practice exams are interactive and provide you with immediate feedback.

The online CPSGT practice exams are interactive and provide you with immediate feedback.