Course Outline

  • 1

    Program Syllabus

    • Program Schedule

    • Address Survey

    • Copy of CPSGT vs RPSGT Exam Blueprint
  • 2

    Welcome Message by Medical Director

    • Welcome Message

    • Orientation Video
  • 3

    WEEK 1

    • The Role of Sleep Technologist Lecture

    • The Role of the Sleep Technologist

    • Strategies for Coping with Shiftwork Lecture

    • Strategies for Coping With Shift Work

    • Patient Orientation & Education Lecture

    • Patient Orientation and Education

    • Patient Confidentiality/HIPAA Lecture

    • Patient Confidentiality/HIPAA

    • CLEAR Health Service Model - Supplemental Reading

    • AASM PSG Technician description - Supplemental Reading

    • WEEK 1 Quiz

    • Week 1 Saturday Recording
  • 4

    WEEK 2

    • Patient Interview and Assessment

    • Patient Interview and Assessment

    • Infection Control and Patient Safety

    • Infection Control and Patient Safety

    • Quality Improvement

    • Quality Improvement

    • Managing Emergencies in the Sleep Lab

    • Managing Emergencies in the Sleep

    • WEEK 2 QUIZ

    • Week 2 Recording
  • 5

    WEEK 3

    • Sleep Definition and Function

    • Sleep Definition and Function

    • Overview of Sleep Disorders

    • Overview of Sleep Disorders

    • Parasomnias

    • Parasomnias

    • Seizures and Sleep

    • Seizures and Sleep

    • Insomnia

    • Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders

    • AASM Clinical Practice Guideline for the Pharmacologic Treatment Insomnia - Supplemental Reading

    • AASM Sleep Med terminology - Supplemental Reading

    • Terms-and-Definitions-from-AAST-ebook - Supplemental Reading

    • WEEK 3 QUIZ

    • Week 3 Recording pt 1

    • Week 3 Recording pt 2
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    WEEK 4

    • Narcolepsy

    • Narcolepsy

    • Restless Leg Syndrome and PLMs

    • RLS and PLM

    • Other Movement Disorders

    • Movement disorders

    • Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders

    • Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders

    • Pharmacology and Sleep

    • Pharmacology and Sleep

    • Sleep Related Breathing Disorders

    • AASM RLS Guidelines - Supplemental Reading

    • RLS Vs PLMS difference - Supplemental

    • WEEK 4 QUIZ

    • Week 4 Recording pt.1

    • Week 4 Recording pt.2
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    WEEK 5

    • Monitor Respiratory Effort

    • Monitor Respiratory Effort

    • Monitoring Limb Movements

    • Monitoring Limb Movements

    • Oxygen Saturation and Carbon Dioxide Monitoring

    • Oxygen Saturation and Carbon Dioxide Monitoring

    • Recording and Monitoring Airflow

    • Recording and Monitoring Airflow

    • 10-20 System and Electrode Placement

    • Electrical Activity of the Brain

    • PSG feature of Seizures and Parasomnias

    • What every clinician should know about polysomnography - Supplemental Reading

    • 10 -20 Calculation Chart - Supplemental

    • 10-20 System Manual

    • WEEK 5 QUIZ

    • 10-20 Set up Demostration

    • Week 5 Pt 1

    • Week 5 Pt 2

    • Week 5 Pt 3
  • 8

    WEEK 6

    • Scoring Sleep Stages and Intro to AASM scoring Guidelines

    • Scoring Respiratory Events

    • Scoring PLMS and Arousal

    • Pediatric Polysomnography

    • Pediatric Polysomnography

    • Pediatric Sleep Disordered Breathing

    • Pediatric Sleep Disordered Breathing

    • Pediatric Sleep Disorders

    • Pediatric Sleep Disorders

    • WEEK 6 Quiz

    • Week 6 PT.1

  • 9

    WEEK 7

    • MSLT & MWT

    • MSLT & MWT

    • HSAT

    • HSAT

    • Actigraphy

    • Actigraphy

    • Amplifier and Digital Instrumentation

    • Machine and Physiological Calibrations

    • Machine and Physiological Calibrations

    • Anatomy and Physiology of the Upper Airway

    • Anatomy and Physiology of the Upper Airway

    • Respiratory Sleep Physiology

    • Respiratory Sleep Physiology

    • WEEK 7 QUIZ

    • Week 7.1
  • 10

    WEEK 8

    • Overview of PAP Therapy

    • Overview of PAP therapy

    • Performing CPAP Titrations

    • Performing CPAP Titrations

    • BiPAP and Non Invasive Ventilation

    • BiPAP and Non-Invasive Ventilation

    • How to titrate CPAP and BiPAP - Supplemental Video

    • Guideline for Supplemental Oxygen

    • Guideline for Supplemental Oxygen

    • Alternative Treatments for Sleep Apnea

    • Alternative Treatments for OSA

    • AAST guideline for PAP titration - Supplemental Reading

    • WEEK 8 Quiz
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    WEEK 9

    • Artifact Recognition

    • Artifact Recognition and Troubleshooting

    • Summarizing PSG Report and Hypnogram

    • Summarizing PSG report and Hypnogram

    • Understanding PAP downloads

    • Understanding PAP downloads

    • Desensitization and PAP NAP

    • Desensitization

    • Cardiovascular System

    • Cardiovascular

    • Basic Electrocardiography

    • Basic Electrocardiography

    • ECG Electrode Placement

    • ECG Electrode Placement

    • Cardiac Arrhythmia - Interpretation Criterias

    • AAST identifying Cardiac Arrhythmias - Supplemental Reading

    • AV Blocks - Supplemental Reading

    • American Journal of Hypertension - Supplemental Reading

    • WEEK 9 QUIZ

    • Week 9 Presentation
  • 12

    WEEK 10

    • CPSGT vs RPSGT Exam Blueprint

    • Blank 1020 set up template

    • Demo 1

    • Demo2

    • Demo3
  • 13

    Scoring/Practicum @ Seymour

    • G3 - Remote Server Access Demonstration

    • Student Remote Server Login Credentials When at Seymour

    • G3 Workspace Setup Introduction

    • Staging and Scoring Demonstration

    • Try it yourself

    • Comparison Staging/Scoring - SCORED Epochs 78-173

    • Comparison Staging/Scoring - SCORED Epochs 173 - 280