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Module Name |
Description |
| 1. |
Welcome to Sleep Technology |
A discussion of the scope and practice of sleep technology and a review of pathways to professional recognition |
| 2. |
The Patient Chart |
A review of the elements of the patient chart with a focus on key information needed by sleep technologists |
| 3. |
Meet the Sleep Disorders Patient |
Methods for greeting the patient and answers to questions patients frequently ask |
| 4. |
Basics of Electrode Application: EEG and EOG |
A discussion of the standardized placement of electrodes for monitoring activity from the brain and the eyes |
| 5. |
Basics of Electrode Application: Respiratory and EMG |
Methods for transducing air flow and effort to monitor breathing during sleep and limb muscle activity from the chin and legs during sleep |
| 6. |
Basics of Sleep Recordings and Artifacts |
A discussion of the origin of the EEG, recording montages and how to discriminate signals from artifact |
| 7. |
Respiratory Monitoring |
Basic respiratory physiology and methods for monitoring key aspects of breathing |
| 8. |
Polysomnographic Protocols |
Standard methods for recording sleep and the AASM publications that support their use |
| 9. |
Normal Sleep |
Basic sleep physiology including effects of sleep deprivation, influence of circadian rhythms on sleep and a brief introduction to the neurophysiology of sleep |
| 10. |
Breathing During Sleep |
A discussion of the effects of sleep on breathing and how changes at sleep onset increase the risk of obstructive sleep apnea |
| 11. |
Sleep Center Emergencies |
Common sleep center emergencies defined and a review of appropriate responses |
| 12. |
Scoring: Waveforms |
Recognizing the building blocks for sleep scoring with a focus on EEG activity and eye movements |
| 13. |
Scoring: Sleep Stages |
A review of the rules for scoring sleep stages including examples that illustrate scoring rules |
| 14. |
Scoring: Respiratory Events |
Distinguishing apneas, hypopneas and Respiratory Effort Related Arousals from normal breathing during sleep |
| 15. |
Scoring: Arousals, EEG Abnormalities, Movement and Cardiac Events |
Rules for scoring of non-respiratory events during sleep |
| 16. |
Insomnia and Hypersomnias |
A discussion of insomnia types and the three process theory of insomnia as well as an introduction to narcolepsy and other hypersomnias |
| 17. |
Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders and Sleep Related Movement Disorders |
The effects of phase and entrainment on the circadian distribution of sleep and a review of Restless Legs Syndrome and movements during sleep |
| 18. |
Sleep Related Breathing Disorders |
Causes and consequences of obstructive sleep apnea and other breathing disorders during sleep |
| 19. |
CPAP and Other Therapies for Sleep Related Breathing Disorders |
A discussion of the variety of methods for delivering positive airway pressure and an assessment of oral appliance and surgical therapies for OSA |
| 20. |
Parasomnias and Nocturnal Epilepsy |
Review of parasomnias arising from stage R sleep and from other sleep stages and the difficulties of distinguishing parasomnias from nocturnal epilepsies |
| 21. |
Pediatric Breathing Disorders |
A discussion of sleep related breathing disorders in children, including scoring criteria and preferred treatments |
| 22. |
Other Pediatric Sleep Disorders |
Behavioral insomnias of childhood, bedwetting and other sleep disorders common in children |
| 23. |
Out of Center Sleep Testing |
Technology and protocols for the use of out of center testing in the context of a full service sleep center |