By Felipe Lerida, CPSGT
March of 2010 was a very important month in the field of Polysomnography technology as it marked the first time the Certified Polysomnographic Technician (CPSGT) exam was administered. (more…)
Archive for August, 2010
The Path to CPSGT
Monday, August 23rd, 2010Tips for a Smooth Installation
Friday, August 20th, 2010
By Felipe Lerida, CPSGT
After being an installation coordinator at Sleepvirtual for the past three years, I have come to terms with Murphy’s law which states “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong”. (more…)
Sticky Wires?
Friday, August 20th, 2010Sleep Tech Tip of the Week
By Michael Miller, RPSGT
This week’s sleep tech tip of the week comes by way of a third party. I was conducting a meeting last week with Sue Hoefs, hopefully she doesn’t mind the shout out but I like to give credit where it is due, and she suggested a tech tip that I had never heard of. (more…)
Summer Time
Thursday, August 19th, 2010
By Geraldo Rizzo, MD
The idea of daylight-savings time (DST) was, for the first time, attributed to Benjamin Franklin, who anonymously published a letter suggesting that Parisians economize on candles by rising earlier to use the morning sunlight. This 1784 satire proposed taxing shutters, rationing candles, and (more…)
Don’t Be a Victim – Stay Safe While Working Solo
Thursday, August 19th, 2010Sleep Tech Tip of the Week
By Lynnette Shafer, RPSGT
I haven’t always worn scrubs or business suits to work every day. Several years ago, my professional wardrobe included a crisp uniform complete with a badge, .45 caliber handgun, pepper spray, defense baton, body armor and a really cool mode of transportation complete with lights and sirens. Yes, I was a police officer! A few years later, I found myself to be a laid-off, unemployed Police/Corrections Officer with two young daughters to support on my own. Ouch. (more…)