Archive for the ‘Interesting Sleep Links’ Category

2012 RPSGT Recertification

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

Can you believe it? It’s 2011. So what’s on the agenda for you to accomplish this year? Got goals?

For many of us, this is a year to submit those CEU’s for recertification. How many of us have to re-certify? A lot! Here is an example of RPSGT’s needing to re-certify in the Carolina region:

SC # of recerts due:
53 in 2011
108 in 2012
43 in 2013
22 in 2014

GA # of recerts due:
61 in 2011
202 in 2012
53 in 2013
30 in 2014

NC # of recerts due:
128 in 2011
306 in 2012
89 in 2013
58 in 2014 (more…)

Is it Artifact or Artifiction, Incoherent Ramblings from Stage 5.

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

Have a Drink on Me!

A reader sent me a note and a link to a story.

The story from the Los Angeles Times starts off like this…

“Drinking alcohol is thought to interfere with a good night’s sleep. But a new survey has found that most adults don’t experience sleep problems due to drinking.” (more…)

The Correlation of Sleep Disorders and Cancer

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

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The National Cancer Institute reports that 50% of people suffering from various forms of cancer also suffer from “sleep disturbances,” characterized by the inability to fall asleep and sleep through the night. There are a number of reasons why cancer patients, including those with mesothelioma, may have trouble sleeping, including certain medications, anxiety and stress, and chronic pain.

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Sleepvirtual/Neurovirtual Participated in the Southern Society of Electroneurodiagnostic (SSET) 50th Annual Educational Seminar

Monday, September 27th, 2010

Neurovirtual participated in the Southern Society of Electroneurodiagnostic (SSET) 50th Annual Educational Seminar at Embassy Suites in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina September 24th-25th, 2010. SSET is a professional organization formed in 1967 to provide a forum for the exchange of information among technologists, students, lab managers, physicians, and institutions involved in EEG. (more…)

Sleepvirtual’s CEO Ed Faria Speaks at FLASS 2010 Congress

Monday, September 27th, 2010

Sleepvirtual participated in FLASS 2010 Congress at the Hilton Columbus in Quito, Ecuador on September 22th-25th, 2010.

The Latin American Congress is a broad forum for health professionals providing information about sleep disorders, prevention and treatment of different disorders with the aim of improving health and quality of life of people who have them. (more…)