Greetings,
The number of individuals sending me information and volunteering has increased. It does take me a while to sort and create, but progress has been made. Creating a new entity is an endeavor which will be time consuming, some goals/actions will take longer to achieve than others.
The first, and probably the most important step, is allowing or providing the free flow of information and interaction between sleep technologist and therapist. I spoke about this in Denver at last year’s BRPT symposium. I summed up my presentation by telling the audience, “With social media, you now have the ability to promote yourself, your business, your organization, or anything else you want to promote. Facebook may be a toy, but it is also a tool. And it’s free; all you have to do is find the time”.
Sleep Tech groups have been created for all of the states in America. The list is below. Click on the state you live and work in to join other sleep professionals creating your local network.
Some of the groups were already present and created by that state sleep society. If you live and work in this state, you should join the group and become active. Find out who the board members are and what their position on current events is. Ask questions. If the members of a current sleep society group are not responsive, that may be an indication of physician control. Meaning simply, a new group for techs in that state may need to be formed.
First thing you may notice about the groups on Facebook is…they’re empty. You can add and promote each group. Adding people is easy, just click to add the people from your friends list to each appropriate sleep society. It really is that easy.
Second thing to do is ask everyone to spread the word, promote the group.
Build the network. Support yourself, support your credential,
Randy T.
Alabama https://www.facebook.com/groups/87755342884
Alaska http://www.facebook.com/groups/141518579262389
Arizona http://www.facebook.com/groups/132710750148127?ap=1
Arkansas http://www.facebook.com/groups/240852125934189
California http://www.facebook.com/groups/252323941460475
Colorado https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=60283095973
Connecticut https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=50879803733
Delaware https://www.facebook.com/pages/Delaware-Sleep-Society/203541516333740
District of Columbia https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=208338886056
Florida http://www.facebook.com/groups/Flsleep
Georgia https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=55217021908
Hawaii http://www.facebook.com/groups/231074446924351
Idaho http://www.facebook.com/groups/152734784795019?ap=1
Illinois http://www.facebook.com/groups/183171945076106
Indiana https://www.facebook.com/pages/Indiana-Society-of-Sleep-Professionals/116131005109485
Iowa http://www.facebook.com/groups/162849213783411
Kansas http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2385982916
Kentucky https://www.facebook.com/groups/124208044259070
Louisiana https://www.facebook.com/pages/Louisiana-Academy-of-Sleep-Medicine/170494882975299?ref=ts
Maine http://www.facebook.com/groups/180189182044235
Maryland https://www.facebook.com/groups/10150109479455599
Massachusetts https://www.facebook.com/pages/Massachusetts-Sleep-Society/251983360645?sk=wall&filter=1
Michigan http://www.facebook.com/groups/162786273794132
Minnesota http://www.facebook.com/groups/243368545693291
Mississippi http://www.facebook.com/groups/184789811582290
Missouri http://www.facebook.com/groups/147818418628358
Montana https://www.facebook.com/pages/Montana-Sleep-Society/286321006108
Nebraska http://www.facebook.com/groups/217679231610199
Nevada http://www.facebook.com/groups/109120115851067
New Hampshire http://www.facebook.com/groups/190992360958188
New Jersey http://www.facebook.com/groups/122091344547672?ap=1
New Mexico http://www.facebook.com/groups/118345268259910
New York http://www.facebook.com/groups/235237806497571
North Carolina http://www.facebook.com/groups/192795870775558
North Dakota http://www.facebook.com/groups/132465703504269
Ohio https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=155483584307
Oklahoma https://www.facebook.com/pages/Oklahoma-State-Sleep-Society/118694824883914
Oregon http://www.facebook.com/groups/219079524804146
Pennsylvania http://www.facebook.com/groups/165041166899241
Rhode Island http://www.facebook.com/groups/207271432658288
South Dakota http://www.facebook.com/groups/183895965003992
Tennessee https://www.facebook.com/groups/TNSleepSociety
Texas https://www.facebook.com/pages/Texas-Society-of-Sleep-Professionals/107678545971892?ref=ts
Utah http://www.facebook.com/groups/167420319995102
Vermont https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vermont-State-Sleep-Socieity/91397661838
Washington http://www.facebook.com/groups/189095141149203
West Virginia http://www.facebook.com/groups/236544569700437
Wisconsin http://www.facebook.com/groups/147469588662942
Wyoming http://www.facebook.com/groups/148172905258458
Original at: http://www.facebook.com/groups/southernsleepsociety?view=doc&id=203685876347342
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