Sleep Education
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…)
On August 9th and 10th, 2010, Neurovirtual, manufacturer of the Sleepvirtual BWII PSG system, and Nonin, manufacturer of pulse oximeters, hosted a joint conference at Neurovirtual’s office in the Miami Free Zone, in Doral. (more…)
Sleep Tech Tip of the Week:
By Michael Miller, RPSGT
Most often we as sleep techs are the biggest offenders of not practicing what we preach. We tell our patients to allow for adequate sleep time, reduce caffeine intake close to bed time, practice proper sleep hygiene, and maintain consistency when it comes going to bed and waking up. We, or least I, have been guilty of not following one or all of those suggestions at some point during my career. We, as sleep professionals, have to apply what we know about sleep to our personal lives as well. (more…)
By Angela Terry, RPSGT @ OBAND Medical Group Las Vegas
Life as an RPSGT sometimes means that I don’t always get enough sleep. Sometimes my body becomes sore and achy after working a long night shift and caring for my family. One thing that I can always count on though is that after a proper sleep cycle, I can wake up rested and pain free. This relief is thanks to the restorative process of chemical and hormonal releases/balances that naturally occur during deep sleep. (more…)
Sleep Tech Tip of the Week
By Michael Miller, RPSGT
The largest sleep conference of the year, APSS Sleep 2010, was held last week in San Antonio, TX. As it was a huge success and attended by 5000+ sleep professionals from all over the world, I felt that this topic was relevant to write about this week.
As a sleep technologist, deciding which sleep conferences to attend can be challenging. (more…)