The Integrity of the Sleep Medicine Field

The Integrity of the Sleep Medicine Field

I would just like to start out this month’s blog post by telling everyone just how proud I am to be a Sleep Technologist! When I run into Trader Joe’s on my way home from work, I always proudly correct the cashier, “No, I’m not a nurse, I am a sleep tech,” even though...

Recap of the 11th Annual Educational Symposium

By Rafael Pelayo The California Sleep Society (“CSS”) celebrated its 11th Annual Meeting at the end of September.  We welcomed over 300 participants to sunny San Diego for the two-day event.  We thank our membership’s support for making this meeting a...
Dreaming

Dreaming

By: William Hart, MD, FAASM   Dreams are a personal and difficult (if not impossible) experience to measure and interpret. For some, dreams are ghost-like impressions of the passage through each night’s sleep. Others will be very detailed about a dreaming...

Sleep Clinic Supervisor

Job Description UC San Diego Health La Jolla, CA Sleep Clinic Supervisor Filing Deadline: Tue 7/31/2018 Salary Range: Commensurate with Experience The Sleep Clinic Supervisor will support Sleep technician staff in the provision of patient care and contribute to an...

Sleep Hygiene: The dirty secret that keeps us awake

Mohammad Shahnawaz Khan, BA, RPSGT, CCSH Over sixty million Americans suffer from sleep related issues. This consists of a wide array of different sleep disorders, including insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, and more. Sleep hygiene, a phrase that has been used often...