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2020 Educational Symposium

The 13th Annual Educational Symposium to be held in San Diego on September 25-26, 2020, at the Courtyard Marriott San Diego Airport/Liberty Station has been postponed due to COVID-19; however, a webinar format Symposium is currently slated for October 16-17, 2020, consisting of two half-days.

Dementia and Sleep

By: Patrick Moday, BBA, RPSGT, RST, CCSH You know, the first sign of dementia is when you repeat yourself. You know, the first sign of dementia is when you repeat yourself. Dementia Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning — thinking, remembering, and reasoning —...

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Community

By: Jonathan Sherrill, RPSGT, RST Greetings fellow sleep professionals, With so many changes happening in the community of sleep, I would not be surprised if we set a new attendance for our annual conference, October 6-7, 2023, in San Diego, California. Community: A...

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Idiopathic Hypersomnia Is More Than Just Sleepiness

By: Logan D. Schneider, MD Idiopathic hypersomnia is a sleep disorder that is primarily characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS; the inability to remain awake or alert during the day) and, in some patients, an excessive need for sleep (often sleeping more...

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Healthier Sleep May Be Coming To Florida

By:  Rafael Pelayo, MD Why are you reading about Florida in a California Sleep Society newsletter? Florida is considering delaying school start times statewide like we have in our State! The California Sleep Society’s efforts in our state helped pass the first state...

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From Sleep Tech to Sleep Manager

By:  Alana Sherrill, CCSH, RPSGT, Supervisor, Hoag Sleep Program and Lacey Lori, RPSGT, Redlands Sleep Center Manager, Progressive Neurology and Sleep Medicine Associates It’s summer of 2022, two daytime sleep techs take a break to rest their achy scoring claws with a...

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President’s Corner

By: Rafael Pelayo, MD Thank you to all of you that attended our annual meeting in Sacramento.  For those of you who did not make it, you really missed a great time. Please do yourself a favor and don’t miss another one.  This year was one of my favorite CSS meetings...

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Mild Sleep Apnea & Excessive Sleepiness

By: Sam Kashani, MD The severity of sleep apnea is determined on a sleep study and is typically based on the number of respiratory pauses/disruptions per hour of sleep, which is generally reflected by the RDI, or respiratory disturbance index. Keeping in mind that a...

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Dementia and Sleep

Dementia and Sleep

By: Patrick Moday, BBA, RPSGT, RST, CCSH You know, the first sign of dementia is when you repeat yourself. You know, the first sign of dementia is when you repeat yourself. Dementia Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning — thinking, remembering, and reasoning —...

Community

Community

By: Jonathan Sherrill, RPSGT, RST Greetings fellow sleep professionals, With so many changes happening in the community of sleep, I would not be surprised if we set a new attendance for our annual conference, October 6-7, 2023, in San Diego, California. Community: A...

Idiopathic Hypersomnia Is More Than Just Sleepiness

Idiopathic Hypersomnia Is More Than Just Sleepiness

By: Logan D. Schneider, MD Idiopathic hypersomnia is a sleep disorder that is primarily characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS; the inability to remain awake or alert during the day) and, in some patients, an excessive need for sleep (often sleeping more...

Healthier Sleep May Be Coming To Florida

Healthier Sleep May Be Coming To Florida

By:  Rafael Pelayo, MD Why are you reading about Florida in a California Sleep Society newsletter? Florida is considering delaying school start times statewide like we have in our State! The California Sleep Society’s efforts in our state helped pass the first state...

From Sleep Tech to Sleep Manager

From Sleep Tech to Sleep Manager

By:  Alana Sherrill, CCSH, RPSGT, Supervisor, Hoag Sleep Program and Lacey Lori, RPSGT, Redlands Sleep Center Manager, Progressive Neurology and Sleep Medicine Associates It’s summer of 2022, two daytime sleep techs take a break to rest their achy scoring claws with a...

President’s Corner

By: Rafael Pelayo, MD Thank you to all of you that attended our annual meeting in Sacramento.  For those of you who did not make it, you really missed a great time. Please do yourself a favor and don’t miss another one.  This year was one of my favorite CSS meetings...

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