News & Announcements
Fatigue
By: Andrew S. Binder, MD, FAASM, FCCP All of us in healthcare hear patients complain of fatigue. “Doc, I’m tired of being tired,” is what I have heard so many times in my career that I use it as the title of talks that I give to medical residents as well to the lay...
Is technology hindering or helping sleep tech development?
By: Jonathan Sherrill, BA, RPSGT, RST Are we relying too much on technology? When using the computer, how many of us rely on spell check to constantly fix the same spelling errors in place of general word memorization? On our phones, how many of us rely exclusively on...
What is Patient Advocacy and how can we help our Sleep Disorders Patients
By Robyn Woidtke, RN, RPSGT We all need help and support during medical situations that impact our and/or our loved one’s life. During difficult times it is easy to feel vulnerable, alone, afraid and uncertain as to what lies ahead. I do not think sleep disorders...
Leadership for Technical Professionals: Competence
By Edwin M Valladares, MS, RPSGT Competence is, “the ability to do something successfully or efficiently.”1 To move from a technical position to a leadership position you will need to be competent in what you are already doing and in what you will be doing as a...
Service Mindset Leadership
By Edwin M Valladares, MS, RPSGT It has been said that the heart is deceitful1, so knowing our motive for being in a leadership position can be cloudy to ourselves. But our motives are analogous to body language. We may not be speaking with words, but we are always...
Good Leaders Know How to Lead and How To Follow
By Edwin M Valladares, MS, RPSGT “Good leaders know how to lead and how to follow.” Not many books are written on this aspect of leadership, but it’s a foundational principle. In a world where leaders are interrupting industries, it is challenging to see how this...
Leadership for Technical Professionals
By Edwin M Valladares, MS, RPSGT I’ve heard many techs assume they will get into management positions by shear desire and seniority. However, the fact is that it takes ability to lead and manage a team, group, lab, clinic or company. To develop ability, we all need...
Diagnosing REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
Can we continue to diagnose REM sleep behavior disorder the way we do? By Emmanuel During, MD Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine Stanford University Few topics in sleep medicine have in the recent years gained as much attention and scientific insights...
Nasal Issues and Adherence
By: Robyn Woidtke, RN, RPSGT As plain as the nose on your face; or is it? In addition to being quite an interesting physical attribute of the human anatomy, the role of the nose is a significant component when considering initiation and on-going adherence to treatment...
A Call to Action: Sleep Disorder Awareness for the Next Generation
By Edwin M. Valladares, MS, RPSGT University of Southern California, USC Sleep Disorders Center This past Christmas, activity tracking companies made a push towards ensuring future business from the next generation by selling kid friendly activity trackers. Among...
SB-328 Passes the State Assembly Education Committee
On Wednesday, July 10, 2020, SB-328, authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino passed the State Assembly Education Committee. SB-328 addresses the significant public health crisis of sleep-deprived teens by requiring high schools in California to start no earlier...
California is First State in the Country to Push Back School Start Times
On Sunday, October 13, 2020, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to mandate later start times at most public schools. Thank you to all members who supported this Bill along the way.
COVID-19: A Message from the Board of Directors
Dear California Sleep Society Members and Colleagues: As we navigate these uncharted health and economic times, the CSS Board of Directors convened an emergency meeting to assess the COVID-19 circumstances. As always, our patients are our top priority. The BOD has...
Why You Should Attend the Sleep Conference this Year
By: By Patrick Moday, BBA, RPSGT, RST, CCSH I started working in sleep clinical research while in college and would attend pharmaceutical conferences every 3-4 months. The meetings were about pharmaceutical medications for sleep-related conditions. There were cool...
Polysomnographic Technologist – (California Center for Sleep Disorders, California Bay Area – FT and PT Nights)
Company Name: California Center for Sleep Disorders Job Title: Polysomnographic Technologist, Night, Full-time and Part-time We are hiring! Join our Team: California Center for Sleep Disorders is seeking a night Polysomnographic Technologist to join our amazing...
A Brief Overview on Sleep Health and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
By: Robyn Woidtke, RN, RPSGT Why should we care about and recognize polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in sleep health? This “very” brief overview is aimed to answer some of those questions. Additionally, an objective would be to create an interest in reaching out...
Irregular Sleep Pattern and Mood
By: Joshua Roland, MD, FAASM It is fairly intuitive that mood and sleep have a bidirectional relationship. When we sleep poorly, we are more likely to not be in our best disposition and have a compromised emotional threshold the following day. We also know anxiety,...
Sleep Technician – (Granger Medical Clinic, Sleep and Lung Department – West Jordan and Murray, UT – FT Nights)
Company Name: Granger Medical Clinic Job Title: Sleep Technician Granger Medical Clinic was founded in 1954 by Doctors LaVere Poulsen and Glenn Wilson. The two providers came together with the hope of better serving the Granger community (now West Valley City) on the...
A Sleep Tech’s Firsthand Experience with COVID
By: Edwin M. Valladares, MS, RPSGT, Manager, USC Sleep Disorders Center COVID-19 is an elusive buggee monster until it hits home. At the beginning of 2021 I contracted COVID-19. One day I felt like my lungs were slightly inflamed, like getting dust in your lungs and...
The President’s Corner
By: Rafael Pelayo, MD, FAASM Dear California Sleep Society, I hope you are as safe and healthy as possible during this time. It has become routine for the sleep professionals in our state to see patients via Zoom and to wear full PPE when working with patients in the...