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New Technologist Certification Regulations
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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...
The AHI Challenge
By: Robyn Woidtke, MSN, RN, RPSGT, CCSH In 2017, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force stated that screening for sleep apnea is not recommended in symptomatic adults, including those with unrecognized symptom[1]. This is an interesting conundrum as many individuals...
American Academy of Sleep Medicine is conducting the first-ever Student Sleep Health Week (SSHW) – Sept. 14-20, 2020
One of the best ways students can prepare for success this school year is to commit to getting the healthy sleep they need to learn, function and grow. Yet, more than half of parents (57%) with school-age children say that they have a child or teen who does not get...
Daylight saving time: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement
The last several years have seen intense debate about the issue of transitioning between standard and daylight saving time. In the United States, the annual advance to daylight saving time in spring, and fall back to standard time in autumn, is required by law...
American Academy of Sleep Medicine endorses elimination of daylight saving time
American Academy of Sleep Medicine calls for elimination of daylight saving time DARIEN, IL – Public health and safety would benefit from eliminating daylight saving time, according to a position statement from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. The AASM supports...
American Academy of Sleep Medicine Awards $10,000 to California Sleep Society
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) awarded a $10,000 COVID-19 relief fund to the California Sleep Society. This new program assists sleep societies and research award recipients impacted financially by COVID-19. AASM, thank you for your generous support!...
In Memoraim: William C. Dement (1928 – 2020)
Additional content from the June 26, 2020, webinar celebrating Dr. Bill Dement to follow: June 26, 2020, Zoom recording – Tribute for Dr. Bill Dement, Sleep Research Society’s obituary for Dr. Bill Dement, Mary Carskadon’s personal memories and reflections of Dr. Bill...