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Giving Automatic Scoring a Second Thought

I thought I would take a 2nd look at this article. Some good points -) T. Shumard Man vs. Machine Automatic scoring exists to assist technologists, not replace them. Changes in technology have been exponential over the last two decades. The sleep medicine industry has advanced significantly by software innovation. In our enthusiasm to wholeheartedly [...]

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WatchPAT™ Spearheads Breakthrough of At-Home Testing

New CPT release along with pricing any day between now and 31 October. • In October 2010, the American Medical Read More

How to Scientifically Measure the Cost of Missing a Nights Sleep

Scientists have added up the cost of losing a nights sleep. By measuring the actual number of calories the body expends to fuel an all-nighter versus a good night’s sleep, researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder calculate that a full night of sleep helps the body conserve as much energy as is in [...]

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Tune in behind the scenes of The Biggest Loser with OSA CPAP machines

(LOS ANGELES) – In a supporting role with the ever popular NBC’s The Biggest Loser, Nationwide Medical, Inc is announcing a new level of engagement between sleep apnea patients and television show contestants who use CPAP machines. Tune in as a new social media awareness campaign is launched alongside The Biggest Loser for the first time in an effort to reach [...]

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Demystifying the Accreditation Process for Sleep Labs

The president of The Compliance Team seeks to demystify the accreditation process for sleep labs. After meticulously building a solid Read More

BRPT members stunned by ABSM announcement to Launch New Exam for Sleep Technologists

BRPT has been notified that the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) has decided to Read More

Dr Edward Spiegel “New Developments in Sleep Bruxism and Sleep Apnea”

March 25th 2011 Advanced Technology Center 2111 Kenmere Ave. Burbank CA. 91504 877.883.2022 This course will provide a complete overview of the science and business of sleep dentistry. Expand on existing dental team based strategy to include OSA,sleep Bruxism, including its epidemiology, etiology, physiopathology, classification, diagnosis, and treatment. Including the use of sleep parameters such [...]

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Blogging: Is it good for Sleep Professionals

Is it Time to Get Started There’s no better time to start engaging in social media and sharing your expertise. Click this video to see why!!! Share and Enjoy: Related posts:Sleep Disordered Breathing in Women: pregnancy, post-menopause & post-hysterectomy

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Sleep Disordered Breathing in Women: pregnancy, post-menopause & post-hysterectomy

Here is a Positional Apnea Case Study

Positional Apnea in a 73-Year Old Male with Atrial Fibrillation This is the case of a 73-year old male who was diagnosed by the local heart institute with atrial fibrillation. The patient was under outpatient care of both a cardiologist and family doctor. Bedpartner interview did not report a history of snor- ing nor any [...]

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Sleep Disordered Breathing in Women: pregnancy, post-menopause & post-hysterectomy

As presented at the AACP 18th Annual Midwinter meeting Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans Jan 28-29 2011 entitled “Putting Sleep Knowledge to work” Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Women: Pregnancy, Post-Menopause, and Post-Hysterectomy, by Edward P. Spiegel, DDS This presentation will walk attendees through an intermediate-level overview of the science of sleep as it relates to women’s [...]

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Thompson River University Multidisciplinary Sleep Conference 2011 March 18 to 20, 2011

Sleep Is Important To Your Child’s Health

Sleep affects how children feel and function. By helping your child to get the recommended amount of sleep, you can improve your child’s health, psychological well-being, and safety. Sleep is key to your child’s growth and development as well as his/her ability to learn. The chart below provides general guidelines showing how your child’s need [...]

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Thompson River University Multidisciplinary Sleep Conference 2011 March 18 to 20, 2011

In June 2009 an interdisciplinary group of professionals interested in sleep disorders met at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops BC, Canada. It was an interesting and productive meeting. In our discussions it became apparent that we needed to meet annually. It was also felt that the discussions needed to be opened up to a larger [...]

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Southern Sleep Society Annual Meeting – March 24-27

Southern Sleep Society Annual Meeting – March 24-27

This years meeting is in New Orleans and is March 24-27. Come and support a regional sleep society that supports the sleep professional and has done so since 1978. Additional information and registration can be found at: http://www.southernsleepsociety.org/index2.asp Share and Enjoy: No related posts.

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NYU College of Dentistry Dental Sleep Medicine

Course Overview The American Academy of Sleep Medicine, a physician led academically founded academy for the advancement of sleep in the US, has recommended the use of oral appliances as a primary treatment for mild and moderate obstructive sleep apnea. This has become the standard of practice and the parameter of care yet few dentists [...]

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Searching for the right appliance… ouch!!!

Beyond boil and bite – T. Shumard Share and Enjoy: Related posts:Use of Watch-PAT™ in the Management of Sleep Apnea Using Oral Appliance Therapy – David Barone

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Sleep Now, O Sleep Now

One of my favorites by James Joyce, a gentleman and scholar – T. Shumard Sleep now, O sleep now, O you unquiet heart! A voice crying “Sleep now” Is heard in my heart. The voice of the winter Is heard at the door. O sleep, for the winter Is crying “Sleep no more.” My kiss [...]

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PROVEN DENTAL COMPLIANCE TECHNOLOGY FINALLY AVAILABLE IN ORAL APPLIANCES USED FOR TREATING OSA!

TPT Dental “Tomorrow’s Innovations Available Today” PROVEN DENTAL COMPLIANCE TECHNOLOGY FINALLY AVAILABLE IN ORAL APPLIANCES USED FOR TREATING OSA! A New Development Leads The Way For Increased OAT Opportunities In Transportation, Direct Comparison To CPAP, Head To Head Device Preference Studies And Likely Eventual Reimbursement Requirement. Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) appliances have long demonstrated efficacy [...]

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Is The Professional Sleep Community Represented Fairly?

In the last several weeks there seems to be a lot of buzz surrounding the AASM/ABSM’s announcement that they will be developing and administering a new credentialing exam for professional sleep techs sometime later this year. As we are all trying to understand the reasoning behind this “surprising” pathway, we are being told by the AASM/ABSM that their reasons for [...]

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BRPT members stunned by ABSM announcement to Launch New Exam for Sleep Technologists

BRPT members stunned by ABSM announcement to Launch New Exam for Sleep Technologists

BRPT has been notified that the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) has decided to Read More

Scientists Measure the Cost of Missing a Nights Sleep

Scientists have added up the cost of losing a nights sleep. By measuring the actual number of calories the body Read More

Sleep Health is one of the New Goals of Healthy People 2020

The Department of Health and Human Services has launched its Healthy People 2020 goals, and among the objectives set forth Read More

A New Solution for CPAP Tubing

The Hybernite® Rainout Control (ROC) System Flashy CPAP units and masks dominate the sleep technology landscape, but the right tubes can mean the Read More

New Study: Reducing the Risk of Pulmonary Complications Among Patients with Sleep Apnea Undergoing Surgery

In patients with sleep apnea, perioperative pulmonary complications after orthopaedic and general surgery are significantly more frequent vs matched samples Read More

Sleep Management Solutions Acquired by CareCentrix

Acquisition Expands Company’s Home Health Care Services to Include Sleep Management HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 11, 2011 - CareCentrix Inc announced today that it Read More

CHEST Journal Launches free iPhone/iPad App to view Journal

Unlike most apps released in scholarly publishing to date, this app handles all the content within the app (rather than Read More

The Zeo Personal Sleep Coach – Raises $12.3 mm financing

Zeo a consumer device that enables people to track their sleep phases and calculate a daily sleep quality score called Read More

Benchmarking Improves the Sleep Business

Sweeping reimbursement cuts and a depressed economy have created a perfect storm where payors are now applying more rigorous requirements Read More

Somté Features Holter-Type Sleep System

When engineers from Australia-based Compumedics developed the Somté, they knew cardiology was likely to play a growing role within sleep Read More

Don’t Neglect Snoring During CPAP Titration – SnoreTac Snore Sensing Adapter

The Salter Labs BiNAPS and other select pressure transducers are utilized during sleep disorder studies to simultaneously measure respiratory airflow Read More

1-800-SLEEPLAB Ramping Up

A renewed commitment to a nationwide phone reference (1-800-SLEEPLAB) is just one of many projects on the Sleep Group Solutions Read More

Don’t Overlook Tubes – Hybernite Rainout Control System

The Hybernite® Rainout Control (ROC) System Flashy CPAP units and masks dominate the sleep technology landscape, but the right tubes can Read More

New Clinical Practice Guidelines Issued for Tonsillectomy

The American Academy of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) has issued new clinical practice guidelines which states most children Read More

Braebons Sleep Sensor Technology Can Make or Break!

Braebon Medical Corp Founder Don C. Bradley has created several sleep diagnostic products, and he always starts with a fundamental Read More

General Anesthesia is Pharmacological Coma, not Sleep

Instead of a deep sleep, general anesthesia is more like a reversible drug-induced coma. “General anesthesia is pharmacological coma, not Read More

Graymark Healthcare Treats Record Number of Patients in Q4 2010

Q4 2010 Sleep Apnea Re-Supply Orders up 75% Over Q4 2009 Graymark Healthcare Inc, the nation’s second largest provider of diagnostic Read More

1-800-SLEEPLAB Ramping Up

A renewed commitment to a nationwide phone reference (1-800-SLEEPLAB) is just one of many projects on the Sleep Group Solutions Read More

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Home Testing for the Sleep Centers

Written by Chris Vu, Dec 20th 2010: Sleep medicine in the Home and the Lab With each passing month, sleep Read More

SleepView Ultra Light Type 3 Home Sleep Monitor

The ultra light SleepView type 3 home sleep monitor from CleveMed is designed to be simple for patients, and cost Read More

Follow Up Care Friday Takes Sleep Apnea to New Heights in Social Media

Follow up care Friday is a great new way for those seeking sleep apnea treatment to interact with medical professionals Read More

New CPAP Mask Cleaner that uses Nanotechnology

At an average rate of 16 breaths a minute a CPAP user breathes out 7680 in an 8 hour sleep Read More

Investigational Implantable Sleep Apnea Device to be Tested in U.S.

Inspire Medical Systems Inc has been given the go-ahead from regulators to sell the device in Europe and test it Read More

Man v Machine: Automatic scoring exists to assist technologists, not replace them

Giving Automatic Scoring a Second Thought Changes in technology have been exponential over the last two decades. The sleep medicine Read More

Senate Postpones Cut in Medicare Pay for Physicians

The move would postpone a 25% reduction in physician fees for another year. AP: The Senate approved a measure Wednesday Read More

Compumedics Home Sleep Testing System Selected for Use in US National Institute of Health (NIH)-Sponsored Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Sleep Study

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Compumedics USA, Inc. (CMP.ASX) today announced its new Somte® PSG portable sleep-testing systems were chosen as part of Read More

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