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With the goal of establishing a tiered credentialing system in sleep technology and enhancing the professional growth of the field, the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists now will offer the CPSGT, a certificate-level exam. A certificate holder will be a Certified Polysomnographic Technician. The new certificate will not be a ...

I don't often look to reality TV for encouraging healthy behaviors, but the brains behind the NBC show ''The Biggest Loser'' deserve some credit. They thankfully listened to the advice of Ed Payne, RPSGT -- winner of our 2008 National Sleep Achievement Awards. A long-time viewer of the show, Payne realized many of the contestants were at risk ...

The Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists just announced some big changes. The organization suspended: The A-STEP Introductory Course requirement for Pathway #2 RPSGT exam candidates (previously set to go into effect July 2010) The requirement for all RPSGT candidates to graduate from a CAAHEP program (previously set to go into ...

Well, this may be one way to cut down on the wait time for a sleep study. Two computer hackers created their own sleep lab, which included EEG, heart rate monitor, EOM, and a web camera. The duo described the feat at DEFCON, one of the oldest continuous running hacker conventions. In their presentation, they gave a few caveats: We are not ...

Along with social worker, physical therapy assistant, and senior accountant, respiratory therapist was named a ''hot job where pay is rising,'' according to a recent article on Forbes.com. The magazine's info came from PayScale. The compensation data company recently examined more than 400 jobs and identified the few with salary increases of at ...

A congressman has put his foot in his mouth regarding a sleep disorder. On the C-SPAN show ''Washington Journal,'' Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) made the following comment after arriving in the hospital after fainting: ''Somebody asked me, 'Why is your knee jerking?' And I thought I was making a joke, and I said, 'Well I have restless legs syndrome.' ...

Interesting developments for spinal cord injury patients requiring mechanical ventilation. Last month, the FDA approved the NeuRx DPS RA/4 Respiratory Stimulation System, an implantable electronic device that stimulates the diaphragm and allows some SCI patients to breathe for at least four hours a day without a vent. ''While the NeuRx RA/4 does ...

Watch out folks. Looks like computer giant Microsoft might be focusing in on the sleep game. ADVANCE eyed this lecture in their annual faculty summit being held this week: Monitoring and Diagnosing Sleep Apnea in the HomeKristin Tolle, Microsoft ResearchThis talk focuses on technology being developed in the Microsoft Research hardware team to ...

Our friends at the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists have some big things brewing. See below for the latest news and be sure to read their article in our September issue of ADVANCE for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine.Polysomnography: The State of the Profession Read a comprehensive report on the state of the polysomnography ...