With the passing of September 22, fall has officially begun. My family in North Carolina can tell it is here because they are experiencing some very cool temperatures and the turning of those beautiful leaves. No way to miss that. Here in Georgia, we have certain ways to tell when fall arrives too: ragweed is everywhere, the asthma clinic ...

I had the opportunity to attend the ASET conference recently and hear an idea they had on how to bring sleep back into their fold. Since we, as sleep techs, are concerned about the future of our profession, it might be of benefit to take a listen to their idea. There is a large need in the field of long-term monitoring. Although sleep techs ...

The AAST recently sponsored the State Leadership Conference in Chicago. This was designed to help the organization to learn from each other and understand important organizational information such as financial planning and publicity. The AAST was very well represented as well as the AASM. What was really amazing was the people from the 26 states ...

I have been busy this year attending more conferences than ever before. I may have mentioned that previously.  I've been to FOCUS, GASP and last weekend I was in Atlanta at the ASET conference, which is actually the annual EEG meeting. I felt a little bit like a duck out of water, but my boss suggested I go, so I ...

Professional organizations and meetings are becoming so important to us as sleep techs seeking to be recognized as professionals.  How do you decide which organization to join and which meetings to attend?  It's important to know what's happening on all fronts but realistically we can't attend or join them all.  I am a member of ...

Those of us who have been in the field for any length of time know that people who drive for a living have a higher than average chance of a sleep disorder. That's why the Sleep Apnea & Trucking Conference being held May 11-12 in Baltimore is so exciting. The conference, organized by the American Sleep Apnea Association and co-sponsored by the ...