Sleep Society Members... share your news with us!

If you are a member of the Washington State Sleep Society*, you are invited to share your lab and community outreach news here! Do you have:

• A new sleep education program you want to promote? 
• An established A.W.A.K.E. meeting you want new patients to know about? 
• A health fair in your community where sleep will be a represented topic? 
• News about your lab you want to share with the community?
• Information to share about a sleep health campaign you are participating in?
• Questions or requests about sleep health practices you'd like to share with other labs?

Simply send your information to the webmaster (Tamara) at info@wasleep.com. She will post it on the appropriate page and/or in the blog.

*If you attended the 2014 Washington State Sleep Society Sleep Conference, then you are a member. If you did not attend the conference but would like to become a member, please contact us at info@wasleep.com.

PSG students encouraged to apply for BRPT tuition grant

The Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) will accept applications for the fifth annual Andrea Patterson Memorial Scholarship Program through November 30. The grant amounts to $2,500 to cover tuition for PSG students.

Scholarship applicants must be enrolled in or accepted by a CAAHEP-accredited program in PSG, a CoARC-accredited program with a PSG add-on, or an accredited END program with a PSG add-on. The scholarship application, a full description of eligibility requirements, and other program details are available at www.brpt.org. Application deadline is no later than close of business November 30. The winner will be announced in February 2015.

The scholarship is named for Andrea Patterson, RPSGT, R. EEG T., who managed the Hennepin County Sleep Program in Minneapolis for almost 30 years and who published extensively about sleep medicine topics in scientific journals. Patterson led early efforts to develop standardized competency-based board exams for sleep technologists. Those efforts were the precursor of today's RPSGT credentialing program.

“The Scholarship program is a highlight each year as I very much enjoy learning more about the next generation of sleep technologists and what led them into the field. The applicant pool is comprised of motivated professionals on a very clear career path,” said BRPT President Theresa Krupski, RPSGT, RRT.

Thanks for a great conference!

Just a quick note from the board to say THANK YOU to all the great people who attended our conference last weekend! We had some really interesting speakers, vendors who are passionate about sleep health and a great body of members to network with! If you had a good experience, please share it with your cohorts at your labs, clinics, DME offices, hospitals and other places where sleep health care is a priority. Word of mouth is our best ally in growing this conference and we hope this year's improvements in venue and programming met with your satisfaction! Keep up the good work, everyone!

A few conference spots still open!

REGISTER NOW!

We have reviewed our registrations and still have a few seats left! Don't miss out on this affordable chance to earn 10 CEUs (AAST), interact with a great new lineup of speakers, pursue relevant topics, and enjoy the NEW IMPROVED VENUE and NEW VENDOR HALL in 2014!

REGISTER NOW! Simply click the Eventbrite link at the left.

Conference FAQs

Date: Friday October 17 to Saturday October 18, 2014

Time: 830am to 4pm both days

Fee: $165 until October 15. Fee includes membership, breakfast, lunch, coffee, two full days of educational programming and access to regional sleep health vendors, all which culminate in 10 AAST CECs and a certificate at the end of the conference.

We look forward to seeing you at this year's conference!

Questions?
E-mail: info@wasleep.com
Phone: President Dan McCormick: 253.370.1369
Surface Mail:  WSSS, PO Box 3124, Bremerton, WA  98310

Early Bird Rates End TONIGHT! Sign up now for the WA State Sleep Society Conference || Oct 17-18, Bremerton, WA!

REGISTER NOW!

Don't miss out on this year's conference! We offer 10 CEUs (AAST), a great lineup of speakers, relevant topics, and a NEW IMPROVED VENUE and NEW VENDOR HALL in 2014!

REGISTER NOW! Simply click the Eventbrite link at the left.

Conference FAQs

Date: Friday October 17 to Saturday October 18, 2014

Time: 830am to 4pm both days

Fee: $150 until tonight at midnight; tomorrow, the rate increases to $165. Registration ends October 10. Fee includes membership, breakfast, lunch, coffee and two full days of educational programming which culminate in 10 AAST CECs and a certificate at the end of the conference.

We look forward to seeing you at this year's conference!

Questions?
E-mail: info@wasleep.com
Phone: President Dan McCormick: 253.370.1369
Surface Mail:  WSSS, PO Box 3124, Bremerton, WA  98310

Early Bird Rates End Tomorrow! Sign up now for the WA State Sleep Society Conference || Oct 17-18, Bremerton, WA!

REGISTER NOW!

Don't miss out on this year's conference! We offer 10 CEUs (AAST), a great lineup of speakers, relevant topics, and a NEW IMPROVED VENUE and NEW VENDOR HALL in 2014!

REGISTER NOW! Simply click the Eventbrite link at the left.

Conference FAQs

Date: Friday October 17 to Saturday October 18, 2014

Time: 830am to 4pm both days

Fee: $150 until TOMORROW October 8; after that day, rate increases to $165. Registration ends October 10. Fee includes membership, breakfast, lunch, coffee and two full days of educational programming which culminate in 10 AAST CECs and a certificate at the end of the conference.

We look forward to seeing you at this year's conference!

Questions?
E-mail: info@wasleep.com
Phone: President Dan McCormick: 253.370.1369
Surface Mail:  WSSS, PO Box 3124, Bremerton, WA  98310

Early Bird Registration Deadline extended to Oct 8!

REGISTER HERE!

We're so excited about this year's lineup, we've decided to extend the deadline of the early bird rates by one week!

REGISTER NOW! Simply click the Eventbrite link at the left.

Conference FAQs

Date: Friday October 17 to Saturday October 18, 2014

Time: 830am to 4pm both days

Location: NEW! The gorgeous Kitsap Conference Center Harborside, Bremerton, WA

Speakers and Vendors: Check them out on our conference page!

Fee: $150 until Wednesday Oct 8; after that day, rate increases to $165. Registration ends October 10. Fee includes membership, breakfast, lunch, coffee and two full days of educational programming which culminate in 10 AAST CECs and a certificate at the end of the conference.

We look forward to seeing you at this year's conference!

Questions?  
E-mail: info@wasleep.com
Phone: President Dan McCormick: 253.370.1369
Surface Mail:  WSSS, PO Box 3124, Bremerton, WA  98310