Photo highlights: The WSSS Sleep Conference 2016

WSSS Sleep Meeting 2016

Speaker Catherine Darley ND

 Speaker Kevin Asp, RPSGT

Speaker Barbara McCann PhD

Speakers Joanne Yadao RRT RCP (left) and Laura Hurmence RRT RPSGT (right)

Registration at the event (WSSS board treasurer Sue Moore on the far left; WSSS board member at large Melissa Sasser at far right)

Registration for the 2016 event at the Embassy Suites in SeaTac with exhibitor hall in background

WSSS Sleep Meeting 2016

Speaker Brian Palen MD

Speaker Brian Palen MD

WSSS Vice President Marsha Fulton (center) assists speaker Catherine Darley ND with an audience question

 Discussion during one of the Q&A sessions

Great subjects and great attendance! Speaker Nic Butkov at far right

 Ganesco organizer Nancy Nunley

Dan McCormick, WSSS President with Ganesco organizer Nancy Nunley

Don't forget to fill out your Survey Monkey questionnaire in order to receive your CECs! Check your email for instructions; they were re-sent today to all conference attendees. The questionnaire closes Thurs November 24.

Photo highlights: The WSSS Sleep Conference 2016

WSSS Sleep Meeting 2016

Speaker Catherine Darley ND

 Speaker Kevin Asp, RPSGT

Speaker Barbara McCann PhD

Speakers Joanne Yadao RRT RCP (left) and
Laura Hurmence RRT RPSGT (right)

Registration at the event (WSSS board treasurer
Sue Moore on the far left; WSSS board member
at large Melissa Sasser at far right)

Registration for the 2016 event at the Embassy Suites
in SeaTac with exhibitor hall in background

WSSS Sleep Meeting 2016

Speaker Brian Palen MD

Speaker Brian Palen MD

WSSS Vice President Marsha Fulton (center) assists
speaker Catherine Darley ND with an audience question

 Discussion during one of the Q&A sessions

Great subjects and great attendance!
Speaker Nic Butkov at far right

 Ganesco organizer Nancy Nunley

Dan McCormick, WSSS President
with Ganesco organizer Nancy Nunley

Don't forget to fill out your Survey Monkey questionnaire in order to receive your CECs! Check your email for instructions; they were re-sent today to all conference attendees. The questionnaire closes Thurs November 24.

Come join our team! Board positions open for 2017... great opportunities!

The Washington State Sleep Society has three
positions open for the board: President, Vice
President, and Treasurer. We could use your help!

If you had a great experience at our most recent
sleep meeting and would like to add your skill set,
enthusiasm, and ideas to the development of future
sleep meetings, please contact us at info@wasleep.org.

Members of the board will be contacting interested
parties in the next few weeks to solidify a new board
by the end of the year so we can get busy planning
for our 2017 event; don't delay! Contact us today!

Thank you!

Many many thanks to our speakers, vendors, and attendees for helping make this year's WSSS meeting a success! And a big thanks to Nancy Nunley at Ganésco for her amazing organizational skills and hard work to bring it all together!

Photos coming soon, stay tuned!

Are you staying overnight for this year's conference? Lodging and meal information and directions

Things to know about this year's host hotel

Embassy Suites by Hilton Seattle Tacoma International Airport

~ FRI Oct 21 & SAT Oct 22 ~

15920 West Valley Highway
Seattle, WA 98188

425.227.8844 ~ [ WEBSITE ]

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Services & Amenities

• The hotel's business center can handle any FAXing, printing, and copying needs you might have.

• There's an ATM onsite. 

• Hotel guests have access to the fitness room and the indoor pool. 

• The hotel concierge can help you with locating transportation, making dinner arrangements, or holding baggage after checkout.

Meals

• Conference attendees who are guests at the hotel receive free cooked-to-order breakfast via the hotel on Friday and Saturday morning before the conference.
  
• The WSSS provides lunch on both days from 12:30 to 1:30pm.
  
• Conference attendees are responsible for dinner on both nights; the conference ends at 530pm on both days. 

• The Embassy Suites offers Basil's, a restaurant and adjacent lounge, on site for dining options after 11:30am. Also, hotel guests are welcome to the free Manager's Reception where they can enjoy beverages and snacks in the late afternoon.

• Nearby dining options are plentiful in the nearby Westfield Southcenter Mall campus and along Southcenter Parkway, including Blue C Sushi, California Pizza Kitchen, Bahama Breeze, Famous Dave's, and more. 

Need directions? 
More information about the Embassy Suites SeaTac 

See you at the conference!

REMINDER: Reserve your Embassy Suites Sea-Tac room SOON!

Are you planning to stay on-site at the upcoming conference? Time to get your registration in to enjoy the group-wide discount! 

Hotel reservation information here

The Host Hotel for the conference is the Embassy Suites Seattle Tacoma International Airport, Seattle, Washington. We are pleased to offer a discounted room rate at this hotel for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; a large breakfast buffet is included in the room rate. All exhibits and lectures are held at the host hotel.

The discounted conference room rate (plus tax) is valid only if reserved by September 27, 2016.

REMINDER: Reserve your Embassy Suites Sea-Tac room SOON!

Are you planning to stay on-site at the upcoming conference? Time to get your registration in to enjoy the group-wide discount! 

Hotel reservation information here

The Host Hotel for the conference is the Embassy Suites Seattle Tacoma International Airport, Seattle, Washington. We are pleased to offer a discounted room rate at this hotel for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; a large breakfast buffet is included in the room rate. All exhibits and lectures are held at the host hotel.

The discounted conference room rate (plus tax) is valid only if reserved by September 27, 2016.

Updated CEUs for this year's conference = opportunities for nurses

NURSES, take advantage of this great opportunity to gather more CEUs and learn about sleep health!

Download the updated brochure for the Washington State Sleep Society annual meeting for 2016

Ganésco is the accredited Nursing Provider for this year's Washington State Sleep Society annual meeting. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number # CEP-16651, for up to 13.25 contact hours.

Ganésco, Inc. does not warrant that all professional organizations or licensing authorities will accept its CE contact hours. If in doubt, nurses are advised to contact their professional organizations or licensing authorities to confirm their acceptance of these contact hours.

About this year's online courses
 
Attendees will be given a discount code at the conference for four online courses at www.ganesco.com. These online courses have either AARC, AAST or CABRN accreditation.

It is the responsibility of each professional licensee to understand what his or her state licensing board requires for license renewal, as well as what that licensing board identifies as acceptable continuing education.

Please contact your board for verification if you are unsure of your continuing education requirements or if the accreditation is approved by the board.

Download the updated brochure for the Washington State Sleep Society annual meeting for 2016

Teofilo Lee-Chiong to provide keynote address for the Washington State Sleep Society

Noted sleep researcher Teofilo Lee-Chiong, MD will deliver the keynote address, "Noninvasive Ventilation: Bridging Science and Clinical Care," before the Washington State Sleep Society (WSSS) at the 2016 sleep meeting slated for Friday October 21 and Saturday October 22. 

His one-hour keynote begins at 9am on Friday, following opening remarks from WSSS president, Dan McCormick, RPSGT, RST. 

Bio:

Teofilo Lee-Chiong, MD is a well-known sleep medicine educator and frequent speaker at sleep medicine conferences. 

He is a board certified internist in Denver, Colorado affiliated with National Jewish Health. 

He is also a professor and the author of many references familiar to sleep technologists of sleep medicine professionals: 

• Sleep Medicine: Essentials and Review (Oxford University Press, USA) 
• Sleep: A Comprehensive Handbook (Wiley-Liss)
• Fundamentals of Sleep Technology (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins)
• Sleep Medicine (Hanley & Belfus)
• Sleep Medicine Essentials (Wiley Blackwell)
• Focus on Sleep Medicine: A Self-Assessment (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins)

Don't miss this exciting opportunity interact with Dr. Lee-Chiong at the upcoming WSSS conference. 

Register now!

WSSS Fall Sleep Meeting brochure PDF to share

If you have friends who would like to attend our upcoming sleep conference on October 21-22, here's one way you can pass along the information: consider downloading this PDF of the brochure provided by this year's conference organizer, Ganésco. You can print it out or share it digitally in email or via social networks. 

Exhibitors and vendors sought for October conference

Call for Exhibitors || Washington State Sleep Society Meeting

October 21-22, 2016 Seattle, Washington

The Washington State Sleep Society invites you to exhibit at the Washington State Sleep Meeting.

This two-day meeting for members of the Sleep Medicine community provides a critical analysis of, and learning opportunity in, the evolving field of sleep medicine.

This conference attracts Sleep Technologists and Respiratory Therapists across the Pacific Northwest as well as providers involved in the delivery of sleep medicine care.

Ganésco is this year's sleep meeting event management company. We expect 100-150 attendees this year. Learn more about the speakers and topics here. 

REGISTRATION & PAYMENT DEADLINE: 9.23.2016

Levels of support currently available:
□ Silver - $775.00        □ Gold - $1,000.00        □ Platinum - $1,200.00

If you are a vendor interested in an exhibition booth and you:

• want to receive a registration form
• have forms that your company requires
• have exhibitor registration questions

contact Nancy Nunley at Ganésco at 931.284.9033 or via email: nancyn@ganesco.com. Registration forms may be sent in by mail, emailed to Nancy or sent by FAX to 904.212.2044. 

Reminders: 

It's critical to complete your internal company documentation quickly as internal approval processes can take some time; Ganésco cannot confirm your space until commitment is formally approved.

You may be provided other forms to fill out depending upon accrediting agency requirements.

You may register your attendees now or later if preferred, but all attendee information must be submitted by October 3.

SAVE THE DATE! Washington State Sleep Meeting, Oct 21-22, 2016!

At long last, we are pleased to announce that registration is open for our Fall 2016 sleep meeting! Sleep technologists, respiratory therapists, and other sleep-related healthcare professionals invited to attend!

HOST
The Washington State Sleep Society

WHAT
The Washington State Sleep Society Meeting, a two-day conference for members of our regional Sleep Medicine community providing a critical analysis of, and learning opportunity in, the evolving field of sleep medicine

SPEAKERS (*keynote)
Kevin Asp, RPSGT; Nic Butkov, RPSGT; Steve Carstensen, DDS; Catherine Darley, ND; Lina Fine, MD; Ken He, MD; Laura Hurmence, RRT, RPSGT; Jennifer Kapur, PharmD; Vishesh Kapur, MD; Teofilo Lee-Chiong*, MD;  Barbara McCann, PhD; Dan McCormick, RPSGT, RST; Dan O’ Hearn, MD; Brian Palen, MD; Richard Simon, MD; JoAnne Yadao, RRT, RCP

WHEN
Dates: Friday October 21 and Saturday October 22, 2016
Times: 8am to 530pm for both days

WHERE
All exhibits and lectures will be held at the Embassy Suites Seattle Tacoma International Airport, Seattle, Washington, with offers of discounted lodging in the same facility

WHO MAY ATTEND
This conference is intended for Sleep Technologists and Respiratory Therapists as well as all other providers involved in the delivery of sleep medicine care

CECs
The live meeting will grant 12 CEC hours of practical education (valid for both AAST and AARC) in a community learning environment, with an additional 4 CECs that attendees can earn online

REGISTRATION FEE
$160 (onsite registration is $185); fee reflects $10/CEC and includes lunch buffet on both days and full access to vendors hall

LODGING
We are pleased to offer discounted room rates at the Embassy Suites Seattle Tacoma International Airport hotel for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; a rate of $169-189 includes a large breakfast buffet. Discounts will be honored if reserved by September 20, 2016.  Reserve your room by calling (425) 227-8844 and refer to the Washington State Sleep Society Meeting, or make your reservations online.

DEADLINES

• Register for the conference online by October 20, 2016; onsite registration also available
• Reserve your discounted room at the host hotel by September 20, 2016 (see Lodging)

REGISTER NOW!

WSSS has a new surface mail address

Please update your files...

Washington State Sleep Society
5313 Graham Avenue
Sumner, WA 98390