Washington State Sleep Conference: Things You Need to Know

2018 Washington State Sleep Conference, Oct 12-13, 2018

Pre-conference registrations end on Wednesday October 10.  REGISTER NOW!

Last-minute registrations (single day, weekend) available onsite on Friday; see below.

Regular Registration $200

On-site Registration $225 for the full weekend

Single day registration $112.50 for either Friday or Saturday (learn more)

• Pricing includes 14 CEUs, lunch for both Saturday and Sunday.
• Cancellation Policy: ganesco.cvent.com/2018WSSS. 

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General Information

Faculty

• Joshua Benditt, MD
• Nic Butkov, RPSGT
• David Corley, MD
• Lourdes Del Rosso, MD, ME
• Vishesh K. Kapur, MD
• Amy Korn-Reavis, RRT, RPSGT, CCSH
• Teofilo Lee-Chiong, MD
• Brandon R. Peters-Mathews, MD
• Susan Rausch, MD
• Fletcher Taylor, MD

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Accreditation

Sleep Technologists: AAST CEC Program Application has been submitted for approval to the American Association of Sleep Technologists.

Respiratory Therapists: Application has been made for 14.0 contact hours continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) by the American Association for Respiratory Care, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75063.

Nurses: Ganésco is the accredited Nursing Provider for this conference. Provider approved by the (CABRN) California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number #CEP-16651, for up to 14 contact hours.

Disclaimer: Ganésco 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.

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Online Courses

Attendees will be given a discount code at the meeting for four online courses at www.ganesco.com. These online courses have either AARC, AAST or CABRN accreditation. 

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Venue

The host hotel for the meeting is the Embassy Suites Seattle Tacoma International Airport, Seattle, Washington. Those who reserved a room in the WSSS block between Wednesday and Friday will enjoy free breakfast buffet and evening reception.

NEW for 2018! Parking is complimentary to daytime attendees and is discounted to overnight guests for $5.00 per night. Please see registration desk for voucher before leaving the conference. Learn more.

All exhibits and lectures are held at the host hotel. DIRECTIONS TO THE HOST HOTEL HERE.

Embassy Suites Seattle Tacoma International Airport 

15920 W. Valley Hwy  Seattle, Washington 98188 

(425) 227-8844 

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Need to contact us directly? washingtonstatesleepsociety@gmail.com

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Washington state sleep conference hotel info for those traveling next weekend

Things to know about this year's host hotel

Embassy Suites by Hilton Seattle Tacoma International Airport

~ FRI Oct 12 & SAT Oct 13 ~

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 6pm 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 adult 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, Bahama Breeze, Famous Dave's, and more. 

Need directions? 

More information about the Embassy Suites SeaTac 

See you at the conference!

The Washington State Sleep Conference is just one week away! Have you registered? It's not too late!

The last day to sign up in Wednesday, October 10. DON'T DELAY! This is a great regional opportunity for sleep health specialists to collect 14 CECs toward their credential requirements at an affordable rate! 

REGISTER TODAY!

 Presented by the WASHINGTON STATE SLEEP SOCIETY 

This year’s event features the ever-popular tag team of
Teofilo Lee-Chiong MD and Nic Butkov RPSGT
in presentations that cover a wide range of
current PAP and sleep apnea interests among sleep technologists 

Topics* at this year’s conference include: 

• Advanced Bi-level Modalities • Prazosin and PTSD • Pediatric PAP Titrations • Common Artifacts Associated with ECG • CBT-i in the Sleep Lab • Optimizing Patient Response to Positive Airway Pressure Therapy • Restless Legs Syndrome • Obstructive Sleep Apnea: State of the Art Care • Novel Technology in Personalized Care • The New "Restless Sleeper" Sleep Disorder Designation •
Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation •  Diagnostic Aspects of Sleep Disordered Breathing • New Rules on Electrode Placement • Neuromuscular Disease and Sleep Breathing • 

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 Conference FAQs 

Date: Friday October 12 to Saturday October 13, 2018  

Time: 745am to 6pm both days 

Fee: $200. Registration ends October 10. Registration on the day of the conference increases to $225. *Fee includes lunch, coffee and two full days of educational programming which culminate in 14 AAST CECs and a certificate at the end of the conference. 

NEW THIS YEAR! Single-day registration available for $112.50 either day.  

Location: Embassy Suites Seattle Tacoma InternationalAirport, Seattle WA

Who is invited: Sleep technologists, sleep physicians, sleep health educators, respiratory therapists, nurses interested in sleep medicine, dental sleep medicine professionals

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

Questions?    

E-mail: info@washingtonstatesleepsociety.com or visit the Ganesco Team contact page

*Topics, speakers, and schedules subject to change.

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