BREAKING NEWS... CCSH credential results are in the mail!

If you are one of the first wave of applicants for the new Certificate of Clinical Sleep Health Credential (CCSH) offered by the BRPT, which held its first ever testing period last spring, you should expect to see the results of your exam in the mail very soon from Pearson Vue.

If you can't wait another minute to see if you passed, go to the Credential Verification link at the BRPT and use the SEARCH function (this will tell you whether you passed, but not your score).

BRPT Symposium comes to Portland in September

For Washington state RPSGTs interested in learning more about the new CSE/CCSH credentials, including new programming to prepare for credentialing exams, the BRPT annual symposium spotlights new developments in sleep health education this year in Portland, OR. The symposium is slated for September 5-7.

Multiple registration options are available to meet the needs of technologists with varied training backgrounds. For those looking for sleep health education training, Day One is set aside to cover this new area of focus. Day Two introduces a full day of programming entitled "Sleep Through the Ages." Day Three is "RPSGT Day," which addresses the major issues effecting the career paths of sleep technologists, including discussions about regulations and laws, new technologies and devices, and research advances.

Deadline for early-bird registration is August 1, 2014. For more information, go to the BRPT Symposium website.

BRPT News: The Sleep Activist newsletter launches

A new electronic newsletter has been launched by the BRPT to serve the interests of healthcare providers who work directly with sleep medicine patients, families and practitioners. According to a release from the BRPT, the purpose of The Sleep Activist is to "provide relevant and timely information to spark readers' interest, provide stories from the field and update readers on new developments regarding the advancement and recognition of clinical sleep health specialists." The newsletter, edited by sleep health activist and educator Robyn Woidtke, MSN, RN, RPSGT, will be produced triquarterly. You can access the inaugural edition of The Sleep Activist here.

Woidtke is actively seeking your stories "from the field;" if you have something to share, please send an email to info@brpt.org with the subject line "Stories From The Field."