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7.26.2018

REGISTER NOW FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE SLEEP CONFERENCE!


 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


Other key topics at this year’s conference include:


Prazosin and PTSD • Pediatric PAP Titrations • 
CBT-i in the Sleep Lab  Restless Legs Syndrome
The New "Restless Sleeper" Sleep Disorder Designation • 
Neuromuscular Disease and Sleep Breathing   ...and much more!  

Conference FAQs

Date: Friday October 12 to Saturday October 13, 2018   

Time: 745am to 6pm both days

Fee*: $180 early-bird rate until August 15; after that day, rate increases to $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 International Airport, 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! 




7.01.2018

Want a sneak peek into the 2018 sleep conference?

These topics are subject to change, but for those who are curious, the WSSS board is working on 2018 conference presentations for the following:

  • Novel technologies in personalized sleep healthcare
  • Bi-Level PAP applications for advanced COPD
  • The new "Restless Sleeper" designation
  • Optimizing PAP therapy
  • Troubleshooting signals and sensors
  • PTSD and prazosin
  • Cardiovascular topics in sleep technology
  • The new rules of electrode placement
  • Restless legs: the latest research
  • Identifying central hypopneas
  • CBTi techniques in the sleep lab
  • Neuromuscular topics in sleep technology
  • The value of the CCSH credential
  • Pediatric PAP titrations
We hope to see you on October 12 and 13!

CONFERENCE DETAILS HERE

Registration portal opening soon, with early bird rates announced in July!



4.30.2018

SAVE THE DATE for the Washington State Sleep Society 2018 conference!


washington state sleep society 2018 sleep meeting conference
We are pleased to announce that our Fall 2018 meeting has been scheduled for this coming October!
Sleep technologists, respiratory therapists, and other sleep-related healthcare professionals from throughout the Pacific Northwest are 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 
To be determined (look for updates at this blog as we complete our programming

WHEN
Dates: Friday October 12 and Saturday October 13, 2018
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 from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, and southwestern Canada

CECs
We are working on programming to grant 10+ 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
TBD (look for early bird rate announcements soon); the fee will continue to reflect an affordable price-per-credit value and will include lunch buffet on both days and full access to vendors

LODGING
We are working with conference planners to offer discounted room rates at the Embassy Suites Seattle Tacoma International Airport hotel and will post these details as they are finalized.
For Sleep Meeting 2018 updates as they happen, follow this blog (see right hand column), or follow us in Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/wasleepsociety/) or on Twitter at @wasleepsoc