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Publication of the Association of Polysomnographic Technologists • Summer 2006 • www.aptweb.org A2Zzz Magazine Continuing Education Credit Offering Instructions for Earning Continuing Education Credit A Trainee, Technician or Technologist working in the Sleep Technology Profession towards achieving the Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) credential or re-certification of the RPSGT credential may read A2Zzz Magazine and earn Association of Polysomnographic Technologists (APT) Continuing Education Credits (CECs) by completing an APT CEC A2Zzz Magazine evaluation form, on the next page, and fax or mail the completed form to the APT national office to receive 1.5 APT CEC’s. This service is an APT member benefit and there is no fee to APT members. Individuals who are not members of the APT and are interested in earning APT CEC’s will be required to pay an administrative fee of $20 per issue. To earn APT CECs, carefully read A2Zzz Magazine and complete the APT CEC Evaluation Form found on the next page. The completed evaluation form must be received by the APT national office by December 1, 2006. A certificate awarding APT CECs will be sent within 4 to 6 weeks of the submission deadline. It is the responsibility of the individual to maintain a record of their APT CEC certificates. It is required that four out of the seven articles in this issue listed below be read and that a corresponding page number be included on your APT CEC Evaluation Form in order to receive APT CEC credit: Accreditation Statements This activity has been planned and implemented by the APT Board of Directors and approved by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT). The APT Board of Directors has established this program to meet the educational needs of the Sleep Technology Profession. Each individual should only claim those credits that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. Statement of Educational Purpose / Overall Education Objectives A2Zzz Magazine is a peer-reviewed publication addressing the educational needs of the Sleep Technology Profession. Its mission is to provide progressive technical information and an avenue of communication for members, presented in a professional and constructive manner, to further the goals, and promote unity in the Sleep Technology Profession. Readers of A2Zzz Magazine should be able to: 1) appraise Sleep Technology; 2) interpret new information and updates relating to the Sleep Technology Profession; 3) analyze articles for the use of sound principles and practices; and 4) recognize the inter-relatedness/dependence of sleep medicine with primary disciplines. Page 12: You May Be Losing Your Hearing As You Sleep Objective: To understand that the noise from untreated loud snoring may contribute to inner ear damage and hearing loss. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recommends a person wear ear protection at noise levels of 85 decibels (dB). Very loud snorers can produce sounds close to this level, thus potentially causing hearing loss for bed partners or themselves. Page 14: Cardiac Pacing and Sleep Disordered Breathing Objective: Impart an understanding of new research that examines the potential use of cardiac pacing to treat sleep-disordered breathing. Scientists are working to determine which patients with sleep-disordered breathing will most benefit from cardiac pacing. For example, more studies may reveal whether cardiac pacing would be more beneficial for someone who would normally not meet the criteria for pacemaker implantation but who has a certain type of sleepdisordered breathing (e.g., central apnea or Cheyne-Stokes breathing versus OSA). Page 16: Sleep and the Immune System Objective: Validating an age-old myth, this article discusses that the amount of restorative sleep one is able to acquire plays a crucial role in strengthening the immune system. People not getting sufficient sleep are at risk for health problems because the immune system is not able to repair itself without an adequate amount of sleep. Page 11: Can We Learn While Sleeping? Discusses findings indicating that behaviors learned in a particular sleep stage can be repeated in the same sleep stage several days or even months later. This ability is known as sleep-specific memory. Test subjects have been observed to follow very simple instructions in various stages of sleep that they learned earlier while awake. Moving one’s finger at the sound of a click when in deep sleep is an example. Page 24: Part 1 — A2Zzz Technical Corner Objective: Defines that European Data Format (EDF) as a simple formatting of data for the exchange of multiple biological signals. EDF is a feature a number of sleep acquisition software programs. Page 24: Part 2 — A2Zzz Technical Corner Objective:Defines and classifies partial seizures into three subgroups: partial seizures with elementary symptomatology, partial seizures with complex symptomatology, and partial seizures secondarily generalized. The article further explains It is important to note that the onset of partial seizures during sleep occur most frequently during Stage II sleep and validates the existence of peak periods of seizure activity during sleep. Page 26: HIPAA Compliance in the Sleep Lab Objective: Discusses how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) has impacted sleep labs and how labs provide services to patients. 8
Publication of the Association of Polysomnographic Technologists • Summer 2006 • www.aptweb.org APT CEC Evaluation Form To earn APT CECs, carefully read four of the articles (see previous page for list) designated for APT CECs and mark your responses for each article and its page number on this form. Completely answer all questions and fax or mail this form to the APT national office (fax number/address indicated at the bottom of this page). In order to receive credit, this evaluation form must be answered completely and postmarked by December 1, 2006. A certificate awarding 1.5 APT CECs will be mailed to you four to six weeks following this date. There is no charge to members of the APT for this service. Non-members must include payment of a $20.00 administrative fee with this form. For items 1-2, please use the following scale: 5=Strongly Agree, 4=Agree, 3=Unsure, 2=Disagree, 1=Strongly Disagree Article 1 Article 2 Article 3 Article 4 Page #_____ Page #_____ Page #_____ Page #_____ 1. Educational value: I learned something new that was important. 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 I verified some important information. 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 I plan to discuss this information with colleagues. 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 I plan to seek more information on this topic. 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 My attitude about this topic changed in some way. 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 This information is likely to impact my practice. 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 2. Readability feedback: I understood what the authors were trying to say. 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 I was able to interpret the tables/figures (if applicable). 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 Overall, the presentation of the article enhanced my ability to read and understand it. 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 Please print legibly or type: 3. Additional comments/feedback to be used by the APT CEC Committee: ____________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Commitment to change: What change(s), if any, do you plan to make in your practice as a result of reading any of these four articles? ____________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Statement of completion: I attest to having completed the APT CEC activity (sign below). Signature________________________________________________________________________ Date ______________________________________________________ Phone: ______/______/__________ Fax: ______/______/__________ E-mail: __________________________________________________________________________________ Name (please print legibly) __________________________________________________ RPSGT ❑ Address __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ City_______________________________________________________________________ State_______________ Zip ______________________________________________________________________ Are you a member of the APT? (circle one): Yes / No APT Membership No:_____________ (If no, complete the following payment information) ❑ Check made payable to the APT for $20 is enclosed or ❑ Charge $20 to (circle one): Visa / MasterCard / American Express Card Number__________________________________________________________ Expiration Date ______/______ Cardholder name (please print)_____________________________________________ Signature________________________________________________________ Cardholder Address ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Please return this completed form, postmarked no later than September 22, 2006, to the APT National Office: One Westbrook Corporate Center, Suite 920, Westchester, IL 60154, or fax to (708) 273-9344 9
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