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How many of you have actually talked to a Sleep Technologist?
I am not talking about the night of your study either. Forums do not count. I mean a face to face conversation with an educated Sleep Technologist about sleep.
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Permalink Reply by Dave Hargett on
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Well, even on my very first sleep study back in 1994, I got a good education from the tech who was hooking me up and I've observed that happening with techs at other labs. But given the way we're hooked up, that might not count as "face to face"!
Luckily I've had the privilege of doing this numerous times with sleep techs I've known whether it be at AWAKE meetings or after.
I've been privileged to be active in the field of sleep apnea awareness for a long time and know a fair number of sleep technologists - I even took a week long course on becoming a sleep tech back in 2003. As you may know, I now represent the "public" as one of the directors for the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists.
What I find to be more rare than talking to the sleep tech is the folks who have ever had an opportunity to talk to a sleep physician!
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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on
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Dave, what our the requirements to become a certified sleep physician? It is nice to see a representative of the BRPT here.
Dave Hargett said:Well, even on my very first sleep study back in 1994, I got a good education from the tech who was hooking me up and I've observed that happening with techs at other labs. But given the way we're hooked up, that might not count as "face to face"!
Luckily I've had the privilege of doing this numerous times with sleep techs I've known whether it be at AWAKE meetings or after.
I've been privileged to be active in the field of sleep apnea awareness for a long time and know a fair number of sleep technologists - I even took a week long course on becoming a sleep tech back in 2003. As you may know, I now represent the "public" as one of the directors for the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists.
What I find to be more rare than talking to the sleep tech is the folks who have ever had an opportunity to talk to a sleep physician!
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Permalink Reply by sleepycarol on
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I haven't -- but hey we have you Rock!!
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Permalink Reply by lia deneau on
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uh, every day and night.... i am a sleep tech... RPSGT.
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Permalink Reply by Kenneth Southworth on
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Never... and not even the DR. in two years.
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Permalink Reply by Karen Moore www.padacheek.com on
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I have several times. Since I am in the business, I enjoy talking shop with any person who is in the Sleep Medicine industry.
I attend conferences and meetings every chance I get to learn more.I call and discuss issues with professionals in the sleep medicine field and I have joined the American Academy of Sleep Medicine as well as the National Sleep Foundation and the Virginia Academy of Sleep Medicine. I also receive several publications related to the field and read as many articles written by experts as I can.
I have met some sleep Techs face to face who were very dedicated to the field and some who just go through the motions. I feel there is much growth to be made in the field for understanding the entire picture. I am talking to the Sleep Doctors, the Sleep Labs, the DMEs, and the manufacturers of the equipment, and then of course the patients who are trying to get the best health care for their sleep apnea and related conditions. This field is booming and the laws regarding the diagnosis and treatment are always changing. There are challenges behind the scenes that the patients are not aware of, and of course we know there are issues that the patients face that the professionals are just beginning to address.
This field has far to go before it is really working well on all fronts.
Karen
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Permalink Reply by The Dreamer on
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The guy that runs the local hospital sleep lab came and spoke at the last AWAKE meeting....and answered a bunch of questions....
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Permalink Reply by Mike on
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Rock, in the ideal world, when, how often and under what circumstances would we patients speak to a Sleep Technologist?
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Permalink Reply by Randy N. Greene on
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The only person I talked too is my doctor ,who is also a lung specialist.To tell you the truth I think this is taking them by storm and they need more studies.
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That is a good question Mike. One that I can't answer. A better question would be why isn't there more of a dialogue between the RPSGT and the sleep patient. It seems to me that the majority of the sleep knowledge is locked away in the lab from 7pm to 7am. In my opinion the RPSGT holds about 60% of the sleep knowledge with the physicians holding the rest. If the patient is denied access to the sleep doc or tech then who is educating them?
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