A-STEP Course Schedule – Sample
| 9:00 AM |
Introduction – Job Description, Manuals, Text Books |
Elise Maher, RPSGT |
| 10:00 AM |
Physiology of Sleep |
Lawrence Epstein, MD |
| 11:00 AM |
Evaluation of Sleep Complaints |
Lawrence Epstein, MD |
| 12:00 PM |
Lunch |
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| 1:00 PM |
Medical Terminology |
Elise Maher, RPSGT |
| 2:00 PM |
Normal Sleep and Basic Waveforms |
Elise Maher, RPSGT |
| 3:00 PM |
Anatomy and Physiology |
Sandra Horowitz, MD |
| 4:00 PM |
What is It Like to Be a Tech? |
Gail McDonough, Sue Newton, RPSGT |
| 5:00 PM |
Coping with Shift Work-Circadian Rhythm |
Margaret Trussler, APRN |
| 6:00 PM |
Day Ends |
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| 9:00 AM |
Sleep Apnea |
David White, MD |
| 10:00AM |
Polysomnography Equipment |
Elise Maher, RPSGT |
| 11:00 AM |
Sensors and Ancillary Equipment |
Elise Maher, RPSGT |
| 12:00 PM |
Lunch |
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| 1:00 AM |
Sleep Study Viewing – A Look at a Recording |
Elise Maher, RPSGT |
| 2:00 PM |
Observe Setup Full 10-20 (Manikin) |
Ellen Grealish, RPSGT |
| 3:00 PM |
Setups on Manikin Heads |
Elise Maher, Ellen Grealish, Kari Gale, RPSGT |
| 4:00 PM |
Setups on Manikin Heads |
Elise Maher, Ellen Grealish, Kari Gale, RPSGT |
| 5:00 PM |
Setups on Manikin Heads |
Ellen Grealish, Kari Gale, RPSGT |
| 6:00 PM |
Day Ends |
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| 9:00 AM |
Sleep Staging |
Matt Marcom, CRT, RPSGT |
| 10:00AM |
Patient Setup, Skin Prep and Electrode Application |
Elise Maher, RPSGT
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| 11:00 AM |
Patient Safety |
Elise Maher, RPSGT |
| 12:00 PM |
Managing Emergencies in the Sleep Lab |
Elise Maher, RPSGT |
| 1:00 AM |
Lunch |
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| 2:00 PM |
MSLT-MWT |
Elise Maher, RPSGT |
| 3:00 PM |
Setups – Using Manikins |
Trisha Hughes, Liz Seaton, RPSGT |
| 4:00 PM |
Setups – Using Manikins |
Trisha Hughes, Liz Seaton, RPSGT |
| 5:00 PM |
Setups – Using Manikins |
Trisha Hughes, Liz Seaton, RPSGT |
| 6:00 PM |
Day Ends |
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| 9:00 AM |
Practical on PSG Systems |
Eymard Riel, RPSGT |
| 10:00AM |
Hands on System Navigate, Find Listed Items |
Eymard Riel, Florence Oyieke, RPSGT |
| 11:00 AM |
Hands on System Navigate, Find Listed Items |
Eymard Riel, Florence Oyieke, RPSGT |
| 12:00 PM |
Lunch |
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| 1:00 AM |
Respiratory Events – Sensors and Rules |
Elise Maher, RPSGT |
| 2:00 PM |
Respiratory Events – Rules and Epochs - Overhead |
Elise Maher, RPSGT |
| 3:00 PM |
Oxygen and Oximetry |
Matt Marcom, CRT, RPSGT |
| 4:00 PM |
ECG Analysis Using the 3Rs |
Matt Marcom, CRT, RPSGT |
| 5:00 PM |
Capnography and Carbon Dioxide |
Matt Marcom, CRT, RPSGT |
| 6:00 PM |
Day Ends |
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| 9:00 AM |
Patient Interaction |
Elise Maher, RPSGT |
| 10:00AM |
PAP/Titration |
Lawrence Epstein, MD |
| 11:00 AM |
PAP/Habituation |
Don Ordway, CRT, RCP |
| 12:00 PM |
Lunch |
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| 1:00 AM |
PAP/Habituation |
Don Ordway, CRT, RCP |
| 2:00 PM |
Stations – PAP Mask & Habitituation; PAP Troubleshooting |
Don Ordway, CRT RCP, Elise Maher RPSGT |
| 3:00 PM |
Stations – PAP Mask & Habitituation; PAP Troubleshooting |
Don Ordway, CRT RCP, Elise Maher RPSGT |
| 4:00 PM |
Stations – PAP Mask & Habitituation; PAP Troubleshooting |
Don Ordway, CRT RCP, Elise Maher RPSGT |
| 5:00 PM |
Game Questions |
Elise Maher, RPSGT |
| 6:00 PM |
Day Ends |
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| 9:00 AM |
Setups – Each Other |
Elise Maher, Patricia Hughes, RPSGT |
| 10:00AM |
The Business of Sleep Medicine |
Paul Valentine, CEO |
| 11:00 AM |
Setups – Each Other |
Elise Maher, Patricia Hughes, RPSGT |
| 12:00 PM |
Lunch |
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| 1:00 AM |
ECG Basics |
Anjali Ahn, MD |
| 2:00 PM |
ECG Arrhythmia |
Anjali Ahn, MD |
| 3:00 PM |
Cardiac and Movement Rules |
Elise Maher, RPSGT |
| 4:00 PM |
Insomnia – Classification and Treatment |
Doug Kirsch, MD |
| 5:00 PM |
Narcolepsy |
Doug Kirsch, MD |
| 6:00 PM |
Day Ends |
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| 9:00 AM |
Pediatric Sleep |
Sandra Horowitz, MD |
| 10:00AM |
Pediatric Sleep |
Sandra Horowitz, MD |
| 11:00 AM |
Head Measurement |
Elise Maher, RPSGT |
| 12:00 PM |
Lunch |
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| 1:00 AM |
Scoring Arousals and Leg Movements |
Elise Maher, RPSGT |
| 2:00 PM |
HIPAA and Medical Ethics |
Elise Maher, RPSGT |
| 3:00 PM |
History of Sleep |
Doug Kirsch, MD |
| 4:00 PM |
Electrical Activity of Brain |
Doug Kirsch, MD |
| 5:00 PM |
Respiratory Control |
Doug Kirsch, MD |
| 6:00 PM |
Day Ends |
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| 9:00 AM |
Seizure |
Milena Pavlova, MD |
| 10:00 AM |
PLMS, Restless Leg, Other Movement Disorders |
Stephen Loverme, MD |
| 11:00 AM |
Parasomnias |
Stephen Loverme, MD |
| 12:00 PM |
Lunch |
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| 1:00 AM |
Setups – Full on Each Other |
Ellen Grealish, Kari Gale, RPSGT |
| 2:00 PM |
Setups – Full on Each Other |
Ellen Grealish, Kari Gale, RPSGT |
| 3:00 PM |
Setups – Full on Each Other |
Ellen Grealish, Kari Gale, RPSGT |
| 4:00 PM |
Setups – Full on Each Other |
Ellen Grealish, Kari Gale, RPSGT |
| 5:00 PM |
Clean-up |
Ellen Grealish, Kari Gale, RPSGT |
| 6:00 PM |
Day Ends |
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| 9:00 AM |
Artifacts and Troubleshooting |
Elise Maher, RPSGT |
| 10:00 AM |
Respiratory Event Scoring |
Elise Maher, RPSGT |
| 10:30 AM |
PSG Reports |
Elise Maher, RPSGT |
| 11:30 AM |
Manikin – Measurements |
Elise Maher, RPSGT |
| 12:00 PM |
Lunch |
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| 1:00 AM |
Manikin – Setups |
Elise Maher, RPSGT |
| 2:00 PM |
Practical – Create Problems on a "Patient" and Fix |
Kari Gale, Trisha Hughes, RPSGT |
| 3:00 PM |
Practical – Create Problems on a "Patient" and Fix |
Kari Gale, Trisha Hughes, RPSGT |
| 4:00 PM |
Pharmacology |
Elise Maher, RPSGT |
| 5:00 PM |
Review of the Course |
Elise Maher, RPSGT |
| 6:00 PM |
Day Ends |
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| 8:00 AM |
Written Test |
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| 9:00 AM |
Pediatric Sleep – Scoring guidelines |
Elise Maher, RPSGT |
| 10:00AM |
Taking Blood Pressure |
Matt Graf, Kevin Moore, RPSGT |
| 11:00 AM |
Job Search Skills |
Elise Maher, RPSGT |
| 11:30 AM |
Psychiatric Disorders – Dealing with Difficult Patients |
Cindy Dorsey, PhD |
| 12:00 PM |
Lunch |
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| 1:00 AM |
Setups Skills Exam on Setup 2hr. Each |
Elise Maher, Florence Oyieke, Pat Kerrigan, Andre Richard, RPSGT |
| 2:00 PM |
Setups Skills Exam on Setup 2hr. Each |
Elise Maher, Florence Oyieke, Pat Kerrigan, Andre Richard, RPSGT |
| 3:00 PM |
Setups Skills Exam on Setup 2hr. Each |
Elise Maher, Florence Oyieke, Pat Kerrigan, Andre Richard, RPSGT |
| 4:00 PM |
Setups Skills Exam on Setup 2hr. Each |
Elise Maher, Florence Oyieke, Pat Kerrigan, Andre Richard, RPSGT |
| 5:00 PM |
Program End |
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| You need to take the A-STEP test on the AASM Website within 30 days |
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