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Course Chair: Allen Boone, RST, RPSGT
Advanced Registration Deadline to Save: September 26, 2012
Course Overview
Sleep technologists have seen major changes in their profession with the recent advances in technology related to the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders. During this two-day course, an expert faculty will address these changes and the impact they have on the sleep center and sleep technologists. Topics include implementing out-of-center sleep testing, equipment and device selection, long-term care of the sleep patient, outcomes tracking and future planning for sleep centers.
Target Audience
This course is relevant to sleep technologists and sleep center managers seeking to implement out-of-center sleep testing and develop innovative programs to keep your sleep centers on the cutting edge of sleep medicine.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of the course, participants will:
- Review how to implement out-of-center sleep testing (OCST) at the sleep center by identifying relevant policies and procedures, selecting devices and understanding insurance and AASM accreditation standards
- Explain the implications of implementing OCST in terms of insurance coverage, authorization and compliance
- Describe future planning techniques for the sleep center by identifying staffing needs and methods for restructuring operations
- Evaluate new opportunities for sleep centers including offering PAP-NAPs, physician clinics, DME, oral appliance therapy and behavioral sleep medicine
- Track patient outcomes, focusing on compliance and insurance requirements, particularly with long-term care patients
- Describe the legal issues involved with the use of social media in a sleep center
Pricing
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On or Before Sept. 26
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After Sept. 26
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AAST Member
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$275.00
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$315.00
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Nonmember
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$320.00
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$360.00
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Cancellation Deadline: September 28, 2012
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
The American Association of Sleep Technologists has approved the AAST Advances in Sleep Technology course for 13.00 continuing education credits (CECs); an application has been submitted to the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) for Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) contact hours for respiratory therapists.
All participants requesting AAST CECs or AARC CRCE credits must return the credit claim form included with the registration materials to the AAST information desk upon completion of the course. An AAST representative will be available to address any questions or concerns during the course. Credit letters will be emailed by the AAST approximately four to six weeks following the course.
Preliminary Schedule and Topics
Saturday, October 20
| 7:30 am - 8:00 am |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am - 8:30 am |
General Considerations; Overview and Intro to Changes in Sleep Testing
Allen Boone, RST, RPSGT |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am |
How to Get a Program Started: Integration of OCST
Elise Maher, RPSGT
Shari Angel Newman, RPSGT |
| 10:00 am - 10:15 am |
Break |
| 10:15 am - 12:30 pm |
How to Get a Program Started: Net Cost/Profit Patient Assessment Tools for OCST
Elise Maher, RPSGT
Shari Angel Newman, RPSGT
Melinda Trimble, RST, RPSGT |
| 12:30 am - 1:00 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
Devices and Equipment
Stephen Tarnoczy |
| 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
Standards of Practice; AASM & Insurance standards
Laura Linley, RST, RPSGT, CRT |
| 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm |
Break |
| 3:15 pm - 4:00 pm |
Utilization Management and Insurance Carrier Assessment Requirements
Bartley Brynt, MD |
| 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Human Resources & Staffing
Rita Brooks, RST, RPSGT |
Sunday, October 21
| 7:30 am - 8:00 am |
Breakfast |
| 8:00 am - 8:30 am |
New Opportunities and Opportunities
Laura Linley, RST, RPSGT, CRT |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am |
The Effects of Social Media and Communications
Jayme Matchinski, JD |
| 10:00 am - 10:15 am |
Break |
| 10:15 am - 11:15 pm |
OSA: What & How Are We Measuring?
Allen Boone, RST, RPSGT |
| 11:15 am - 1:00 pm |
Group Discussions:
Staffing Issues Session w/Box Lunch
Stephen Tarnoczy, RPSGT, RRT, RRT-SDS, CRT
The Future of Sleep Centers
Allen Boone, RST, RPSGT |
| 1:00 pm - 1:15 pm |
Closing Remarks |
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