Garrison Sleep Education Services Schedule
(Visit this page for updates on additional courses, workshops,
and Continuing Education opportunities)
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Our company offers a wide range of continuing education courses for sleep technologists and respiratory therapists Courses are periodically offered at locations in the Kansas City and St. Louis metropolitan areas or can be arranged to be conducted at your facility. Please contact us for additional information about scheduling a course or workshop at your facility.
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Course content can be tailored to your Sleep Center needs. Current courses include but are not limited to the following:
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BRPT REGISTRY PREPARATION
SCORING WORKSHOP
PEDIATRIC WORKSHOP
ECG WORKSHOP
SLEEP CENTER MANAGEMENT
NEURO-ANATOMY INVOLVED IN SLEEP AND WAKE
CLINICAL SLEEP HEALTH
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ADVANCED PSG TOPICS
SLEEP DISORDED BREATHING AND TITRATION
NARCOLEPSY
EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM IN THE SLEEP CENTER
AASM SLEEP CENTER ACCREDITATION
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Registry Preparation Workshop
(Two Full Days 8:30am-5:30pm)
Due to the comprehensive content of the course and the desire to provide a low attendee to instructor ratio, this course is limited to 5 attendees per session.
Approved for 16 AARC continuing education contact hours (CEUs)
Testimonial:
"I have sent all of the technicians who need to take the Registry Exam, to Garrison Sleep Education Services for the preparation and review course. Mike’s instruction is thorough, individualized and effective. All of our technicians, who have taken this course, have passed the exam on the first try. We have also taken advantage of the other course offerings available. I feel fortunate to have this resource available in this area and I highly recommend Garrison Sleep Education Services for any sleep education needs."
Teresa J. Genenbacher, BS, RPSGT
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Sleep Lab Manager
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COURSES CAN BE SCHEDULED
PLEASE CONTACT GSES FOR UPCOMING COURSE DATES
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Scoring Workshop
Two full days of didactic and practical training applying the AASM scoring standards. The course includes, but is not limited to, the following: technical equipment and sensor placement specifications, introduction of AASM rules for scoring arousals and movement events, introduction of AASM rules for scoring respiratory events and patterns, review ECG and introduce placement and recommended terms, practice sleep staging and respiratory scoring applying the AASM guidelines, math formulas and calculations required (PSG?s, titration studies, MSLTs, MWTs), review the new guidelines for the final report, histograms, practice /report calculations and summary.
Testimonials:
"Work load and class flow was outstanding......Awesome Class!!!"
"Mike did an excellent job, knows the material well, and can explain it in different ways so people can understand. Would highly recommend this class to others."
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Pediatric Workshop
Introducing the Child to the Sleep Lab,
Pediatric Scoring Rules, Pediatric Diseases,
and Pediatric Monitoring and Safety in the Lab.
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Sleep Disordered Breathing and Titration
Control of Ventilation, Respiratory Scoring Rules,
AASM Titration Guidelines, and
Complex Sleep Disordered Breathing and ASV
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ECG Workshop
Cardio-physiology review, scoring rules, cardiac disease during sleep,
Cheyne-Stokes and congestive heart failure, and ECG practice with feedback.
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| PSG Topics Workshop
Consists of polygraph and ancillary equipment operation, digital specifications, seizure recognition and safety in the sleep lab, medication effects on sleep and sleep disorders, and fatigue management in the sleep lab
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Safety in the Sleep Center
Cardiopulmonary conditions associated with sleep disorders and sleep disordered breathing and emergency policies/procedures. Seizure recoginition/monitoring in the sleep center and emergency policies/procedures. Dealing with behavioral issues arising in the sleep center. Standards for incorporating EMS into your training and policies.
| Narcolepsy: History to Current Concepts
History of Narcolepsy, Narcolepstic Tetrad and Clinical Diagnosis, Hypocretin/Orexin, Current Research and Treatments
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Advanced Topics in Polysomnography
Topics include hypocretins and narcolepsy, circadian rhythms, pharmaceutical research and gender-related sleep disorders.
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Courses can be conducted at your facility.
Course can be tailored to your center's educational needs.
Call or Email to arrange for courses
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Sleep Center Management
Topics will include AASM Sleep Center Standards, Managing the Shift Worker, Quality Control and Improvement, Data Management and Patient Follow-up
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PHYSICIAN COURSES
Introduction to Sleep Disorders Course
Board Preparation Course
Physican courses are made by appointment only.
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For additional information regarding registration, course content, or additional services provided contact Michael Garrison at (913) 522-9178 or Email: mgarrison@garrisonses.com
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