Polysomnography Scoring

2 Day Course - 16 ACE credits

Lectures

Sleep Staging 
(AASM Sleep Scoring Guidelines)

EEG Arousals 
(AASM Sleep Scoring Guidelines)

Respiratory & Periodic Limb Movements of Sleep

Multiple Sleep Latency Test  ( MSLT )

Practicums

Sleep Staging

EEG Arousals

Respiratory & Periodic Limb Movements of Sleep

Scoring the Polysomnogram
(Sleep Staging, EEG Arousals, Respiratory & PLMS)

Multiple Sleep Latency Test ( MSLT )

Additional Presentations

Artifact Recognition

Self Assessment Examination

This comprehensive two day course is designed for the beginner or practicing technologist needing to learn or enhance their sleep scoring knowledge and skills.

LECTURES

SLEEP STAGING CONCEPTS 

A comprehensive introduction of normal sleep architecture will be followed by a presentation of the characteristics of the various sleep stages. You will learn how brain (EEG), eye movement (EOG), and mental / submental muscle (EMG) signals are used to define Non-REM Stages Wake, 1, 2, 3 & 4, and Stage REM sleep. Individual epoch examples will illustrate how these variables, viewed collectively, provide diagnostic information regarding normal and / or abnormal sleep. The new AASM scoring guidelines are covered in depth.

EEG AROUSALS

EEG Arousals will be defined and illustrated helping you understand how to identify these disturbances of sleep.

RESPIRATORY & PERIODIC LIMB MOVEMENTS

You will learn how to identify and score obstructive, central, and mixed apneas and hypopneas as well as periodic limb movements.

MULTIPLE SLEEP LATENCY TEST (MSLT)

You will learn how the MSLT is performed and scored.

PRACTICUMS

SLEEP STAGING

Each course participant will have ample opportunity to independently practice staging sleep scoring numerous epochs. You will also learn to tabulate and interpret the data.

EEG AROUSALS

You will practice scoring, tabulating and interpreting the data.

RESPIRATORY & PERIODIC LIMB MOVEMENT

Each participant will independently score apneas and hypopneas and PLMs. You will hand score and calculate the various respiratory indexes.

SCORING THE POLYSOMNOGRAM

You will combine all you have learned to score about sleep staging, EEG arousals, apneas and hypopneas and periodic limb movements to practice scoring the entire Polysomnogram.

MULTIPLE SLEEP LATENCY TEST (MSLT)

Course participants will score and tabulate MSLT data.

ADDITIONAL PRESENTATIONS

ARTIFACT RECOGNITION

You will learn how to recognize various artifacts encountered on the polysomnogram. Examples will be presented familiarizing you with the specific characteristics of each type.

SELF ASSESSMENT EXAMINATION

The course concludes with a general review and answering final questions. A self assessment examination will be administered and after everyone has completed the test we will review each question and provide the correct answer. No one will see your test but yourself, not even the instructors. It is only used as a guide to help you assess your knowledge and skills acquired at the course.

Cost: $595.00

2008 Course Dates


May 10 - 11, 2008 (Sat - Sun) -- Saginaw, MI
July 24 - 25, 2008 (Thurs - Fri) -- Saginaw, MI
November 1 - 2, 2008 (Sat - Sun) -- Ann Arbor, MI

Course Location


November 1 - 2, 2008
Holiday Inn & Suites
Ann Arbor, MI


 

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Larry Head Institute, L.L.C.
Electroneurodiagnostic Training Courses
242 Bates Lane
Monroe, Michigan 48162


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