Explore the November/December 2024 Edition
Learn ways to become a public advocate for better sleep, define payor-defined hypopnea scoring criteria, get ideas for where to list a dental sleep practice as for sale, discuss the growing role of AI in software as a medical device solutions for sleep medicine, and more.
The BRPT CSTE will expire on 3/11/26. Take the quiz before then to earn CSTE.
CSTE Exam Preparation Articles
For thorough test preparation, please review these essential articles. They cover key topics and concepts that will be evaluated.
Accelerating Sleep Advocacy
Learning Objectives: Give examples of how patients’ symptoms may be dismissed by physicians; explain the perspective that sleep disorders influence nearly every neurological disease process; list ways to become a public advocate for better sleep.
How Software Can Simplify Hypopnea Scoring for Varied Payors
Learning Objectives: Describe payor-defined hypopnea scoring criteria; explain how dual scoring can consume extra resources, potentially leading to backlogs and increased workloads; list software innovations that allow sleep technologists to score studies once while automatically applying both the 3% and 4% criteria.
My Journey to Selling a Dental Sleep Practice
Learning Objectives: List places to announce that a dental sleep practice is for sale; explain the role of a broker; give specific examples of financial documents the seller is required to provide.
What Exactly Is Software as a Medical Device?*
Learning Objectives: Define software as a medical device; list examples of software as a medical device solutions available in sleep medicine; discuss the growing role of artificial intelligence in software as a medical device solutions for sleep medicine.
GLP-1 Medications Show Promise as First Drug Therapy for Sleep Apnea*
Learning Objectives: Discuss what studies have found about the impact of GLP-1s on AHI; describe some avenues via which sleep physicians could have GLP-1s prescribed and managed for their sleep apnea patients; gain perspective on how the FDA approval of GLP-1s for sleep apnea could impact other OSA therapies.
Terms for CSTE Qualification
The Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) designates this educational activity–Sleep Review’s Nov/Dec 2024, January 2025, & March 2025 Digital Edition series—for a maximum of 1.5 Continuing Sleep Technology Education (CSTE) credits. Individuals should claim only those credits that he/she actually earned in the educational activity. Nov/Dec 2024 Edition is worth 0.5 credits on its own; certificates will be issued every other week on Fridays to allow time for completion of the entire series, if desired.
To be awarded Continuing Sleep Technology Education (CSTE) credit, BRPT-credential holders must read the digital edition of Sleep Review and score 80% or higher on the post-test. The participant may re-take the post-test up to 3 times. If unable to achieve a passing score, credit cannot be issued.
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* Conflict of Interest: Articles are written by employees of Sleep Review, which accepts sleep marketer advertising
