Explore the January 2025 Edition
Gain perspective on how sleep medicine has evolved through the lens of Mayo Clinic, understand the history of home sleep testing code change attempts, get the highlights of new RLS clinical practice guidelines, 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.
Inside Mayo Clinic’s Center for Sleep Medicine
Learning Objectives: Gain perspective on how sleep medicine has evolved over the past several decades; describe Mayo Clinic’s sleep tech training programs; explain some ways that Mayo Clinic utilizes big data within its sleep center.
The Consequences of Outdated Home Sleep Testing Codes*
Learning Objectives: List concerns about the current CPT codes for home sleep testing; understand the history of AASM’s attempts to revise the CPT coding set; gain perspective on how the future of home sleep testing could look different if new codes are adopted.
An RLS Prescription Revolution May Have Begun*
Learning Objectives: Describe the significant changes to the AASM’s clinical practice guideline for restless legs syndrome; gain perspective on handling patients currently on dopamine agonists for RLS; describe the new non-pharmacological treatment option included in the updated guideline.
Modern Actigraphy Sheds New Light on Sleep Health
Learning Objectives: Describe key study findings about light and health risks; give examples of how sleep specialists use light data to develop treatment plans; list limitations to measuring light via actigraph.
The Rise of Remote CPAP Setup*
Learning Objectives: Understand factors driving the trend of remote CPAP setups; list the pros and cons of handling CPAP setups remotely; describe the importance of follow-ups for new CPAP users.
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. January 2025 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
