Blog – Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists

BRPT Credentialing Coordinator Earns ICE Credentialing Specialist Certification

September 9, 2021

Congratulations to Cherise Lee, BRPT’s Credentialing Coordinator, on earning the Institute For Credentialing Excellence (ICE) Credentialing Specialist Certification. As certification is a profession that requires its own unique competencies, this assessment-based Certificate Program for the Credentialing Specialist identifies the tasks required of a certification professional and the skills and knowledge needed to practice. According to […]

Register Today For This In-Person CCSH Conference

July 29, 2021

We’re so excited to meet in-person for the CCSH Innovation and Creative Thinking: Expanding The Influence conference, September 15 – 16, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, TN! Register today for the first of its kind conference that will bridge the gap between the traditional and innovative sleep specialist role […]

Spotlight On A BRPT Board Member: Angelica Benitez Yusti, RPSGT, RST

July 16, 2021

Spotlight On A BRPT Board Member: Angelica Benitez Yusti, RPSGT, RST BRPT Editor: As a new BRPT Board member, what do you hope to gain from being a member of the Board? Angelica Benitez Yusti: I want to help the BRPT expand its reach into the Spanish-speaking market and to diversify BRPT products and offerings. […]

The CCSH Credential: A Case Study

February 22, 2021

CASE STUDY How A Clinical Sleep Educator Used Her CCSH Credential To Catapult Pap Compliance Rates Beyond The National Average About Cheryl Memmini, RRT, RPSGT, CCSH Cheryl Memmini is a Clinical Sleep Educator at Northwestern Medicine Sleep Services – Algonquin, located in Algonquin, Illinois. Cheryl has been in healthcare for 35 years, first as a […]

A New And Better 2021 Awaits

January 8, 2021

Dear Colleagues: 2020 brought bumps in the road and a myriad of changes to our world, which made for an interesting start to my term as President. During this time, the BRPT Board and Executive Office staff worked together to support our fellow technologists and credential holders. We’re proud of the way our colleagues in […]

Spotlight On A New BRPT Board Member: Eduardo Hernández BS, RPSGT, CCSH

November 10, 2020

Spotlight On A New BRPT Board Member: Eduardo Hernández BS, RPSGT, CCSH BRPT Editor: Please tell us a little bit about your current role/position at Nemours Children’s Hospital Sleep Center. Eduardo Hernandez: Currently I’m back to full time day scoring; I didn’t realize how much I missed this role until I returned to doing it […]

BRPT Names Andrea Ramberg President-Elect of the Board of Directors

November 4, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lydia Pelliccia [email protected] 202.422.5205 The Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists Names Andrea Ramberg President-Elect of the Board of Directors Michael McLeland Begins Term as Treasurer; Amber Allen as Secretary Angelica Benitez Yusti Joins The Board Arlington, VA – November 4, 2020 – The Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) named Andrea […]

BRPT recently caught up with Stacey Myers, RPSGT, CCSH, who took the AAST’s CCSH Designated Education program to meet CCSH exam eligibility under Pathway 3.

August 26, 2020

BRPT recently caught up with Stacey Myers, RPSGT, CCSH, who took the AAST’s CCSH Designated Education program to meet CCSH exam eligibility under Pathway 3. “I found the recorded modules easy to follow and the information very valuable,” said Stacey Myers, RPSGT, CCSH, who earned her CCSH credential In March. “The information provided gave me […]

The RPSGT Exam – Troubleshooting Tricky Areas

June 11, 2020

By: Rachel Mouton, RPSGT, CCSH, LPN, Chair of the Exam Development Committee and Becky Appenzeller, RPSGT, R. EEG T., CNIM, CCSH, Director of the Exam Development Committee. In an effort to further support our exam candidates, we conducted a lengthy review of RPSGT exam results going back as far as 2010. Our goal was to […]

Clinical Sleep Health Specialists – 2020 State of the Industry Survey Findings

May 14, 2020

By Jessica Schmidt, MA, FACHE, RPSGT, CCSH BRPT Past-President The BRPT recently conducted a survey of all its credential holders to get a better understanding of the current state of the clinical sleep health industry. We asked a broad range of questions including, how sleep specialists entered the profession, how long they’ve been in the […]