In Their Words – BRPT Credential Holders Share Their Stories As BRPT celebrates its 45th anniversary, we reached out to credential holders who’ve held and retained a BRPT credential for a number of years. Many graciously offered to share their experiences, highlights, career paths and advice with us. Spotlight on: Jill West, RPSGT, CCSH, Sleep […]
In Their Words – BRPT Credential Holders Share Their Stories As BRPT celebrates its 45th anniversary, we reached out to credential holders who’ve held and retained a BRPT credential for a number of years. Many graciously offered to share their experiences, highlights, career paths and advice with us. Spotlight on: Courtney Hinrichs, MPH, CCSH, RPSGT, […]
As BRPT celebrates its 45th anniversary, we reached out to credential holders who’ve held and retained a BRPT credential for a number of years. Many graciously offered to share their experiences, highlights, career paths and advice with us. Spotlight on: Charity Faith Worrick, BS, RPSGT, CCSH, a Polysomnographer in Knoxville, TN who’s been in sleep for […]
As BRPT celebrates its 45th anniversary, we reached out to credential holders who’ve held and retained a BRPT credential for a number of years. Many graciously offered to share their experiences, highlights, career paths and advice with us. Spotlight on: Kenan Hoelke, BS, RPSGT, RST, CCSH who is a Sleep Researcher in Reykjavik, Iceland. Kenan […]
The sleep profession continues to be a vibrant and growing field with many new and exciting opportunities for sleep health professionals. For those new to sleep, earning the Certified Polysomnographic Technician (CPSGT) certification is an excellent first step on this career path. The CPSGT certification is time-limited and certificate holders must earn the RPSGT credential […]
Statutory requirements for sleep technologists can vary greatly from state to state. Some states require licensure for sleep technologists, while other states don’t address education or training for sleep technologists at all in their statutes. The AAST offers a comprehensive directory that outlines the statutory requirements in each state for sleep technologists. Stay up to […]
The DEI Committee is the BRPT’s newest committee that’s working to foster a welcoming, inclusive community that values and respects diverse backgrounds, opinions, and experiences. Creating the DEI Committee was important to the BRPT as we represent the sleep technologist community we serve and the patient population we treat. The Committee is chaired by BRPT […]
These Changes Take Effect July 1, 2024 In all instances, the minimum hours of clinical experience required will continue to include on-site polysomnography duties performed as direct patient recording and/or scoring. The new 960 hours of clinical experience requirement is based on calculations that reflect six months of full-time employment, 40 hours per week, […]
The BRPT’s President-Elect, Amber Allen, BA, CCSH, RPSGT, has been busy talking with students and other individuals interested in exploring various roles in the healthcare industry. In April, she spoke to 300 students enrolled in the HLTH 1100 – Career Explorations for the Health Professions course at the University of Texas at Dallas. This course […]
The BRPT is thrilled with the long-standing partnership it has established with The Award Group to design, develop and produce the physical certifications that hang on your office or clinic walls, and those that fit perfectly inside your wallet. We took a few moments to speak with Jamie George, a representative of The Award Group, […]
