Continuing Sleep Technology Education (CSTE) Program
At a time when continuing education is of paramount importance to our field, the BRPT is committed to facilitating the approval of high quality continuing education opportunities to meet the professional needs of sleep technicians and technologists, and other healthcare professionals working in clinical sleep health.
Overview
High quality continuing education opportunities are an integral part of a sleep technologist’s professional development. In a dynamic and rapidly changing field, it’s critical all technologists remain up to date. To that end, all educational programs considered for approval should be relevant to the scope of practice including the areas addressed by BRPT exam content and general sleep medicine education as well as new technology and its application in the delivery of sleep medicine. Vendor Specific content and device demonstrations are not acceptable. Topics relating to business/lab management should be sleep focused, and are not always considered relevant to the scope of practice. Education pathways for CSTE credits include Live/Lecture and Self-Learning formats.
CSTE Criteria
- Planned and conducted by qualified individuals.
- Address an identified need within the sleep technology profession.
- Contain specific written learning objectives.
- Program content and instructional methods lead to specific learning objections.
- An evaluation method is used to determine if the learning objectives were obtained.
- A post-test is required for Self-Learning Programs.
Completed applications must be submitted electronically at least 30 days prior to the event for processing to assure BRPT has sufficient time to process the application. Applications submitted less than 30 days prior are subject to a late fee of $75. Applications can be submitted no more than 6 months in advance of educational offering. Any applications for content that is longer than 1.00 hour must also include a copy of your program’s agenda/schedule that includes the date and time duration of each lecture. The approval granted for a Live/Lecture program is for the date of the event or series of events only. The approval granted for a Self-Learning program is for the period of time one-year after the date of CSTE approval.
Live CSTE Program Categories & Fees
- Education Program/Seminar:
- Per 8 hours $250
- Lecture/In-Service/Case Conference:
- 1 hour $50
- 2 hours $75
- Annual $450
- Webinar:
- 1 hour $50
- 2 hours $75
- Annual $450
Self-Learning CSTE Program Categories & Fees
- Computer-Based Learning:
- 1 hour $50
- 2 hours $75
- Series $250 (Up to 8 hours in length, multiple topics)
Clinical Precepting
CAAHEP/CoARC-accredited and STAR-designated polysomnography programs may apply to issue up to 5 CSTEs per clinical preceptor annually. A minimum of 40 clinical hours of precepting must be completed to qualify. To be considered, applicant must include the following:
- A copy of the program’s curriculum outline that shows total contact hours per clinical course for the school year.
- A completed CSTE Preceptor Tracking Sheet that confirms the Preceptor/s name, BRPT Credential #/#’s, total # of hours precepted and the total # of CSTE you are applying to award them.
CSTE amounts awarded must be based on clinical hours of precepted and the following award schedule:
- 40-199 precepting hours annually = 1 CSTE
- 200-299 precepting hours annually = 2 CSTEs
- 300-399 precepting hours annually = 3 CSTEs
- 400-499 precepting hours annually = 4 CSTEs
- 500 hours or more precepting hours annually = 5 CSTEs
CSTE Preceptor Tracking Sheet template