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SLEP
1108 Exam Review/Case Studies
(2-0-2)
This course is designed to identify areas of strengths and weaknesses in the
student’s knowledge of polysomnography and sleep disorders. We will examine
the different areas that have been previously covered and test on these areas for
recall, critical thinking and clinical competence. Multiple review/testing formats
will be used to help the student identify areas needing review before the clinical
experience visits start.
Corequisites: None.
Prerequisites: Admission to the program.
Offered: On demand.
SLEP
1109 Management of the Sleep Lab
(2-0-2)
A course designed to educate the student by covering topics such as patient &
laboratotry safety issues, ethics roles & professional behaviors of the sleep
technician.
Corequisites: None.
Prerequisites: Admission to the program.
Offered: On demand.
SLEP
1110 Infant/Pediatric Polysomnography
(2-0-2)
A course designed to teach students about the pathophysiology of sleep
disorders encountered in infants and children, the scoring criteria used and
techniques used in obtaining a sleep study, the setup of infants and pediatric
patients for a PSG, special problems that may be encountered and how to
troubleshoot them. We will cover communication and other issues related to
infant and pediatric sleep studies.
Corequisites: None.
Prerequisites: Admission to the program.
Offered: On demand.
SLEP
1111 Polysomnography Practicum I
(0-10-6)
An introduction to basic polysomnographic procedures performed in the clinical
setting. Students will be required to master the skills of: conducting a complete
sleep history, patient preparation and equipment hook-up and operation,
monitoring procedures during the test, and record keeping and scoring sleep
studies, identification of sleep disorders and development of therapeutic
treatment plans.
Corequisites: None.
Prerequisites: SLEP 1110.
Offered: On demand.
SLEP
1112 Polysomnography Practicum II
(0-10-6)
A course designed to continue the development of skills and concepts begun in
Practicum I. In addition, this course will focus more on scoring of sleep studies,
therapeutic intervention, and more advanced and specialized aspects of
polysomnography designed to prepare the student for employment in the sleep
lab.
Corequisites: None.
Prerequisites: SLEP 1111.
Offered: On demand.
