Reading List

Primary Reference Material

LHSC Sleep Lab Polysomnographic Technician Training Manual

Other Recommended Reference (as outlined in BRPT Candidate Handbook)

American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Practice Parameters and Clinical Guidelines.

American Academy of Sleep Medicine. (2005). International classification of sleep disorders, 2nd ed.: Diagnostic and coding manual.

American Academy of Sleep Medicine (2007). The AASM Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events, Rules Terminology and Technical Specifications.

American Academy of Sleep Medicine (2009). A Technologist’s Handbook for Understanding and Implementing the AASM Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events.

American Academy of Sleep Medicine. The Accredited Sleep Technologist Education Program (A-Step) Modules.

Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT). RPSGT Candidate Handbook.

Butkov, Lee-Chiong (eds) (2007). Fundamentals of Sleep Technology. Wolter Kluwer/Lippincott William & Wilkins

Carney,P., Berry, R., Geyer, J. (2005). Clinical Sleep Disorders.

Chokroverty S., Thomas R., Bhatt M. (2005). Atlas of Sleep Medicine. Elsevier / Butterworth Heinemann.

Erlich A., & Schroeder C. L. (2000) Medical terminology for health professions (4th ed.). Albany, NY: Delmar Learning.

Fisch, B. (2007). EEG primer: Basic Principles of Digital and Analog EEG.

Kryger, M., Roth, T., & Dement, W. (Eds.). (2005). Principles and Practices of Sleep Medicine (4th ed.). Saunders/Elsevier.

Lee-Chiong, T., (2006). Sleep: A Comprehensive Handbook.

Sullivan, L., Altman, C. (2008). Infection Control: 2008 Review and Update for Electroneurodiagnostic Technolgists. ASET

Wilkins, R., Sheldon, R., Drider, S. (2005). Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care, 4th ed.