Polysomnography - Monroeville, PA

The Polysomnography program at Sanford Brown Institute, Monroeville (SBI) prepares students to perform sleep diagnostics, working in conjunction with physicians to provide comprehensive clinical evaluations that are required for the diagnosis of sleep disorders. Students will examine and demonstrate the use of non-invasive monitoring equipment, including EEG (electroencephalography), EOG (electrooculography), EMG (electromyography), and ECG (electrocardiography); and will study methods used to monitor multiple breathing variables and blood oxygen levels during sleep. Didactic and practical training is provided in medical anatomy and terminology, pathophysiology and nosology of sleep disorders, polysomnographic instrumentation, patient and equipment preparation, monitoring techniques, sleep pharmacology, therapeutic interventions, polysomnographic protocols, and polysomnographic scoring and interpretation. Courses in polysomnographic research, ethics, pediatric polysomnography, and clinical review are also provided. Graduates of this program should be eligible to seek entry-level employment opportunities in the field of polysomnographic technology.

Program Objectives
Sanford-Brown’s Polysomnography program is designed to meet the following objectives:

• Relate the history and nosology of sleep medicine and technology

• Identify and describe the signs and symptoms of the major categories of sleep disorders and the therapeutic modalities associated with each

• Discuss legal and ethical principles in the practice of polysomnography, and apply patient safety precautions

• Explain the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of sleep and breathing, with an emphasis on the cardiopulmonary and neurological systems

• Explain and demonstrate the preparation, calibration, and use of polysomnographic instrumentation and equipment, and troubleshoot common equipment problems

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