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Hilton Fort Collins
425 West Prospect Rd.
Fort Collins, CO 80526 
(970) 482-2626  

Block Rate: $139 per night.



All Atlanta  School course manuals are available in an electronic format only. 

Students are encouraged to bring laptops or tablets to class if they would like to follow along with the instructor presentations.

Course Information

June 20-26, 2015 - Fort Collins, CO- $3300
This 80 hour course is designed for individuals without experience who wish to enter the field of sleep technology. It is also appropriate for the new sleep technologist or allied healthcare professional, who seeks an introduction to or review of sleep medicine and polysomnography. The A-STEP curriculum has been developed by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine as a comprehensive introduction to sleep technology for the novice technologist.

Just like the Atlanta course, he first 24 hours of the course are comprised of interactive online modules. You can study at your own pace in the comfort of your home or office. These modules are to be completed prior to the live course (you will be sent login information once your order is confirmed). Take advantage of a curriculum that introduces new material and reinforces learning through narration and illustration, practice questions and answers, glossary terms, and key take-away points. 

By taking these online lessons before the live portion, enrollees without a healthcare or patient-oriented background will become familiar with concepts and terms that are part of daily interaction in a medical setting. Experienced medical professionals may find that some of the online material is a review, but presented in a new and fresh way focused on the particulars of sleep medicine and technology.

During the 7-day (56 hours) live program in Fort Collins, course work focuses on didactic presentations mixed with the practical component of preparing patients for sleep studies, acquiring data, as well as staging and scoring. Faculty for the course include: registered polysomnographic technologists, respiratory therapists, and board certified sleep specialists.

Completion of an A-STEP training course at the Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine is not a guarantee of employment in a sleep laboratory.

Students interested in enrolling in sleep technology courses should check with their respective state medical boards to determine licensing requirements in polysomnography, if applicable.

* The $3,300 tuition fee for the program includes the cost of the required text, A Technologist's Guide to Performing Sleep Studies, as well as the A-STEP examination administration fees up to 30 days after completion of the live program.*

Please note: Financial aid is not available for the A-STEP course.

Course Accreditation

The Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine & Technology was granted accreditation as an A-STEP provider beginning November 2, 2007.

The Essentials of Sleep Technology is approved for 58.25 CRCE credit hours through the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC).

Course Curriculum

  • The Role of the Polysomnographic Tech
  • Hookup Procedures
  • Electrode Placement
  • Instrumentation
  • Tech Documentation
  • Artifact Recognition and Correction
  • CPAP - Clinical Interface and Titration
  • Sleep Stage Scoring
  • Normal Sleep
  • Limb Movement Disorders
  • Sleep Disordered Breathing
  • CPAP and Bi-level Titration and Compliance
  • Surgical Approaches for Sleep Disordered Breathing
  • Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome
  • Recording and Scoring of Respiratory Activity
  • Narcolepsy
  • MSLT/MWT: Techniques, Indication and Interpretation
  • Insomnia
  • Parasomnias
  • Nocturnal Seizures
  • Pediatric Sleep Disorders
  • Review of Polysomnograms
  • DC Amplifiers and Infection Control Workshop
  • Home Sleep Testing
  • Finding Your First Sleep Job
  • Overview of the Registry Exam Process