2025 Schedule

The Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6.50 CSTE credits

Time

Item

Speaker

7:45 a.m.

Registration & Breakfast

All Attendees

8:15 a.m.

Opening Remarks

Leah Irish – DSS Board President

8:20 a.m.

Speaker 1

Dr Tessa Rasmussen, SLP.D,CCC-SLP - Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy: the missing link in sleep health

9:15 a.m.

Speaker 2

Dr. Kevin Postol, DDS, ABDSM - Updates in Dental Sleep Medicine

10:10 a.m.

Snack Break with Vendors

Visit Vendor Tables

10:30 a.m.

Speaker 3

Karla K. Fehr, Associate Professor of Nursing, NDSU - Pediatric Sleep in Rural Communities

11:25 a.m.

Speaker 4

Dr. Leah Irish, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, NDSU - Sleep Science: Exploring the partnership between sleep research and sleep medicine

12:20 p.m.

Lunch Break

Lunch Provided

1:00 p.m.

Speaker 5

Heidi Saarinen, DNP, FNP-C, Associate Professor of Nursing, NDSU - Marijuana and Sleep: What Sleep Medicine Professionals Need to Know

1:50 p.m.

Speaker 6

Lisa Medalie, PsyD, RPSGT, DBSM - Managing Insomnia in Patients with and without Sleep Apnea

2:45 p.m.

Snack Break with Vendors

Visit Vendor Tables

3:05 p.m.

Speaker 7

Cardiovascular Risk Factors in IH

4:00 p.m.

Closing