Course Name:
Introduction to Sleep
Disorders
Course Prefix: REST
Course Number: 3502
Submitted by (Name & E-Mail):
Dr Paul Eberle, peberle@weber.edu
Current Date:
9/21/2009
College: Health
Professions
Department:
Respiratory Therapy
From Term: Fall
2010
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REST 3502. Introduction to
Sleep Disorders (2) Course provides an overview of
the history of sleep medicine, normal sleep
physiology, effects of the sleep-wake stage, sleep
disorders and abnormal sleep physiology, and an
introduction to polysomnography (including patient
interation, sensor and lead placements, and
instrumentation). Course also introduces the
fundamentals of therapeutic interventions utilized
to treat sleep disorders. Prerequisites: medical
terminology, anatomy, and physiology or completion
of respiratory therapy program or C.R.T., R.R.T., or
R.N. credential.
New/Revised Course
Information:
Course
Title: Introduction
to Sleep Disorders
Abbreviated Course Title:
Intro Sleep Disorders
Credit
Hours: 2
or if variable hours:
to
Contact
Hours: Lecture
30 Lab
Other
Repeat Information: Limit
0 Max
Hrs 0
Grading
Mode:
standard
Prerequisites/Co-requisites:
Requires program acceptance or courses in medical
terminology, anatomy, and physiology or completion
of respiratory therapy program or C.R.T., R.R.T., or
R.N. credential.
Course
description (exactly as it will appear in the
catalog, including prerequisites):
REST 2502/3502
Introduction to Sleep Disorders (2) Course provides
an overview of the history of sleep medicine, normal
sleep physiology, effects of the sleep-wake stage,
sleep disorders and abnormal sleep physiology, and
an introduction to polysomnography (including
patient interation, sensor and lead placements, and
instrumentation). Course also introduces the
fundamentals of therapeutic interventions utilized
to treat sleep disorders. Students taking REST 3502
are required to r a 6-10 page paper outlining the
implications for assisted ventialtion to sleep
disorders. Students taking REST 2502 cannot take
REST 3502 for credit. Prerequisites: medical
terminology, anatomy, and physiology or completion
of respiratory therapy program or C.R.T., R.R.T., or
R.N. credential.
Justification:
This course is a program enhancement for respiratory
therapists and requisite for AAS in polysomnography.
INFORMATION PAGE
for substantive proposals only
1. Did this course receive
unanimous approval within the Department?
true
If not, what are the major
concerns raised by the opponents?
2. If this is a new course
proposal, could you achieve the desired results by
revising an existing course within your department
or by requiring an existing course in another
department?
No.
3. How will the proposed
course differ from similar offerings by other
departments? Comment on any subject overlap between
this course and topics generally taught by other
departments, even if no similar courses are
currently offered by the other departments. Explain
any effects that this proposal will have on program
requirements or enrollments in other department.
Please forward letters (email communication is
sufficient) from all departments that you have
identified above stating their support or opposition
to the proposed course.
Not offered.
4. Is this course required
for certification/accreditation of a program?
no
If so, a statement to that
effect should appear in the justification and
supporting documents should accompany this form.
5. For course proposals,
e-mail a syllabus to
Faculty Senate
which should be sufficiently detailed that the
committees can determine that the course is at the
appropriate level and matches the description.
There should be an indication of the amount and type
of outside activity required in the course
(projects, research papers, homework, etc.).