January/February 2009

Features

Cover Story

	Insomnia in HIV/AIDS
	by Kenneth D. Phillips, PhD, RN, and Scobie Branson, DC
	Physicians focus on quality-of-life issues, including sleep, as life expectancy for AIDS patients rises.

	OSA and Fatty Liver Disease
	by Regina Patrick, RPSGT
	Is OSA a risk factor for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease?


	The Power of Many
	by Henry L. Johns, BS, RPSGT, CRT, CPFT
	From its humble beginning, the Kansas Association of Sleep Professionals has become an education and advocacy powerhouse for sleep medicine in Kansas.


	Narcolepsy Diagnosis in the Home Testing Era
	by Eveline Honig, MD, MPH
	With a rise in home sleep testing, could there be a potential for missed narcolepsy diagnoses?

Departments

	Editor's Message
	Shaping Your Success in 2009
	by Franklin A. Holman


	Guest Editorial
	The Scoring Struggle
	by Nic Butkov, RPSGT
	The impact of the new scoring manual and home sleep testing on scoring and interpreting sleep-disordered breathing.


	Case Report
	The Painful Pursuit of Sleep
	by James MacFarlane, PhD, DABSM
	When medications used to treat pain exacerbate sleep problems.


	Market Trends
	Pressing for Oral Appliance Policy
	by Tor Valenza
	CMS's draft proposal to cover oral appliances needs to include coverage for custom devices, say sleep physicians and dentists.


	Facility Profile
	Polysomnography Education with Personal Impact
	by Cat Vasko
	Alvin Community College: prepping techs for real-world polysomnography practice.


	Technology Focus
	Actigraphy and Home Testing Devices

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