by Jayhawkhenry » Mon Jun 30, 2014 9:02 pm
I just claimed my CEU's for the meeting. Just check the box and get some credit. I was very surprised that no opportunity was given to comment on the program content. Overall, I was very disappointed in the lack of quality in the program and choices. There were no options for technologists to attend continuing education at their practice level. There was a lot of pabulum being served up to push the AASM agenda. I certainly did not need the AASM president to tell me were sleep technology had been and where it was going, we would have been much better served to have a well-respected senior technologist address that topic. The respiratory physiology program was a waste of time for any was not a beginner or had been properly trained and educated to begin with. Instructions on the use of vendor devices should be done in the lab, not in an AAST venue. Most of the “discussion” panels lacked focus and direction, with a lack useful information.
If the AAST leadership is looking to dumb down the profession, they certainly made a good start of it. This departure in content, from programs of the past, is quite disturbing and questions the future relevance of AAST as a premiere educational provider.