Contributing Organization

Information Contributed

American Sleep Apnea Association

American Sleep Apnea Association & A.W.A.K.E. Network

Wake Up America & Dr. William Dement

How to Be A Sleep Activist - Legislative Style

American Sleep Disorders Association

Associated Professional Sleep Societies

American Medical Association

Sleepy Drivers

National Center for Sleep Disorders Research

Facts about Sleep Apnea

Individual Contributors

Information Contributed

Dave Hargett

Webmaster / Various Pages

Kathleen Chittenden

I Love My CPAP, But...

Joe Guilford

Cleaning Instructions

Kathleen Chittenden

Kathleen is a SLEEP ACTIVIST without peer.  Active in the Wake Up America efforts of Dr. William Dement, she works incessantly to create more public and legislative awareness of sleep apnea.

G. L. "Joe" Guilford

Joe has been a CPAP user for 5 1/2 years. Not only a patient, he has worked for an American Sleep Disorders Association (ASDA) accredited sleep lab in Washington state's Tri-City area of Richland, Pasco and Kennewick. His expertise in the sleep lab was in fitting CPAP/Bi-Level (BiPAP) masks and ensuring compliance among his patients. Joe has written an article for one of the DME (Durable Medical Equipment) supplier magazines on what DME providers can do to increase their CPAP patient compliance rate. His former sleep labs compliance rate was 87.35% based on 520 patients prescribed with CPAP/Bi-Level. Joe is also the coordinator for the Tri-Cities A.W.A.K.E. (Alert, Well, And Keeping Energetic) support group.

Joe is now selling equipment and accessories for sleep apnea patients through his website at Conjo Distributing.  He also does custom fit headgear for nasal pillows and offers several brands of equipment on his website.  An effective communicator, he has also done workshops on presentation skills for sleep techs at several meetings of professional sleep organizations in the United States and Canada.