Preventing Disease Transmission in a Massage Practice
An 8-Hour CE Course by Anne Williams and Eric Brown
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Course Description
In April 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic gained momentum in the U.S., Massage Mastery Online released Preventing Disease Transmission in a Massage Practice. More than 17,000 massage professionals, clinic managers, teachers, and students registered for the textbook in 2020. We are grateful to those who shared that the text helped them reopen their practices, clinics, spas, schools, and student clinics with “supercharged” safety practices as states lifted restrictions.
In response to working through the interactive textbook, many therapists shared that their knowledge of diseases, sanitation, and hygienic practices was not as comprehensive as it should be to protect themselves and their clients from infectious diseases. As a profession, COVID required us to evaluate our knowledge gaps, drop lazy practices, and pay keen attention to hygienic protocols and methods.
To complete this 8-hour CE course, you’ll work through the contents of Preventing Disease Transmission in a Massage Practice and then take a final exam. You’ll find this digital text offers in-depth, comprehensive information and step-by-step guidance on best practices for ensuring the health of both clients and therapists. In addition, we’ve left the special section on COVID-19 as a case study that preserves the history of our response to COVID as a health care community.
COURSE INTRODUCTION
- Course Preview
- Learning Outcomes
LESSON 1: AN OVERVIEW OF DISEASE
- Terminology Preview
- Defining Disease
- Noninfectious Diseases
- Infectious Diseases
- Apply It!
- Practice Quiz
LESSON 2: TYPES OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS
- Terminology Preview
- Bacteria
- Viruses
- Fungi
- Parasites
- Apply It!
- Practice Quiz
LESSON 3: DISEASE TRANSMISSION
- Terminology Preview
- Chain of Infection
- Modes of Transmission
- Apply It!
- Practice Quiz
LESSON 4: STANDARD PRECAUTIONS
- Terminology Preview
- Hand Hygiene
- Use of Personal Protective Equipment
- Respiratory Hygiene and Cough Etiquette
- Proper Clean-Up of Blood and Body Fluid
- Apply It!
- Practice Quiz
LESSON 5: MAINTAINING A CLEAN MASSAGE WORKPLACE
- Terminology Preview
- Cleaning Supplies
- Cleaning Your Session Room
- Handling Linens Properly
- Handling Products Properly
- Cleaning Common Areas at Your Workplace
- Apply It!
- Practice Quiz
LESSON 6: PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE
- Terminology Preview
- Physical Hygiene
- Professional Dress
- Handling Challenging Therapist Situations
- Apply It!
- Practice Quiz
LESSON 7: INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND YOUR MASSAGE PRACTICE
- Terminology Preview
- The Common Cold
- Fungal Infections
- Hepatitis Infections
- HIV/AIDS
- Lice and Mites
- Apply It!
- Practice Quiz
LESSON 8: COVID-19 Case Study
- Terminology Preview
- Original Lesson 8 Introduction (April 2020)
- An Overview of Human Coronaviruses
- COVID-19 – What We Know
- Considerations for Reopening
- Supercharge Your Facility
- Supercharge Your Policies & Procedures
- Supercharge Your Cleaning
- Supercharge Your Safety
- Video Safety Training & Resources
- Apply It!
FINAL TEXTBOOK EXAMINATION (PRACTICE)
FINAL CE COURSE EXAMINATION (40 Questions)
Early lessons give you the background to understand infectious diseases, the chain of infection, and how diseases pass from one person to another.
Learn to use proper hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, respiratory hygiene, cough etiquette, and safe ways to clean up blood and body fluid.
Clean your facility effectively and efficiently using the right cleaning supplies and methods.
Recognize how poor therapist hygiene might promote the spread of diseases and use a self-evaluation form to improve your hygiene if it doesn’t match the standard.
Prevent the spread of common infectious diseases in your massage facility, including the common cold, fungal infections, and lice or mites.
Review early recommendations to COVID-19 to understand how the massage profession responded to this recent health care crisis.
Category: Professional Practices
CE Hours: 8
CE Approvals: NCBTMB-approved, accepted in most states including New York, and Florida. Please note this course is NOT approved by Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
Subscription Period: Ongoing access.
After Purchase: Once you purchase this course you’ll log on at massagemastery.online with your email and password. The course will be waiting for you in the “My Courses & Digital Textbooks” area. Click the course access button and follow the directions.
Features: The eight digital chapters of Preventing Disease Transmission in a Massage Practice boast over 185 images, 18 activities, and 8 quizzes, video, and learning games, on an interactive learning platform that ensures content is engaging, organized, and fun. The program tracks and records learner participation and achievement with a strong instructional design focus that boosts participant comprehension and reinforces important material. Downloads provide checklists and client education materials. This guide is accessible on any device: desktop, laptop, tablet, or mobile.
Authors: Anne Williams and Eric Brown
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