Universal and Standard Precautions

(313 reviews)

3 CE Hours


Course Options:

  • Fully Online Materials and Test
  • Materials and Test Shipped to You

Description

Do you know how to guard yourself and your clients from infectious diseases? Learn how in this short and clear course.

In this course, you will:

  • Identify four pathogens responsible for communicable diseases.
  • Describe three routes used by pathogens to create contamination.
  • Explain the role of standard precautions for body-centered therapists in reducing the risk of pathogen transmission from contact, airborne and droplet sources of infection.
  • Recognize methods of transmission and signs and symptoms of common viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic communicable diseases.
  • Determine symptoms of communicable diseases where standard precautions must be followed as body-centered therapies are contraindicated.

Course Reviews

Patricia Rice, LMT

I really was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this course. I selected it because it is a topic we should review every few years, I did not expect to enjoy it and feel like I have a handy reference guide to go to with the charts in the course material. Excellent!

Joseph Pipkin, LMBT

Having worked in an institution for over 30 years, I found this course to be in-line with required information to work in this setting. An excellent job by Ms. Burch in developing and presenting the material in a manner that was easy to understand and incorporate into practice. Well done!

Kimberly S. Lauren, LMT

I am very thankful for the Institute for Integrative Healthcare Studies! They continue to offer a wide variety of courses that are filled with important information to continually expand my knowledge and help me to be a better therapist.

Mary Frances Davisson, LMT, BCTMB

Some info I knew, but also learned new information. I found this to be a good course as I begin to re-open my massage practice following COVID-19. The charts and other sections will be a good resource to keep on hand as a reference.

Jenna Kit Milner, LMT

This course was valuable, the material was compelling, and the test questions were clear and to the point. There was a certain amount of redundancy in the content, and I found the repetition from different angles boosted my ability to learn and remember. The content was so interesting, I actually wished the course was longer and included more! Thank you very much for this useful course.

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Materials

  • Manual - 25 pages
  • Multiple-choice test
  • Certificate upon completion

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Approvals

The Institute is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider. Approved Provider 049478-00.

Credits also accepted by the AMTA, ABMP as well as most state boards.

For information regarding your specific state massage license requirements and approvals, visit our Massage Therapy Continuing Education Requirements page by clicking here.

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