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Courses through Ruth Werner:

A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Diabetes $30, 1.5 CE credits

March 28, 2024

This lively 90-minute class will take a close look at the issue of diabetes, with special emphasis on pathophysiology, complications, and the many, many ways this disease must inform massage therapy strategies and clinical decision-making for the best possible outcomes.

Read Full Course Description A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Diabetes $30, 1.5 CE credits

A Doctor’s Note is Not Good Enough… and what is better $40, 2 CE credits

January 8, 2023

In this lively 2-hour class we will discuss why the strategy of “getting a doctor’s note” (or clearance, or permission) to work with clients who have complicated health challenges is not useful. Then we will use sample templates to initiate conversations that get us what we really need: relevant information so we can do our work safely.

Read Full Course Description A Doctor’s Note is Not Good Enough… and what is better $40, 2 CE credits

A Massage Therapist’s Introduction to Pharmacology Pt 2: $20, 1 CE credit

January 27, 2022

This is a follow-up to A Massage Therapist’s Introduction to Pharmacology, Part 1. In this 1-hour course we will look at the medications that are commonly prescribed to treat pain and inflammation, various types of cardiovascular disease, and diabetes– with special emphasis on what massage therapy accommodations might be called for in these circumstances.

Read Full Course Description A Massage Therapist’s Introduction to Pharmacology Pt 2: $20, 1 CE credit

A Massage Therapist’s Introduction to Pharmacology Pt 1: $20, 1 CE credit

November 27, 2021

It is safe to say that all massage therapists have clients who use medication. Many massage therapists want more information on how those medications work, and how massage might affect their function. This introductory pharmacology class addresses basic principles of drug mechanisms, possible side effects and adverse reactions, and how massage therapy can be adjusted to meet those concerns.

Read Full Course Description A Massage Therapist’s Introduction to Pharmacology Pt 1: $20, 1 CE credit

What’s Next? COVID-19 Updates for Massage Therapists Cost: $20, 1 CE credit

August 28, 2021

COVID-19 presents unprecedented challenges to the massage therapy profession, including how to make safe, effective, evidence-informed decisions about working with clients who have recovered from this infection.

Read Full Course Description What’s Next? COVID-19 Updates for Massage Therapists Cost: $20, 1 CE credit

Courses by Ruth Werner through other organizations:

Online, self-paced courses created by Ruth Werner are available through a variety of organizations.

A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Communicable Diseases

A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Communicable Diseases

Cost: $105

Part of a 3-part course through Community College of Baltimore County

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A Massage Therapist’s Guide to COVID-19 (no CE credit)

A Massage Therapist’s Guide to COVID-19

Cost: Free, no CE credit

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A Massage Therapist’s Guide to COVID-19

A Massage Therapist’s Guide to COVID-19

Cost: Free for ABMP members; $30 for non-members, 1.5 CE hours

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Clarity out of Chaos: How to Make Sense of the Information Assault

Clarity out of Chaos: How to Make Sense of the Information Assault

Cost: $40, 2 CE hours

Through Healwell.

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Fibromyalgia:The Invisible Disease

Fibromyalgia: The Invisible Disease

Cost: Free for ABMP members; $30 for non-members, 1.5 CE hours

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Herpes and Hep and Flu – Oh My! An Update on Public Health Research for Massage Therapists

Herpes and Hep and Flu – Oh My! An Update on Public Health Research for Massage Therapists

Cost: Free for ABMP members; $30 for non-members, 1.5 CE hours

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Massage and Pathology: Chronic Inflammation (WMC)

Massage and Pathology: Chronic Inflammation (WMC)

Cost: Free for ABMP members; $30 for non-members, 1.5 CE hours

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Massage Therapy for Parkinson’s & Alzheimer’s Disease (WMC)

Massage Therapy for Parkinson’s & Alzheimer’s Disease (WMC)

Cost: Free for ABMP members; $30 for non-members, 1.5 CE hours

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Taking the Danger Out of Endangerment Sites

Taking the Danger Out of Endangerment Sites

Cost: Free for ABMP members; $30 for non-members, 1.5 CE hours

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Touching the Mind: Mental and Mood Disorders for Massage Therapists

Touching the Mind: Mental and Mood Disorders for Massage Therapists

Cost: Free for ABMP members; $30 for non-members, 1.5 CE hours

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Writing Case Reports

Writing Case Reports

Cost: Free

Through Massage Therapy Foundation

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Writing Case Reports: Follow-up Quiz

Writing Case Reports: Follow-up Quiz

1 CE credit

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