We talked about ameobas this week in Path class. I said we usually don't have to worry too much about it, at least not as much as say, bacteria. Well, I stand corrected as this story will show you. Click here:
http://www.kpho.com/news14214579/detail.html
If you have probs with the link, let me know. I will email the story to you.
Friday, September 28, 2007
Path/Pharm
Your critical thinking question:
In our daily lives, we come into contact with a large number of patholgens without thinking twice. However, in a massage therapy practice, we must be careful to protect ouselves and our clients from infection. I want you to consider each step of your daily hygiene routine. How would you have to modify the routine to comply with the infection control and saftety precautions necessary in a massage therapy setting?
This should be a good page to a page and a half essay. Written or typed, it doesn't matter.
Call me if you get bogged down or run out of ideas.
val.
In our daily lives, we come into contact with a large number of patholgens without thinking twice. However, in a massage therapy practice, we must be careful to protect ouselves and our clients from infection. I want you to consider each step of your daily hygiene routine. How would you have to modify the routine to comply with the infection control and saftety precautions necessary in a massage therapy setting?
This should be a good page to a page and a half essay. Written or typed, it doesn't matter.
Call me if you get bogged down or run out of ideas.
val.
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
End of the term stuff
No way! No way it's the end of the term! Those 11 weeks have gone quickly. I know I say that about every term but this time I mean it. Yes I do!
This morning I just casually asked the med term class, "how much smarter are you today than you were on the first day of class"? Think about it. You showed up, skulls full of mush, and now you speak another language. How cool is that?
Do you remember my post right before the first class of the term? I spoke about what I was going to learn (I know, it's all about me right?). Anyway, wanna know what I learned?Well,
1. People still eat organs. I thought that with all the disease that has been connected to eating parts of animals that are usually thrown away, that real people would avoid the stuff like Mad Cow Disease. But, no. Almost every week I heard stories of how good liver and onions are. I'm suprised that I didn't hear anything about cow brains. Nope, wait, I'm wrong. I learned that brains are a yummy accompaniment to scrambled eggs. Pass the katsup please.
2. The Lima Bus system is a mess. If I were looking for a non-massage business to go into, it would be public transportation. Get the city government out of the whole thing and you would have a money maker there!
3. That young and older married women are horn dogs. Oh Tony, if only you knew the distraction you are while walking the dog without a shirt. Although I suspect you know exactly what you are doing.
4. That it's possible to drink a whole pot of coffee, buy two more cups on the way to school and drink them before break and still be able to hold your pen steady as a scalpel. You know who you are.
5. Laryngitis is no barrier to pronouncing words like "encephalopathy" and "neuroglia".
6. That working at Menard's sucks. Who knew? I thought it would be pretty cool but from what I understand they play that jingle "Save big money at Menards!" about every 8 minutes. Can anyone say Prozac?
7. I learned that it is not a good idea to stick your hand in a fruit cutting machine. Your fingers could be lopped off and become part of the jello salad. Good safety tip.
8. That adopting a baby is a good way to have a baby of your own. Also, I learned that the world is smaller than you think. You never know when the child of one of your coworkers is going to show up in your class.
9. That I wasn't crazy in thinking that when I breathe deeply, I feel better almost instantly. I also learned that if I hold myself in just the right way, I can hear the wind and the whispers of the ancestors in it. Thank you, Sensi.
See, I learned something from each and every one of you. Those tid bits of knowledge are just as important to me as what you learned this term. Sacred, even. I thank you for the privledge of being not only your teacher but your student as well.
Sending good Mojo your way,
val.
This morning I just casually asked the med term class, "how much smarter are you today than you were on the first day of class"? Think about it. You showed up, skulls full of mush, and now you speak another language. How cool is that?
Do you remember my post right before the first class of the term? I spoke about what I was going to learn (I know, it's all about me right?). Anyway, wanna know what I learned?Well,
1. People still eat organs. I thought that with all the disease that has been connected to eating parts of animals that are usually thrown away, that real people would avoid the stuff like Mad Cow Disease. But, no. Almost every week I heard stories of how good liver and onions are. I'm suprised that I didn't hear anything about cow brains. Nope, wait, I'm wrong. I learned that brains are a yummy accompaniment to scrambled eggs. Pass the katsup please.
2. The Lima Bus system is a mess. If I were looking for a non-massage business to go into, it would be public transportation. Get the city government out of the whole thing and you would have a money maker there!
3. That young and older married women are horn dogs. Oh Tony, if only you knew the distraction you are while walking the dog without a shirt. Although I suspect you know exactly what you are doing.
4. That it's possible to drink a whole pot of coffee, buy two more cups on the way to school and drink them before break and still be able to hold your pen steady as a scalpel. You know who you are.
5. Laryngitis is no barrier to pronouncing words like "encephalopathy" and "neuroglia".
6. That working at Menard's sucks. Who knew? I thought it would be pretty cool but from what I understand they play that jingle "Save big money at Menards!" about every 8 minutes. Can anyone say Prozac?
7. I learned that it is not a good idea to stick your hand in a fruit cutting machine. Your fingers could be lopped off and become part of the jello salad. Good safety tip.
8. That adopting a baby is a good way to have a baby of your own. Also, I learned that the world is smaller than you think. You never know when the child of one of your coworkers is going to show up in your class.
9. That I wasn't crazy in thinking that when I breathe deeply, I feel better almost instantly. I also learned that if I hold myself in just the right way, I can hear the wind and the whispers of the ancestors in it. Thank you, Sensi.
See, I learned something from each and every one of you. Those tid bits of knowledge are just as important to me as what you learned this term. Sacred, even. I thank you for the privledge of being not only your teacher but your student as well.
Sending good Mojo your way,
val.
Just for the heck of it...
I hate forwards. You know what I'm talking about. Those silly, usually stupid emails that your "friends" send you. How many of us have been sent jokes by well intentioned people? Me, for one. I normally just delete 'em (sorry if any of you have sent me some...). But this one was sent to me by a friend of mine, Suzi. She never sends me anything. Never! So I opened it. And I'm glad I did. I think it needs to be shared with all of you. This is for everyone attending and staffing IOTM, from the first termers to the seniors who check my site out of shear habit (I know you do it!) I hope it copies ok.
>>>> A well-known speaker> started off his seminar by:>> holding up a $20.00> bill In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this> $20 bill?">> Hands started going up.>>> He said, "I am going to give this> $20 to one of you>> but first, let me> do this.>>> He proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollar bill .>>> He then asked, "Who> still wants it?">> Still the hands> were up in the air.>> Well, he> replied, "What if I do this?">> And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the >floor with his shoe.>> He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty.>>> "Now, who still wants it?">>> Still the hands went into the air.>>> My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson.>> No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it>> because it did not decrease in value.>>>>> It was still worth $20.>>>>> Many times in our lives,>>> we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt>> by the decisions we make and>> the circumstances that com e> our way.>> We feel as though we are worthless.>> But no matter what has> happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value.>> Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased,>> you are still> priceless to those who DO LOVE you.>> The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know,>> but by WHO WE ARE and> WHOSE WE ARE.>> You are special> -> Don't EVER forget it."
I didn't copy the "pass this on to 7 people in 10 minutes and you will have a miracle in the morning". But, hey, try it. Let me know if it worked for ya.
>>>> A well-known speaker> started off his seminar by:>> holding up a $20.00> bill In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this> $20 bill?">> Hands started going up.>>> He said, "I am going to give this> $20 to one of you>> but first, let me> do this.>>> He proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollar bill .>>> He then asked, "Who> still wants it?">> Still the hands> were up in the air.>> Well, he> replied, "What if I do this?">> And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the >floor with his shoe.>> He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty.>>> "Now, who still wants it?">>> Still the hands went into the air.>>> My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson.>> No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it>> because it did not decrease in value.>>>>> It was still worth $20.>>>>> Many times in our lives,>>> we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt>> by the decisions we make and>> the circumstances that com e> our way.>> We feel as though we are worthless.>> But no matter what has> happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value.>> Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased,>> you are still> priceless to those who DO LOVE you.>> The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know,>> but by WHO WE ARE and> WHOSE WE ARE.>> You are special> -> Don't EVER forget it."
I didn't copy the "pass this on to 7 people in 10 minutes and you will have a miracle in the morning". But, hey, try it. Let me know if it worked for ya.
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