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Teaching Massage Webinar Series
Teaching Pathology with Ruth Werner

A Massage
Therapists Guide to
Pathology
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Session Objectives A Passion for Teaching Pathology!

Identify general goals of a pathology course. Would you share

with us how you
Discuss common challenges when teaching pathology. developed an
interest in
Define key elements for teaching pathology courses.
pathology and what
Provide important topics for a pathology curriculum. you most enjoy
about teaching
Share practical tips for bringing pathology content to life. pathology.

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Goals of a Pathology Course
Terrifying
facts!
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Common Challenges
Thesubject is too dark
and serious.
Thesubject does not
seem pertinent.
Thesubject is too
abstract or too personal
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Key Elements for Teaching Pathology
The process of healing is as
important as the process of
illness.
Everyclient deserves respect
and appreciation.
Humor has a place, even in
pathology courses.
Life if an open-book test.
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Goals of a Pathology Course
Understand scope of practice.
Information
to maintain Weigh
benefits/risks of massage/
public safety! bodywork techniques.
Recognize signs that indicate
caution.
Facilitate
an informed discussion
between the massage therapist and
client.
Lesson from a Student
Why not just call a InTeaching Massage you
physician? describe a pathology
Itis difficult to place
teaching lesson you
received from a student.
pathology in an overall
curriculum. Would you share with us
that story and what you
Teachers who are not learned?
massage therapist lack a
sense of context for
pathology material.
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Tips for
Success! Cover a few topics well
rather than a lot
superficially.
Help students become
Download a copy of informed consumers of
Ruths suggested
information.
pathology topic list at
www.abmp.com in the
section titled Create ways for students
Resources for Schools to interact with the
and Instructors. material.
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Review Anatomy & Physiology First Resources
Ruth Werner ABMP

Kidneys rely on health blood pressure to create the force that pushes fluid
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across the glomerulus into the Bowmans capsule to make glomerular
filtrate. When everything is working well, humans manufacture about 180 to Pathology published
Resources for Schools and
liters of glomerular filtrate each day, but they reabsorb most of it. by LWW Instructors section
Leftovers, which include water, waste products, excess hormones, and
some other substances, are excreted in the form of urine. Student resources
Workshops for your
But when blood pressure creeps up to pathological levels, this puts more schools and instructors Up-coming (March)
force at the junction between the glomerulus and the Bowmans capsule.
This can damage delicate epithelial cells, leading to two problems:
Teaching Massage Webinar
substances enter the urine that should not be there, and long-term damage www.ruthwerner.com
Using Learning Styles and
causes the kidneys to function less efficiently, leading to fluid retention.
Fluid retention causes blood pressure to increase, and high blood pressure
Multiple Intelligences in the
puts more stress on the kidneys. This is the vicious circle between Classroom with Whitney
chronically high blood pressure and the potential for renal failure. Lowe.

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Summary

Identified general goals of a pathology course.

Discussed common challenges when teaching pathology.

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Defined

Provide
key elements for teaching pathology courses.

important topics for a pathology curriculum.

QUESTIONS
For Ruth
Share practical tips for bringing pathology content to life.

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