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Learn the essential facts about HIV/AIDS and the universal precautions massage therapists can use to reduce the risk of exposure. This 1-hour continuing education course provides an overview of HIV/AIDS, including transmission, prevention, infection, treatment, and practical safety considerations for massage therapy practice.
Whether you regularly work with clients affected by HIV/AIDS or simply want to be prepared to follow appropriate safety practices, this course provides straightforward information to help you protect yourself and your clients while maintaining a professional massage therapy environment.
In this course, you will learn:
Basic facts and statistics about HIV/AIDS
How HIV is transmitted and how it is not transmitted
The stages and progression of HIV infection
Basic HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment information
Universal precautions for massage therapists
Ways to reduce the risk of exposure to HIV
Proper hygiene, sanitation, and disinfection practices
How massage therapists can protect themselves and their clients
Why take this course?
Understanding HIV/AIDS and appropriate universal precautions can help massage therapists provide safer and more informed client care. Because a therapist may not always know a client's health status, following appropriate precautions with every client is an important part of professional practice.
This focused 1-hour course provides a convenient review of HIV/AIDS prevention, transmission, and safety practices. It is a useful option for massage therapists who need a short HIV/AIDS course or want to refresh their knowledge of universal precautions.
Describe basic facts about HIV/AIDS and its progression.
Identify ways HIV can and cannot be transmitted.
Explain basic approaches to HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.
Describe the purpose of universal precautions in massage therapy.
Identify appropriate hygiene, sanitation, and disinfection practices.
Apply universal precautions to help protect massage therapists and clients from potential exposure.
Unlimited phone support for course-related questions
The Center for Massage Therapy Continuing Education, LLC is an Approved Provider through the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB); Approved Provider number 409296-00.
Our online massage continuing education courses are also accepted by the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP), and most state boards.
For more information on individual state requirements and approvals, please visit our Approvals page and click on your state.
The information given was straightforward and helpful. It gave all the information needed for the exam and personal use directly. It was consistent and helpful. I would recommend this course to my colleagues. - Chelsea Zenier
I like how straight forward it is. I like that informative yet "kind" information was given. I feel much more informed than before reading the text/taking the test. I am slightly more at ease now, than before, regarding working on infected patients. - A. Ostler, LMT
Short and to the point with good information. - Dawn Pocatelli, LMT
I will use the disinfectant solutions provided in my practice right away. - Tran Phong, LMT
I really liked the convenience of being able to take the course on my own time and in the privacy of my home. - Cindy Morgan, LMBT
How can HIV be spread?
A. Through contact with an infected person’s blood
B. Through intercourse with an infected person
C. By sharing needles with an injection drug user who is HIV positive
D. All of the above
The class of drugs used in treating HIV that is designed to interrupt RNA conversion at an early stage of virus replication is called:
A. HAART
B. Protease inhibitors
C. Reverse transcriptase inhibitors
D. Fusion inhibitors
Universal precautions for massage therapists include:
A. The use of intake forms
B. Disinfecting sheets, drapes and massage table/chair
C. Consulting with the client’s primary care physician
D. All of the above
Course Author
About the Instructor
Corrine Rubida, BS, LMT
Corrine completed her massage therapy training at Gateway College of Massage Therapy in 1997 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Healthcare Administration in 2012. She has been practicing and teaching massage therapy since 1997 and currently holds a massage therapy license in South Dakota. She is also a member of the ABMP. In 2002, Corrine founded the Center for Massage Therapy CE to make professional massage continuing education courses available both online and by mail. Since then, she has developed more than 100 home-study massage continuing education courses and has taught live courses for AMTA and the Gateway College of Massage Therapy.
