Infectious Disease for the Sports Therapist

Course overview

Have your athletes ever suffered from one of the most common ailments, an infectious disease? How can you effectively prevent, detect, and treat these diverse ailments ranging from the flu to mononucleosis and HIV? Join Dr. Todd Arnold as he prepares you, the sports therapist, to effectively manage infectious diseases. Learn the basic forms of transmission for blood-borne and skin-borne pathogens, discuss differences between HBV and HIV infections, and enact standard precautions for dealing with blood-borne pathogens in your own practice. Finally, this course will describe administrative issues related to preventing the transmission of infectious agents in the athletic setting. This course uses immersive graphics, an interactive case study, and thorough lectures to prepare you for the SCS Exam and to manage infectious diseases in your practice.