MPAA Safety Course February 4th, 2024
On Sunday, February 4th, 2024 the MPAA offered an online Safety course live via Zoom.
The Safety course is a requirement for new members and encouraged for current members to attend.
Since the start of the pandemic, MPAA has adapted to include online seminars as a safe alternative for our continuing education.
Our Safety course included four main topics:
- Infection control (Allison Murray, R.Ac.) - Common viruses, bacteria, and fungi were highlighted, as well as measures to prevent their spread including Covid-19. Proper hand washing, respiratory etiquette, and health screening were also covered.
- Charting, record keeping, billing, and advertising (Shandis Price, R.Ac.) - Accurate and consistent record keeping were reviewed as well as the do's and don'ts of billing and advertising as an R.Ac.
- Acupuncture Safety (Li Lin, R.Ac.) - Acupuncture techniques to prevent acupuncture-related injuries, accidents, and infections were reviewed as well as management of needle injury or accidents if they do occur.
- Ethics (Yu Jing Qiu, R.Ac.) - The role of ethics in our decision making as health care professionals was discussed as well as scenarios in our practice that could cause possible ethical pitfalls.