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Mythbusting, episode 2021

Confused by the competing theories and assertions about the COVID-19 vaccines spreading across Facebook and other social media? We lay out the known facts and challenge you to share them with Uncle Trev or that misguided massage therapist.

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admin 24/02/2021

COVID-19 / COVID19 / DAENS / immunisation / misinformation / Rebecca Barnett / vaccination / VAERS /


This is not a blog about COVID-19

Phew. This is not a blog post about COVID-19.

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admin 05/02/2021

AMT Biosecurity Planning Committee / COVID-19 / COVID-21 / Hierarchy of controls / Infection Control and Prevention / Rebecca Barnett /


A Tale of Two Revolutions

In which a medieval peasant revolt is linked to better working conditions for modern massage therapists. But what has any of this got to do with Iced VoVos? Read on …

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admin 28/08/2020

contractor / COVID-19 / COVID19 / Employment / feudal system / labour / massage therapist / massage therapy / Rebecca Barnett / risk management / Workplace safety /


A Bit of Compassion

Liz Sharkey shares her experience of being in lockdown and the isolation felt within Melbourne. What can other Australians learn from her experience?

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Sharon Livingstone 13/08/2020

compassion / COVID-19 / Liz Sharkey / Lockdown / mask /


Need to Vent(ilate)?

Liz Sharkey provides an update on ventilation of massage treatment rooms including information on air conditioner and fan use.

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Sharon Livingstone 29/07/2020

air conditioning / COVID-19 / Ducted air / ducted heating / Fans / HVAC / Liz Sharkey / massage / Risk assessment / Split System / ventilation /


Well, That’s Not What I Planned

“Tara is exactly the kind of massage therapist we didn’t want to lose from the industry.” COVID-19 is responsible for the early retirement of many massage therapists, including the delightful Tara Goulding, who tells us about the heartbreaking moment she knew this was the end of the road.

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Sharon Livingstone 01/07/2020

COVID-19 / mobile massage / retirement / Tara Goulding /


Reclaim the Parlour

If there’s massage in the room, it is the best of rooms. Rebecca Barnett ostensibly launches the latest round of work from the AMT Biosecurity Planning Committee, but her ability to simultaneously unpack the etymology, history and sociology of the term “parlour” must be read to be believed.

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admin 12/06/2020

AMT / AMT Biosecurity Planning Committee / COVID-19 / COVIDsafe / Rebecca Barnett / Risk assessment / WHS /


Workplace Health and Safety in a COVID-19 World

Before any massage therapist returns to business as usual plus hand sanitiser, AMT has released its Risk Assessment Guide to help chart a COVID-19 safe workplace journey.

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admin 28/05/2020

AMT Biosecurity Planning Committee / COVID-19 / COVIDsafe / Rebecca Barnett / Risk assessment / WHS /




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