Professional Development
Hypertension is a significant public health concern, in which its reach extends internationally (RamBihariLal Shrivastava, Saurabh Shrivastava, & Ramasamy, 2014). Considered the most common cardiovascular disease risk factor, more than 23 million cardiovascular deaths are estimated to occur by the year 2030, due to hypertension (RamBihariLal Shrivastava et al., 2014). Complications related to hypertension include…
Exercise prescription, and who should recommend it, is a highly relevant and pertinent question. Although any individual can assist someone else when engaging in exercise and physical activity, there is not always a guarantee that such recommendations are derived from a qualified and experienced individual, or that exercise prescriptions are appropriate, effective, and safe. The…
NUTR-560H (Developmental Nutrition)-Completed. This is course #4 in my MS Human Nutrition program at the University of Bridgeport. -Michael McIsaac
560-A Pathophysiology of Disease- Completed! This represents course number 2 for my master of science (human nutrition) through the University of Bridgeport. It has allowed me to better understand and appreciate the nature of diseases, so that our team can better tackle chronic conditions with our clients. Thank YOU Dr. Dan for your contributions! …
I’m cluing up Pathophysiology (560-A) as part of my masters in nutrition and wanted to pass along the books we used, in case a fellow lover of nutrition was interested. Pics are below. References Pizzorno J. & Katzinger, J. (2012). Clinical pathophysiology: A functional perspective. Coquitlam, BC: Mind Publishing Inc. Reisner, E. G., & Reisner, H….
Rodney and I just clued up our third and fourth lectures at MUN Mar 28th and 30th with HKR 4703 class (covered movement screens and our approaches to solving movement dysfunctions). Thank you Dr. Byrne for the opportunity! -Michael McIsaac
Just clued up our second lecture (of 4) at MUN March 23rd with HKR 4703 class (covered movement screens and our approaches to solving movement dysfunctions) -Michael McIsaac
Kine 5102 (Current Topics in Human Movement)- Completed. This represents my final course for my MS Kinesiology with ATSU. It has been a wonderful experience indeed. -Michael McIsaac
Nutr-122 (Intro to Biochemistry)- Completed. This was a solid re-introduction to general chemistry/biochemistry done through the University of Bridgeport. The biochemistry really provided a great opportunity to “get my toes wet” with the underlying events that take place internally when the body interacts with basic nutrients. It was a tough course but worth it. -Michael…
Got my purple belt at Republic Jiu Jitsu this evening! Still on cloud 9. Thank you Paul and Waggney! -Michael McIsaac