Israel is the only “western” country in the Middle East.  With a population of 7.4 Million, it is well known for innovation, both from developing & export, & for technology adoption.  The high level of medical care is led by a few university hospitals in the 4 major cities. Being a small country, one may feel that everybody knows everyone.

A few tips that may help a company considering entering the Israeli market:

Regulatory – if you have CE or FDA approvals you shall not have regulatory difficulties. Reimbursement – Define the procedures of your product, most of the products don’t need special reimbursement (especially if they are a part of the procedure), if you need special reimbursement – it could take 1-3 years, but it does not prevent penetration of the products to the Israeli market to some extent. Procedures opportunities – Define the KOL (Key opinion leaders) by the number of procedures, their activity and/or by number of patients that they see, not by their name. The use of media for personal PR may bias one away from the real high volume clinicians. Define the market segment -

The Israeli market offers great opportunities for all the product segments:

ü  Low cost products – The health expenditure in Israel is one of the highest worldwide. The MOH and hospitals try to reduce the expenditure on the medical devices.

ü  New technologies: The regulatory and the reimbursement allow fast penetration to the market. However, pricing may pose a problem sometimes .But the private market (35% of the procedures) could be a great solution as a first penetration step.

Allocate the distributors – In Israel you will find  a large number of medical distributors.  You have to be careful, because Israeli people are very ambitious. You have to check their background, their products portfolio and receive recommendation from the KOL. Also, you have to manage a close and friendly relationship with them, while checking the opportunities all the time. It is recommended to allocate distributors  who are familiar with the MOH and sick fund system, having a deep understanding in regulatory and reimbursement issues, having a good presence in the private market. Define early adapters – most of the KOL in Israel are early adapters . But for innovative medical device, one has to define the relevant KOL, with commitment for the products and should have willingness for a long standing commitment, since the chances of moving away are high in case of Innovators. High end technologies – If you have new technologies (and not “me-to” technologies that compete only in terms of price) divide your target for private market and public market. Technologies are found to grow faster, if penetration is performed via the private market first. Rabbis– Israel is mainly a Jewish country. Although most of the peoples are not religious, a fair number of people consult with special rabbis known as “medical professionals”. Rabbis are giving second opinion regarding the treatment, regarding the doctors  & the technologies. In case of innovative, pioneering technologies, after getting the support of the right doctors, it’s highly recommended to inform this group of influential people.

Although the largest medical instrument markets are America, Europe and Japan now in the world, China is generally acknowledged the hugest potential market. In the developed countries, the output values between medical instruments and manufacture are 1: 19. It is only 1: 5 in China. There is a huge potential for medical instrument market in China.

The direction of Chinese medical system reform is fundamentally clear. The government will increase the investment in the constructions of public hygiene systems, community systems in urban areas and rural grass-root medical hygiene systems. It can be predicted that Chinese medical instrument market will be in a period of rapid growth in two to three years.

At present, the overall world faces the serious strikes of financial crisis. But investment opportunities still exist under international financial crisis. Because the developed countries are affected by the international financial crisis, they are bound to reduce the public welfare budgets and they have reached the agreements to find excellent quality and reasonable price substitutes, which provides growth opportunities for Chinese medical instruments.

From the part of previous history, medicine industry showed their resistance to reduction in the economic depression period because of its fixed consumers. China was a large production and export country of medium and low quality diagnostic equipments, medical dressing and low and medium valued consumables in the world. Many varieties occupied comparative advantages in the international market. Some products had dominated a certain market share in the international market. It was impossible to replace them with substitutes from other countries in a short time. So far, Chinese medicine industry is comparatively steady under the influence of international financial crisis, keeping comparatively high profits in medical instrument industry. It is predicted that more attentions from domestic and international investors will be paid to Chinese medical instrument industry.

The author of this report paid attention to the development of Chinese Medical Instrument Industry for a long time and investigated into Chinese Medical Instrument Industry to write this report citing abundant valuable second -hand information.

More following information can be obtained in this report:

- Production of Chinese Medical Instrument Industry

-Analysis on the Domestic Demands of Chinese Medical Instrument Industry

- Imports and Exports of Chinese Medical Instrument Industry

- Development of Sub-sectors in Chinese Medical Instrument Industry

- Competitions in Chinese Medical Instrument Industry

- Major Competitive Manufacturers and Their Operations of Chinese Medical Instrument Industry

- Influences of International Financial Crisis on Chinese Medical Instrument Industry

- Development Trends of Chinese Medical Instrument Industry

Summary

At present, Chinese medical instrument industry is in its fast growth period, annual growth speed higher than the whole development level of medicine industry. China has been the third largest medical instrument market after America and Japan. In 2008, the market scale of Chinese medical instrument industry was about 10 billion USD, the annual growth speed past 10%, in which the sales growth speed of high quality medical instruments was over 20%.

But the market scale of Chinese medical instrument only accounts for about 10% of the whole medical manufactures, much lower than the international average level of 40%. Chinese medical instrument manufacturers are 13 thousand, most of which are medium and small companies.

From the end of 2008, Chinese government increased the investments in basic public hygiene networks. Undoubtedly, it would bring development space for medical instrument producers. Government policies are preferential to fundamental medical organizations. Demands for low and medium quality medical instruments were rising by. The major points of medical reform were the perfection of fundamental medical hygiene service systems, speeding up the constructions of rural township clinics, county clinics and community hygiene service organizations in the cities. With more diagnostics in the community hygiene service organizations in the cities, the problems of difficulty and high cost of getting medical could be solved.

In recent years, not only patients but also medical sources would transfer from hospitals to community hygiene service centers and township clinics, driving the demands for low and medium quality medical instruments. During 2005-2008, the number of community hygiene service centers realized the growth speed of more than 20% under the circumstances of reduction in the total Chinese medical organizations.

Under the circumstances of international financial crisis, diagnostic and cure instruments, as the major Chinese medical export instruments, kept a fast growth in 2008. The total export revenues of Chinese medical instruments were 11.07 billion USD with a YOY growth of 31.5%.

Medical products belong to inelastic consumption products. Generally speaking, they are comparatively less influenced by macro-economy, especially in developed countries, such as European Union. Most medical costs are paid by state revenues and social commercial insurance. Therefore, the demands for Chinese diagnostic and cure equipments are still high in the international market.

In 2008, the total import and export revenues of Chinese medical instruments reached to 16.28 billion USD, rising by 28.21% year on year. The export revenues were 11.067 billion USD, increased by 31.46%. The import revenues were 5.216 billion USD with a YOY growth of 21.81%. The medical instrument trade continually kept a trade surplus of 5.851 billion USD.

In 2008, Chinese medical instruments exported to 217 countries and regions. The top five trade partners of Chinese medical instruments were America, Japan, Germany, Hong Kong and Great Britain, accounting for 53.55%, turning down 1.58% compared with 2007. Among the top 20 export revenues of Chinese medical instruments in 2008, Brazil was the country with the largest export growth, reaching to 77.24%.

In 2008, China imported 5.216-billion USD medical instruments from 98 countries and regions, increased by 21.82% year on year. The import volumes from Europe were 2.009 billion USD, rising by 22.78% year on year. The import volumes from Asia were 1.545 billion USD with a YOY growth of 24.36%. The import volumes from North America were 1.543 billion USD, increased by 16.55% year on year. The import volumes from America were 1.5 billion USD, growing by 16.09%. The import volumes from Germany were 955 million USD, increased by 22.44%. The import volumes from Japan were 900 million USD, rising by 24.75%.

Among Chinese import medical instruments, the import volumes of 15 types were over billion USD, five more compared with 2007. 41 types passed the import volumes of hundred million USD, three more compared with 2007. China mainly imported high quality diagnostic equipments and lab equipments so as to fill the blank in Chinese high quality medical instrument market.

Chinese diagnostic and cure equipments, medical dressing and consumables had strong price advantages in the world market. In 2008, the export revenues of Chinese diagnostic and cure equipments reached to 3.616 billion USD, rising by 31.64% year on year. The export revenues of medical dressing were 3.113 billion USD, growing by 29.4% year on year. The export revenues of consumables were 1.854 billion USD, increased by 30.08% year on year.

Among the diagnostic and cure equipments, the export volumes over billion USD concluded: the export volumes of CT were 228 million USD, rising by 49.36% year on year. The export volumes of colored ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus were 203 million USD, increased by 51.54%. The export volumes of nuclear magnetic resonance therapy apparatus were 158 million USD, growing by 79.76%. The export volumes of type-B ultrasonic apparatus were 109 million USD, rising by 5.88%. The export volumes of patient monitoring apparatus were 154 million USD, rising by 26.39%.

To get more details, please visit Report of Chinese Medical Instrument Industry under International Financial Crisis, 2009

Yes, you can work from home in medical billing, just not typically as an “employee.”

Nearly 600,000 Americans lost their jobs in January 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, and 2-3 million more jobs are projected to be lost over the coming year.   Sadly, because of this, “work from home opportunity scams” are on the rise.  These scams prey on people’s vulnerabilities and fears and with so many people out of work, wondering what they are going to do next to sustain themselves financially, there’s a lot of vulnerability and there is a lot of fear out there.

Over the past couple of months, many television programs and news shows, such as 20/20 and Dr. Phil, have devoted air time to exposing scams and telling stories about individuals who have fallen victim to these scams.  These television programs understand that this is a hot topic in high demand, more so now than ever before.  Just like bacteria, germs and disease, given the right temperature (the state of our economy) and set of circumstances (vulnerability and fear), the scams are growing and multiplying.

There is a complexity to this issue though.  Just as there is usually a bit of truth in every lie, the scams are allowed to flourish because, the truth is, small businesses/home-based businesses have been on the rise for quite some time and account for more than 50% of new job creation!

According to the United States Department of Labor:

“With more than one million new businesses each year, America’s economy depends on small businesses for its vitality and growth. According to the 1997 report of the U.S. Census Bureau, the nation’s 17 million small, non-farm businesses constituted 99.7 per cent of all employers, employed 52 percent of private workforce and accounted for 51 percent of the nation’s sales. Small business-dominated industries provided 11.1 million new jobs between 1994 and 1998, virtually all of the new jobs created during that time period.”

The scams operate based on this “truth” – which accounts for all the confusion as to what and who are scams and what and who are legitimate opportunities.

Medical Billing:  Employment from Home Isn’t the Opportunity

I have been in the medical billing industry for over 20 years.  I am the President/CEO and founder of an online medical billing course program.  Not a week goes by that I don’t receive a call from someone asking “how they can find a job in medical billing which will allow them to work from home.”  The caller is surprised and sometimes defiant when I tell them that such an opportunity does not exist.

Is there opportunity in medical billing?  YES. But not in the capacity that most people have been led to believe!  Let’s uncover the lies and the truths about the opportunity that actually does exist in medical billing.

Medical Billing Opportunity:   Employment from Home   - DECEPTION/LIE

So why is it that so many people believe that they can obtain employment in medical billing working from home?  The answer is simple.  Over the past decade or so, there have been scam companies placing advertisements in the “help-wanted” sections of small, home-town type newspapers.  Here is an actual ad from a company called Medicor who was sued and shut down by the FTC:

“EARN $$$ HELPING DOCTORS process claims from home. $20 – $40/ hour potential.  Computer & modem required. We train. (888) 736-XXXX Ext. 895.”

Upon calling the number in this ad, the caller was told that they could make an excellent income from the comfort of their own home “processing insurance claims for doctors.”  All they needed to do was purchase the medical billing software (cost: $325 – $495).  Upon purchase, the caller was sent a medical billing software program that didn’t even work, but that didn’t matter, because they would never have the opportunity to use it.

The Truth: Doctors do not hire medical billing staff and then allow them to work from home.  When a doctor hires someone to fill their medical billing position, this person is expected to show up for work just like all the other employees.

You can read full Medicore story on the Consumer Affairs website at:   http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/medicor.html.  For more information about companies that were shut down, you can visit the Medical Billing Scamwatch Forum by going to:  http://medicalbillingscamwatch.yuku.com/.

Medical Billing Opportunity:   Employment within a Doctor’s Office or Billing Company  – VALID/TRUTH

The medical field is booming. Demand for medical billers is high.  As the baby boomers reach retirement, the medical field is growing and expanding to accommodate this generation. Medical billing is just one of the many jobs in the medical field that has great job potential and growth.  But notice the word JOB.  A job = employment.  A job/employment in medical billing requires you to show up for work in return for an employee paycheck.   It should not be confused with “medical billing business ownership” which does not consist of exchanging hours for a paycheck from your employer.

The opportunity to gain a position in medical billing working within a doctor’s office or working for a medical billing company does exist.  It is viable and it is valid.  How much money can a medical billing employee expect to make?  You can find this information in the article entitled “Medical Billing & the Economy” at www.medicalbillingbusinessresources.com/articles/medicalbilling_economy.htm.

Medical Billing Opportunity:  Home/Small Based Business Ownership   -  VALID/TRUTH

I personally have 13 years experience in owning/operating a medical billing business which I started from home.  I began my business in order to be able to stay at home with my children.  I eventually grew my business to a point that I felt it necessary to move it to a commercial office space (when the children were older).  I take it personally and oftentimes get very frustrated when this medical billing opportunity is misrepresented as an “employment from home” opportunity.  It is not!

When you begin a business in medical billing – or in anything – you are not “employed” by anyone.  You are “Self-Employed.” You do not collect an employee paycheck from anyone.  You collect money from clients that you provide services to.

Beginning a business in medical billing – or any other industry, for that matter – requires a realistic investment!  In a medical billing business, you are providing professional services to professional individuals.  In order to succeed, you must realize that a realistic, professional investment is not an “option”…    it is a must. Your investment needs to be proportionate to your expected return.

Another type of call that I get quite often is “I want to start a medical billing business from home but I don’t have any money.”  Guess what?  You can want all day and all night long, but without the capital that is required in order to begin a medical billing business – it’s not going to happen. Let’s say you want to open up a Blimpie franchise.  How do you think Blimpie is going to respond when you call them and say, “Hi Blimpie, I’d like to open a Blimpie franchise, but I don’t have any money.”  They might respond, “Call us back when you do.”

How much money can be made in a medical billing business? This varies.  I get this question quite a bit and my standard response is, “I know a wife/mother who handles 2 doctor clients putting in about 3-5 hours per week in order to supplement her husband’s primary income and stay at home with her kids who is bringing in approximately $1500 – $2000 per month.  I also know a multi-million dollar per year medical billing company.  And I know so many in between.”

Summary

Medical billing “employment from home” is not a viable, existing opportunity.  Gainful employment working in a medical billing position within a doctor’s office or medical billing company is a real/valid opportunity.  Beginning a home/small business in medical billing is also a real/valid opportunity, if and only if, you understand the investment of time, money and research that is involved.

Medical Assistants

Medical Assistant Career – Opening doors to a profession in healthcare services.

Medical Assistant careers are gathering demand in the background of a healthcare industry boom worldwide.

A Medical Assistant essentially is a healthcare professional with multiple responsibilities and skill sets required to execute the same. Both administrative and medical tasks that do not need much medical proficiency fall into the ambit of a Medical Assistant.

Medical Assistants are indispensable in any modern day healthcare practice. Engaged under physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors, and other health practitioners. Medical Assistants attend to the complexities involved in delivering medical services.

By accomplishing administrative and other responsibilities, Medical Assistants make it easier for the practitioners to concentrate on attending to and treating patients.

Medical Assistants execute varied administrative, laboratory and clinical tasks in different health care institutions.

Often, Medical Assistants are seen as generalists who are involved with many aspects of the medical profession but do not specialize in them.

A detailed overview of the activities of a Medical Assistant is given here:

Administrative duties:

General administration which includes day-to-day activities and other tasks. These include:

• Communication – both internal and external and office correspondence.

• Patient welfare – maintenance of patient records, insurance forms, scheduling appointments, arranging for hospital admission.

• Billing and bookkeeping.

• Maintain medical and drug supplies.

Clinical duties:

Clinical duties require discreet manual dexterity and visual acuity. A Medical Assistant has to support the medical practitioner with the following:

• Recording vital signs.

• Preparing patients for examination, explaining treatment procedures to patients.

• Assisting the physician during the examination.

• Instructing patients about medications and special diets.

• Preparation and administration of medications.

Laboratory tasks:

Laboratory tasks include:

• Collection and preparation of laboratory specimens.

• Performing basic laboratory tests on the premises.

• Draw blood, prepare patients for X-rays, take electrocardiograms, remove sutures and change dressings.

• Disposal of contaminated supplies and sterilization of medical instruments.

Medical Assistants employed at small medical outfits may undertake both administrative and clinical duties and report directly to the office manager or health practitioner.

Larger medical outfits have Medical Assistants reporting to department administrators and specializing only in a particular area.

Medical Assistant – Essential qualities and skills:

Duties entailed in medical assisting vary with the type of health care facility, size, location and specialisation.

A pleasant disposition is a must as Medical Assistants constantly interact with patients and public. Courteous manners, a well groomed personality and an aptitude for making people feel at ease are essential.

Simple medical and clinical skills and administrative abilities are integral to the profile of a Medical Assistant.

Traditionally, Medical Assistants did not need to be certified as they learnt on the job. This scenario has changed and contemporary medical practices prefer trained and certified Medical Assistant professionals to untrained individuals.

Medical Assistant Training and Certification:

Healthcare industry is increasingly in favour of trained Medical Assistants. The need for technically sound personnel who have the flexibility of handling both clinical and administrative tasks is on the rise. The trend is an offshoot of the need felt by doctors to concentrate on treating patients rather than on other functional details.

Certification is a mark of the individual having been trained and qualified in the profession.

A Medical Assistant certificate stands as a certainity of successful training. Also, securing a Medical Assistant certificate assures higher professional satisfaction and recognition. Compared to uncertified individuals, the formal education and the Medical Assistant certificate help them in advance faster in their profession.

The Medical Assistant certificate can be secured by both experienced and inexperienced individuals. Experienced professionals may not have to take a certification exam. Inexperienced candidates though will have to undergo rigorous training from an accredited vocational training institution.

Medical Assistant certification or registration will put the individual a step ahead from counterparts.

Medical Assistant registration and certification are the same. It’s just that different certifying bodies have different terms for referring to a Medical Assistant cerificate.

With many Medical Assistant schools mushrooming in the market, it is important that one acquires education and secures Medical Assistant registration from a reputed and reliable source.

Medical Assistant Education:

Medical Assistant education obtained from a high grade vocational training institution is a sure way to a successful Medical Assistant career.

Schools offering Medical Assistant education abound in the market. Making the right choice of schools makes the difference in education in medical assistance.

St.Augustine’s School of Medical Assistants offers accredited and affordable distance Medical Assistant education online.

Medical Assistant education at St.Augustine’s is comprehensive and does not leave out any element crucial to training. The 24/7 online training facility provides classes, knowledge resources and virtual laboratory training online.

Distance Medical Assistant education:

St. Augustine’s Medical Assistants school offers distance education through online courses. Distance education is favoured by Medical Assistant aspirants who are already working and studying part time. Distance Medical Assistant education gives such candidates the flexibility of scheduling their study time around their working hours.

The Medical Assistant Program at St.Augustine’s:

Medical Assistant program at St. Augustine’s is an online training course that is available anytime and anywhere. With this program, accomplishing certifications is a matter of just 6-8 weeks from commencement.

The program includes complete online courses along with training on laboratory skills and facilities to perform laboratory tasks.

The advantage with St. Augustine’s Medical Assistant program is that, the student can take up the course at his own pace and convenience. Since it is online, the course can be accessed from anywhere in the world.

Whether it is a full time student or a working person wanting to study part time, the online Medical Assistant program is a convenient way to Medical Assistant registration.

The course ware for the Medical Assistant program is developed and regularly updated by experts from diverse disciplines, health care professionals and practitioners making it one of the best available programs for Medical Assistants.

Medical Assistant classes online:

On signing up for the Medical Assistant program, students have the convenience of accessing classes online. According to individual schedules, Medical Assistant students can access these classes at their own convenience.

Medical Assistant classes at St. Augustine’s deal with the following subjects:

Medical Terminology, Human Body Planes, Basic Human Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Office Professionalism, Patient Communication, Medical Records, Basic Medical Law, Scheduling Appointments, Medical Billing and Insurance Claims, Infection Control, Surgical Instruments, Emergency Care, Clinical Equipment, Patient History and Physicals, EKG and Lab Testing, Specimen Collection and Lab Safety, Introduction to Patient Medications.

The classes also cover Clinical Laboratory training online. These include:

Virtual Phlebotomy Lab (Collecting a Blood Sample), Virtual Injection Lab, Medication injections, Measuring A Pulse, Introduction to CPR and Basic Ultrasound.

At St. Augustine’s School of Medical Assistants, enrolling gives students the advantage of well designed Medical Assistant programs, curricula, online classes, an accredited Medical Assistant certificate within 6-8 weeks!

St. Augustine’s educational services:

Educational services offered by St. Augustine’s Medical Assistant school aim at providing vocational training for Medical Assistant aspirants.

St. Augustine’s educational services are unique in their approach to training, course design, teaching techniques etc. The ultimate goal is to give students the best value for the money they have invested in Medical Assistant registration training.

The distance education program offered under St. Augustine educational services online is a high turnaaround, quality program that is accredited, affordable and convenient.

St. Augustine’s online educational services are affordable as they cut down travelling, instructional material and other costs. It can be accessed by students wherever they are, whenever they want and brings the convenience factor into education. Online educational services at St. Augustine’s are accredited and hence give best value for money spent on educating oneself.

St. Augustine’s educational services online are a passport to a shining career as a Medical Assistant.

Health care careers are fruitful for certified Medical Assistants:

Health care careers are being sought after nowadays as high return professions both on the monetary front and on the satisfaction front. The booming health care industry is demanding technically qualified personnel and the market is ripe for professions like Medical Assistants, Hospital Assistants and others.

Thanks to the boom, health care careers are highly in need of well trained staff. Vocational education in professions like Medical Assistants provides an effective solution for the demand. By training students for the specific job and also focusing on overall life skills, educational services like that offered by St.Augustine’s are enhancing employability of individuals.

Health care professionals – upgrade skills for advancing careers:

Employment opportunities in flexible health care careers like that of Medical Assistants are predicted to increase mutifold. Infact Medical Assistant health care careers are expected to grow much faster than the average for all other occupations.

Certified Medical Assistants with experience will definitely be highly sought after as a result. Health care professionals like registered Medical Assistants with experience stand to gain in a big way.

Experienced and trained Medical Assistants may be able to advance faster than other health care professionals. By adding on to their existing skill sets and certifications, they can gain over health care professionals.

Moreover pliable health care professionals like Medical Assistants have open occupational choices and opportunities form a variety of health care setups.

The future certainly seems to be beckoning Medical Assistant careers. All one needs to do is to gear up with an accredited Medical Assistant certificate.

The health care industry wants you – Medical Assistants, sit up and get registered!

Advance your careers with online Medical Assistant distance education programs from St.Augustine.

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It could take ages to consider all of the most common medical conditions.. The reason being is many conditions seem to change overnight. For instance, HIV/AIDS used to be considered a rare condition, then around the 80′s and early 90′s it seemed to have a noticable increase.

Although we can’t tell you what doctors depict as being rare compared to common, we have comprised a list of some of the most widely diagnosed conditions. You do not have to be suffering from one of these conditions in order to view it as common. The term “common” is more leaning towards a wider percentage of people who do have these particular conditions.

Migraines- Unfortunately, we’ve all had to deal with a headache or two, however, minor headaches are not seen as a serious illness that you should rush to your doctor about. When the severity of the headaches escalate so high that they become a debilitating condition suffered on a regular basis, they are then referred to as migraines. In this case, it is recommended that you see a doctor.

ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) – Diagnosis of ADHD has increased a great deal. This disorder yields symptoms such as: inability to concentrate, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. While this is extremely common in children and teens, adults may also suffer from ADHD, feeling more of a sense of restlessness than hyperactivity. ADHD treatment varies, though most often it is treated through medication.

Depression is a very common condition that more than 45% of Americans suffer. Most people experience depression throughout their lives in some way or another, and some cases can be much more severe than others. Some people are more prone to become depressed due to life circumstances or experiences, such as new mothers, war veterans, or someone who has recently lost a loved one.

Some other conditions you may be familiar with are the symptoms of allergy and asthma, as well as influenza, or the “flu.” Severe allergy and asthma conditions are usually treated through doctor-prescribed medications. Treating flu symptoms is generally easier, as it can often be tamed with over-the-counter medications.

Common medical conditions are just that—common. There is no need to panic about them, doctors have the way to treat you for a common medical problem down to a science, so no need to worry, you will be just fine.