Clinical Intravenous (IV) and Naturopathic Injection Therapy (NIT) Training for the Healthcare Provider

COURSE OBJECTIVES

​This course is taught with the intent to provide healthcare providers with the proper guidelines for safe and effective administration of intravenous (IV), intramuscular (IM), subcutaneous (SubQ) and intradermal (ID) injections. By the end of the course, participants should feel comfortable and confident in administration of intravenous therapy and other types of injections as well as how to set up a fully functional intravenous suite.

This course offers practical training with the addition of audio and visual presentations. The course will be carried out in a lecture-style format consisting of course material and practicum break-out sessions in which practice will take place on simulation mannequin arms and hands as well as artificial tissue pads that simulate muscle, subcutaneous, and intradermal tissue, arteries and veins. Students will gain confidence in their injection and intravenous access skills on mannequins before attempting access on their partners. There will be opportunity for questions to be answered during practical break out sessions.

Participants will be provided with a high-resolution color training manual of their lecture notes from the visual presentations. Participants are required to bring a calculator for Osmolarity and drip rate calculations as well as pens, paper, and highlighters to note important sections in their training manuals. It is recommended to come dressed in layers and dressed comfortable enough to be able to allow access to areas like the arms, legs, and shoulders for practical break out sessions. The practical training will include the safe and proper preparation and administration of intravenous (IV), intramuscular (IM), subcutaneous (SubQ) and intradermal (ID) injections. Practical sessions will also include the successful preparation, insertion, and discontinuation of at different types of angiocatheters (butterfly needles, standard angiocatheters, as well as advanced safety bloodless design catheters).

All participants are broken up into groups of 2 or 3 per group. Course lectures and practical sessions are carried out in an intravenous therapy suite, fully equipped with access to emergency crash carts, oxygen tanks with regulators, emergency medicines, needles, syringes, ampules, intravenous bags and carrier solutions, first aid stations, as well as phlebotomy and intravenous access stations. The goal is for the healthcare provider to see what an intravenous therapy suite looks like in terms of setup and flow. Participants, by the end of the course, should feel comfortable and confident with preparation and administration of intravenous and injectable substances as well as sterile technique compounding and use of ISO Class-5 laminar air flow hoods following standard USP 797 guidelines.

COURSE OUTLINE

DAY 1

8:00 am – 8:30 am REGISTRATION & INFORMED CONSENT
8:30 am – 8:40 am COURSE OBJECTIVES
8:40 am – 8:50 am HISTORY OF INTRAVENOUS THERAPY
8:50 am – 9:00 am CLINICAL RATIONALE FOR IV THERAPY USE
9:00 am – 9:30 am NON-INTRAVENOUS INJECTION TYPES
9:30 am – 10:30 am INTRADERMAL, SUBQ & IM INJECTION TECHNIQUE
10:30 am – 12:00 pm INTRADERMAL, SUBQ & IM INJECTION PRACTICAL
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm BREAK
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm INTRADERMAL, SUBQ & IM INJECTION PRACTICAL
2:30 pm -3:30 pm SCIENCE OF IV THERAPY & FLUID PHYSIOLOGY
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm CALCULATING OSMOLARITY, DRIP/FLOW RATES
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm LARGE VOLUME CARRIER SOLUTIONS
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm SOLUTION STABILITY & QUALITY ASSURANCE

DAY 2

8:00 am – 9:30 am PATIENT ASSESSMENT, MONITORING & LAB TESTS
9:30 am – 9:40 am CHARTING & RECORD KEEPING
9:40 am – 9:50 am INFECTION PREVENTION
9:50 am – 10:00 am SHARPS WASTE DISPOSAL & NEEDLESTICK INJURY
10:00 am – 10:20 am TYPES OF VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICES
10:20 am – 10:30 am IV & INJECTION EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIERS
10:30 am – 11:00 pm STERILE COMPOUNDING & LAMINAR FLOW HOODS
11:00 am – 12:00 pm INTRAVENOUS INJECTIONS & SITE SELECTION
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm BREAK
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm IV PREPARATION & ADMINISTRATION
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm STERILE COMPOUNDING PRACTICAL
3:30 pm – 6:00 pm IV ACCESS & ADMINISTRATION PRACTICAL

DAY 3

8:00 am – 9:30 am EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & EQUIPMENT
9:30 am – 11:00 am COMPLICATIONS & MANAGEMENT
11:00 am – 12:00 pm VITAMINS, MINERALS, EXTRACTS, & AMINO ACIDS
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm BREAK
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm VITAMINS, MINERALS, EXTRACTS, & AMINO ACIDS
2:00 pm – 2:10 pm SAMPLE IV FORMULAS & THEIR REVIEW
2:10 pm – 3:10 pm WRITTEN EXAMINATION
3:10 pm – 6:00 pm IV ACCESS ADMINISTRATION PRACTICAL
6:00 pm – 6:05 pm COURSE EVALUATION​

CE CREDITS / APPROVALS

This course includes 24 hours of lecture material and practical sessions and has been approved for the following:

(1) 20 IVIT and 4 Pharmacology CE credits from the College of Naturopathic Doctors of Ontario (CONO).
(2) Certification for Intravenous (IV) and Naturopathic Injection Therapy (NIT) in Saskatchewan by the Saskatchewan Association of Naturopathic Practitioners (SANP).
(3) Certification for Intravenous (IV) and Naturopathic Injection Therapy (NIT) in Alberta by the College of Naturopathic Doctors of Alberta (CNDA).
(4) Certification for Intravenous (IV) and Naturopathic Injection Therapy (NIT) in Manitoba by the Manitoba Naturopathic Association (MNA).

Contact details

Name: Tania Quibell

Phone: (306) 249-6700

Email: [email protected]

Host: Dr. Allison A. Fillatre, BSc, ND

Date And Time

Fri, Oct 25th, 2024 - Sun, Oct 27th, 2024

8:00 am - 6:00 pm