Start Date: Thu September, 19 2013

End Date : Sun September, 22 2013

Timing: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Register By: Fri September, 13 2013

Fees:

NDO Member (One Day Refresher) – $ 207.00

Non-Member (One Day Refresher) – $ 345.00

NDO Member (Two Day Refresher) – $ 355.00

NDO Member (Certification) – $ 450.00

Non-Member (Two Day Refresher) – $ 590.00

Non-Member (Certification) – $ 750.00

Location:

Foresters Conference Centre

789 Don Mills Road,

Toronto, ON, CA

with Ruth Anne Baron, ND and Eric Marsden, ND

CE Credits:

Certification: 2.0 Nutritional Medicine, 2.0 General (pending)

Refresher: 5.0 Parenteral Therapy

The NDO IV Therapy Course is approved by the BDDT-N and the CNPBC and is taught by certified PT practitioners. NDs that successfully complete this course are eligible to write the BDDT-N Parenteral Therapy Certification Exam.

NDO is pleased to offer NDs this opportunity to review your Parenteral Therapy training and update your skills. You can design your refresher course to meet your individual needs simply by registering for the day(s) of the upcoming IV Therapy Certification Course that suit you. The refresher course is open to NDs who have previously taken an approved Parenteral Therapy Certification Course

Abbreviated Course Overview:

Introduction and rationale for IV therapy;

Fluid balance assessment;

Intravenous fluids;

Complications of IV therapy;

Emergency protocols and medical emergency equipment;

Pharmacology of IV vitamins and minerals;

Documentation of IV therapy – including written orders, charting, criteria, consent forms, post treatment instructions for patients, standards of care, quality assurance;

Equipment;

Set-up procedures;

Vein considerations and site selections;

Insertion procedures;

Practical demonstration and participant practice;

Advanced Intravenous Micronutrient Seminar;

Safe total dosages and infusion rates, adverse effects, interactions and precautions: amino acids, botanical medicines, glandular extracts, homeopathics;

Parenteral forms of pharmacological agents;

IV protocols;

Written and practical exams.