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1、 Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental MediciCouncil of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicinene PO Box 65120, Baltimore, MD, 21209 Phone: (410) 464-6040 Fax: (410) 464-6042 March 24, 2016 Dear CNT Applicant: We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to take the Clean
2、 Needle Technique course on April 24, 2016, at Florida College of Integrative Medicine, 7100 Lake Ellenor Drive, Orlando, FL, 32809. Please call (407)888-8689 for directions. This one-day course will focus on issues of safety within the scope of the practice of acupuncture, and will include the foll
3、owing components: a lecture on the theories, concepts and application of Clean Needle Technique as described in the CNT Manual, a demonstration of the practical application of CNT, a training session where each applicant can practice and perfect the utilization and employment of CNT, a written quiz
4、and a practical exam. (NOTE: The lecture and the exam questions are based on the 7th edition of the Clean Needle Technique Manual for Acupuncturists. Studying from a previous edition of the Manual may result in lower exam scores.) Since this course is not intended to be your first needling experienc
5、e, if you are currently enrolled in acupuncture school you must either have completed or begun a techniques course. If you have not completed or at least begun a techniques course, you should postpone the CNT course until you have completed this requirement. YOU MUST BE ON TIME. Registration will be
6、gin at 8 am. The lecture will begin at 8:30 am. If you arrive later than 8:30 am, you will not be allowed to take this administration of the course, and you will be required to re-pay and re-schedule your course date. In order to receive a certificate of completion, applicants must attend this entir
7、e course and may not miss any part of it. The course usually ends by 5 pm, but we cannot guarantee it, so please be prepared to stay until 6 pm if necessary. Purpose of the CNT Course National certification in the field of acupuncture requires an applicant to have successfully completed an approved
8、CNT course. Although needling technique and safety is a required course at accredited acupuncture schools in the U.S., the NCCAOM as well as many state licensing boards recognize that independent verification of CNT competency by acupuncture practitioners is essential in the interest of public safet
9、y. CNT Course Objectives By the end of the CNT course, each participant will be able to: Demonstrate safe and effective needling skills Articulate/describe a clear understanding of what constitutes the clean field and demonstrate its correct set-up and maintenance Recognize and evaluate the safety r
10、isks applicable in the environment, and in the practice, of acupuncture and associated adjunct techniques Identify the common adverse effects (AE) of acupuncture, moxibustion, heat lamps, electro-acupuncture and cupping Apply the critical and highly recommended procedures to reduce AE for acupunctur
11、e Understand the disease transmission process, including blood borne pathogens and other infections that have been associated with healthcare settings in general and acupuncture specifically Name the critical features of preventing disease transmission in AOM practice locations Utilize best practice
12、s for hand hygiene for AOM procedures Recognize national safety standards, including OSHA BBP standard, that apply to the AOM office Establish a clean field for an acupuncture treatment Demonstrate correct hand-washing techniques in an acupuncture clinic setting Describe the etiology, major symptoms
13、 and prevention of the communicable diseases commonly seen in the acupuncture clinic setting. Demonstrate adequate clean needle technique in a house visit or an acupuncture clinic setting Required Reading Applicants must study the Clean Needle Technique Manual: Best Practices for Acupuncture Needle
14、Safety and Related Procedures, 7th Edition, published by the CCAOM (recommended study time: fifteen hours). APPLICANTS MUST STUDY THE CNT MANUAL BEFORE COMING TO THE CNT CLASS. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE CNT COURSE. The Manual is available on our website as a PDF file at t
15、he following link: http:/www.ccaom.org/downloads/7thEditionManualEnglishPDFVersion.pdf. Although it is not required, we recommend that applicants bring the Manual with them to the CNT course, in either printed form or stored on a digital device. You will NOT be allowed to refer to the Manual in any
16、form during the written exam, but you may want to refer to it during the lecture portion of the course, or during breaks. If you would prefer a printed version, take a flash drive containing the file to a print-to-go center. The printing cost depends on the service centers cost per page and what features you request. The Chinese version of the CNT Manual is expected to be available by the end of 2015, and the Korean version is expected to be available in Febru
