CE Courses

Next course date:

April 25-27th, 2025
Course is held IN PERSON at our Saskatoon location

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Allison Fillatre, B.Sc., N.D.
COST: $900 + applicable taxes

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).

SIGN UP ANY TIME – COMPLETE AT YOUR OWN PACE

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Allison Fillatre, B.Sc., N.D.
COST: $900 + applicable taxes

COURSE OBJECTIVES

This course is taught with the intent to provide healthcare providers with the proper guidelines for safe and effective administration of emergency medicines in acute care scenarios. The goal is for the healthcare provider to witness the role play of the worst case scenarios in an IV and injection setting and to be able to, by the end of the course, feel comfortable and confident with their emergency diagnosis and differential diagnosis skills and proper treatment and follow-up management of all acute emergency scenarios that could arise from the administration of intravenous and injectable substances.
By the end of the course, participants should feel comfortable and confident in dealing with complications that could arise from intravenous and injection therapy as well as how to recognize and take control of acute emergency scenarios and how to bridge the gap between when an emergency starts and when emergency medical services arrive on the scene. This course offers visual observation of practical training scenarios with the addition of audio and visual presentations which can be done in an online format at the participants own pace, with opportunity to save progress as you go. Each section will have skill testing questions and there will be an online examination format for final evaluation of skills taught throughout the online course.

The course will be carried out in a online pre-recorded lecture-style format utilizing powerpoint presentations which consist of course material and visual observation of practicum breakout sessions. Participants will be provided with electronic versions of the lecture notes and training manuals. The practical training sessions are pre-recorded for visual observation to get a better understanding of the mock scenarios to demonstrate the safe and proper administration of emergency medicines and the diagnosis and proper management of all acute scenarios that could arise in an intravenous or injection therapy setting. Training will also include the proper use of automated external defibrillators (AED’s) and review of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

Course lectures, examinations, course materials and practical sessions are carried out in a virtual environment and some sections are pre-recorded. The pre-recordings take place 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 AED’s and intravenous access stations.

COURSE OUTLINE

​SECTION 1
Course Objectives

SECTION 2
Intravenous Emergency Carrier Solutions

SECTION 3
Patient Assessment, Monitoring & Lab Tests

SECTION 4
Charting & Record Keeping

SECTION 5
Infection Prevention

SECTION 6
Sharps Waste Disposal & Needlestick Injury

SECTION 7
Incident Report Forms & Transfer Of Care

SECTION 8
The Office Emergency Plan

SECTION 9
Emergency Medicine Angiocatheters

SECTION 10
Emergency Medicine Vascular Access Sites

SECTION 11
Emergency Medicine Equipment & Suppliers

SECTION 12
Oxygen & Pulse Oximetry

SECTION 13
Steps To Reduce Chance Of An Emergency

SECTION 14
Patient Guidelines For Iv & Injection Prep

SECTION 15
Emergency Medicines & Their Use

SECTION 16
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Cpr) And How To Use An Aed

SECTION 17
Basic Guidelines For All Emergencies

SECTION 18
Complications & Management Part 1
(Asthma, Air Embolism, Anaphylaxis/Allergy, Aspiration & Choking, Bradycardia, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Cardiac Arrest / Angina / Heart Attack / Myocardial Infarction)
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SECTION 19
Complications & Management Part 2
(Catheter Emboli, Cerebral Vascular Accident (Cva), Circulatory Overload, Congestive Heart Failure (Chf), Damage To Other Anatomy)

SECTION 20
Complications & Management Part 3
(Epistaxis, Extravasation, Hematoma, Hypertension, Hypocalcemia, Hypoglycemia, Hypotension)

SECTION 21
Complications & Management Part 4
(Infection At The Insertion Site, Infiltration, Renal Toxicity Reaction / Nephrotoxicity / Renal Failure, Phlebitis, Pneumothorax, Seizure, Septicemia)

SECTION 22
Complications & Management Part 5
(Shock, Speed Shock, Syncope / Vasovagal, Thrombophlebitis, Thrombosis, Venous Occlusion, Venous Spasm)

CE CREDITS / APPROVALS

This course includes 18 hours of lecture material, audio and video presentations, skill testing questions and written examinations as well as observation of practical sessions and has been APPROVED for the following:

(1) 16 Category A – IVIT and 2 Pharmacology CE credits from the College of Naturopathic Doctors of Ontario (CONO).
(2) Certification for Emergency Medicine Training related to Intravenous (IV) and Naturopathic Injection Therapy (NIT) in Manitoba by the Manitoba Naturopathic Association (MNA).
3) Certification for Emergency Medicine Training related to Intravenous (IV) and Naturopathic Injection Therapy (NIT) in Alberta by the College of Naturopathic Doctors of Alberta (CNDA).
4) Certification for Emergency Medicine Training related to Intravenous (IV) and Naturopathic Injection Therapy (NIT) in Saskatchewan by the Saskatchewan Association of Naturopathic Practitioners (SANP).