Online Continuing Education Courses

Needle Sterilization, Contraindication and Complications of Needling

• Outline the basics of clean needle technique, including defining “clean field” and offering recommendations as it related to acupuncture
• Discuss the most common methods of sterilization
• Contrast sterilization vs disposable needles
• Present the most common complications of acupuncture
• Discuss contraindications to acupuncture
• Present the most common infectious agents as risk factors for acupuncture