JANUARY 2025 AIT COURSE open for registration
Acupuncture Injection Therapy Certification Course
60 Hour AIT Seminar: CEUs provided to Licensed Practitioners
Acupoint Injection Therapy Part 1 of 2 (50 hours): CE Broker Course ID: 20-706693
Acupoint Injection Therapy Part 2 of 2 (10 hours): CE Broker Course ID: 20-706697
Completion of this course will satisfy all AIT certification requirements for Florida State Acupuncture Physician licensing.
This 60 hour course provides clinical theory, principles and techniques, as well as evidence-based application for acupuncture injection therapies including TCM injection methods, Biopuncture, Physiologic Regulating Medicine, and Trigger Point Therapy. The course will cover: History and development of acupuncture injection therapy, Differential Diagnosis, Definitions, concepts and pathophysiology. We will discuss the nature, function, channels entered, and contraindications of herbal, homeopathic and nutritional injectables, diseases amenable to treatment with acupuncture injection therapy and the injectables appropriate to treat them, and identification of appropriate points for treatment, including palpatory diagnosis. The course will also go into the review of anatomy and referral zones, universal precautions including management of blood borne pathogens and biohazardous waste, and procedures for injections, including preparing the injectables, contraindications and precautions. This course will be delivered in a hybrid-format with discussion of administration techniques as live broadcast online and 10 hours of in-person clinical practice at the FCIM campus with equipment needed for injection therapy provided as part of the course.
INSTRUCTOR: Lisa Lapwing A.P., Faculty at Florida College of Integrative Medicine.
DATES: January 2025.
ONLINE LECTURE: 1/10, 1/13, 1/14, 1/15, 1/16, 1/17 9am-5:30pm with a 1/2 hour Lunch
PRACTICAL ON FCIM CAMPUS: 1/21 9am-4pm with a 1 hour Lunch, and 2 hours of lecture
PRACTICAL ON FCIM CAMPUS: 1/22 9am-4pm with a 1 hour Lunch
Mandatory 60 Hour course attendance is required for AIT certification. You will NOT be issued an AIT certificate if you are tardy or miss any portion of the class.
COURSE FEES AND REGISTRATION:
FCIM Alumni and Student Rate (Applicable to students enrolled in Class 59, 60 and 61): $600
Licensed Practitioner Rate: $1300
Non-FCIM AHM Student and Unlicensed Graduate Rate: $800
The deadline for registration and payment is January 6, 2025.
CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS:
Any and all cancellations received after payment will be assessed a 3% refund transaction fee.
All cancellations received on January 8 2025 or after will be assessed an additional administrative fee of $100.
No refunds will be granted after January 10, 2025.
The college reserves the right to cancel the course or change the course dates. If the college cancels the course, a full refund will be granted. If the college changes the course dates and a registrant is unable to attend, a full refund will be granted.
You are NOT eligible to take the AIT Seminar if:
(1) You are currently enrolled in FCIM but are not going into the last year at FCIM.
(2) You are currently enrolled in another AHM school, and you are not in the last year of the AHM program.
(3) You are an unlicensed graduate or a current student and it has been over 6 (six) years since you passed your CNT exam.
Who is eligible to take the AIT Seminar?
The AIT Seminar is designed for the following individuals:
(1) You are currently enrolled in FCIM and are in your 4th, 5th or 6th semester.
(2) You are an alumni of FCIM, and you have passed your CNT (Clean Needle Technique) exam within the past 6 (six) years.
(3) You are currently enrolled in another ACAHM accredited AHM (Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine) school, and you are in the last year of the AHM program; and you have passed your CNT exam within the past 6 (six) years
(4) You are an unlicensed graduate from another ACAHM accredited AHM school and you have passed your CNT exam within the past 6 (six) years.
(5) You are currently a licensed AP with a license that is active and in good standing and have applied for licensure in Florida.
Additional Requirements For Licensed Registrants:
Provide your current AP license and liability insurance.
Additional Requirements For Students Enrolled in Another AHM School:
Provide your CNT Certification
Provide a letter or transcript from your currently enrolled ACAHM accredited AHM school certifying that you are in the last year of your program.
Additional Requirements For Unlicensed Graduates from Another ACAHM accredited AHM School:
Provide your CNT Certification
Provide your transcript or diploma.
Upon Completion of the course, students will be able to:
Identify all current Florida rules and regulations for AIT
Identify, classify, and categorize the remedies found in the homeopathic theory that are covered in this course
List the primary functions and applications of the homeopathic remedies for AIT, including: dosage, actions, indications, and contraindications
Select appropriate acu-points for AIT
Operate all relevant instruments and techniques for AIT
Practice the correct needling techniques (angle, depth, moxa, etc.) on all points used for AIT
Describe the underlying anatomy as well as organ projections of these points and identify the risks of incorrect needling.
Practice Safety and blood borne medical waste management mythologies.
Recognize potential adverse effects and precautions of AIT
AIT COURSE SCHEDULE OUTLINE (60 HOURS):
1/10 (Monday 9am—5:30pm) (8 hours): History and development of acupuncture injection therapy, differential diagnosis
1/13 (Tuesday 9am—5:30pm) (8 hours): Definitions, concepts and pathophysiology, nature, function, channels entered, and contraindications of herbal, homeopathic and nutritional injectables
1/14(Wednesday 9am—5:30pm) (8 hours): Diseases amenable to treatment with acupuncture injection therapy and the injectables appropriate to treat them with case studies.
1/15 (Thursday 9am—5:30pm) (8 hours): Identification of appropriate points for points for treatment including palpatory diagnosis
1/16 (Friday 9am—5:30pm) (8 hours): A review of anatomy and referral zones; Universal precautions including management of blood borne pathogens and biohazardous waste
1/17 (Monday 9am—5:30pm) (8 hours): Procedures for injections, including preparing the injectables, contraindications and precautions; Administration techniques and equipment needed
1/21 (Tuesday 9am—4pm) (6 hours): Include 2 hour lecture of Florida rules and regulations for acupuncture Injection Therapy; Clinical Practice
1/22 (Wednesday 9am—4pm) (6 hours): Clinical Practice