Interested in providing central line vascular access safely and effectively to your patients?
Join Dr. Marsden ND for this in person course to learn the fundamental aspects of central venous lines and the practical aspects of administration of intravenous fluids. Add central line access to your practice and ensure patient safety and comfort by properly utilizing these devices.
Central venous access through devices like vascular access ports (VAPs), peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs), and tunnelled or non-tunnelled central lines allow for safe and convenient access for patients receiving repeated intravenous infusions of potentially irritating substances.
Access all of your patients regardless of the central device they have
Learn why central lines are used and what the differences are between devices
Understand the latest evidence on flushing and locking devices
Course Details
Adding central lines to your practice requires a strong foundational understanding of:
Provincial regulations governing naturopathic doctors accessing central line devices
The various devices, their advantages, disadvantages and how to use them
Internationally accepted standards procedures/policies for device access, flushing and locking
Documentation and role of directives/delegation
Practical aspects of procedures for access of each device
COVID PRECAUTIONS
Participants will be required to provide proof of vaccination or perform a COVID 19 rapid antigen test on the day of the session to ensure all participants safety. Participants will be taught in groups of maximum 10 per cohort.
Regular Price
CAD397
- Professional Content with Experienced Instructors
- Virtual Course Via Zoom April 5 , 2022 6pm-9pm
- Practical In-Person April 9 , 2022 Exact times to be determined based on the number of registrant and pandemic situation
- Participants get Course slides
- Private Facebook group for course participants
- Practical demonstration and hands on practice
Frequently Asked Questions
How many credits will this course give me for my CONO CME?
This course have been approved by CONO for 4 IVIT credits.
I thought naturopathic doctors cannot use heparin, so how can we access central lines?
Heparin is not a substance that is currently allowed for naturopathic doctors to administer under CONO regulations at this time. This substance is being considered for addition in the near future. Having said that, heparin is not a requirement for locking central lines. The infusion nursing society and many hospitals both in Ontario and throughout North America no longer use heparin to lock central venous catheters. You will learn more about this in the course. We will also discuss the way to work with MDs or NPs to create directives which may allow you to administer this substance in your office under their direction.
Will I get a chance to practice actually accessing these central venous access devices?
All participants will get the chance to participate in a practical workshop at the end of the day using dummies specifically designed to train and assess provider competencies in central line access. Participants will practice on PICCs, tunnelled catheters and VAPs with simulation for easy and difficult to access patients.
What if I need help after the course?
Participants will be given free access to a private facebook group where they can continue to ask questions of the course instructor for a period of 1 year after the course date.
Meet The Speaker
Dr. Marsden ND is a leader in the field of intravenous infusion therapy and integrative oncology. He is the medical director and the Marsden Centre and the Director of the Centre’s post graduate residency in naturopathic oncology. He is the course author and director for the OAND’s Intravenous Infusion Therapy Certification Course. Dr. Marsden ND also sits as the chair of the OncANP’s Principles of Care Committee. He international lecturer on the topic of IVIT and has trained hundreds of naturopathic doctors in the field.
