Dr. Fishkin was interviewed about Dry Needling for a radio progam, To Your Health, which aired Nov 8, 2011, on Coast Community Radio in Oregon. To hear that interview click here.

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Dry Needling Seminar for All Qualified Health Care Professionals

A Diagnostic and Treatment Modality

Learn a skill that....

• Will raise your practice profile.
• Generates additional income.
• Will give you great clinical outcomes.
• Increases referrals.
• Perfectly complements and supports the Chiropractic, Physical Therapy and Physical Medicine models of care.
• Has broad application throughout the patient’s body.
• Is easy on your body.
• Requires minimal capital to implement.

Become certified and earn 12 CE credits in just one weekend!

To meet the requirements of the Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Dr. Fishkin has developed a 24 CE Credit course. Click here for information about that course.

Seize the Opportunity

In July 2008, the Maryland Board of Chiropractic Examiners clarified that dry needling is within the scope of practice for chiropractors in Maryland who have PT privileges. The Board further requires that you pursue “education and training that enables you to make the independent, prudent, professional judgment that the modality may be safely and efficaciously used with patients.” After the Maryland Board of Chiropractic Examiners clarified that dry needling was within the scope of chiropractic practice in Maryland, but required additional education and training, Dr. Fishkin got busy developing a course that would enable his fellow chiropractors to benefit from his expertise and years of experience. Once he started teaching doctors in Maryland, Dr. Fishkin decided to offer his dry needling course in other states where this technique could be employed by Chiropractors and other Health Care Professionals.

• In the state of Maryland, this course is approved by the Maryland Board of Chiropractic Examiners for 12 Continuing Education Credits and is sponsored by the Maryland Chiropractic Association.
  
• In the state of Maryland, this course is approved by the Maryland State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 1.2 Continuing Education Units.
  
• Outside the state of Maryland, in states where applicable, this course may be accredited by both the Division of Post Graduate Education of the New York Chiropractic College, and by the University of Western States Division of Continuing Education and is approved for 12 CEUs by both. Please note that each two-day course will be accredited by one or the other institution.
• The Dry Needling Institute course is also certified by Providers of Approved Continuing Education (PACE), a service of The Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards.

Workshop Overview

This two-day workshop is a training program with immediate clinical applicability. Its purpose is to prepare health care professionals to utilize dry needling as a diagnostic and treatment modality.

Participants will learn how dry needling theory is based on the same anatomic, neurologic and biomechanical principles they already use in their day-to-day practice. Participants will also learn how to apply their kinesthetic training and other skills to a technique that is increasingly recognized to be effective for diagnosing the source of myofascial pain syndromes, and for treating both acute and chronic pain.

Participants will learn how to perform dry needling using fine, thin, solid filament needles and they will practice what they learn on each other, in the workshop, under the direction of the instructor. Finally, participants will leave the workshop with a start-up supply of needles that they can use in their offices with their own patients.

Objectives

Upon completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Identify patients for whom dry needling might be an appropriate diagnostic or treatment modality
• Obtain proper patient consent prior to dry needling
• Utilize dry needling to diagnose the source of myofascial pain syndromes
• Utilize dry needling to treat both acute and chronic pain
• Document performance of dry needling services
• Receive 12 hours worth of Continuing Education Units as approved by appropriate licensing boards.

Eligibility Requirements

• This course is open to all licensed health care practitioners whose Scope of Practice permits the use of dry needling.
• All participants must sign consent forms permitting the other participants to practice and perform dry needling on them and permitting the instructor to demonstrate dry needling on them.
• All participants must provide proof of adequate malpractice insurance.
• All participants must sign a waiver absolving the instructor of any liability in the event of injury.
• All participants must be prepared to change into clothing that will allow adequate exposure for practice during the training.

Instructor

Dr. Fishkin, a native New Yorker, received his bachelor’s degree from SUNY Stonybrook; his Doctor of Chiropractic from the New York Chiropractic College in 1988 and in 2008 received his masters in Public Health at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. He has been serving his patients since 1988. Doctor Fishkin has pioneered the integration of Dry Needling with Chiropractic both in the State of Maryland and elsewhere. Through his innovation and advanced application techniques Dr. Fishkin provides a truly powerful addition to your clinical toolbox. Dr. Fishkin continuously researches and updates his techniques, and is pleased to share his expertise with interested health care professionals.

To ensure adequate practice opportunity for all participants, class size will be limited to 9 participants. The seminar includes lunch on Saturday and healthy refreshments throughout. Parking is free. Participants will receive a coursebook, other educational materials, and a start-up supply of needles.

Schedule

To meet the requirements of the Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Dr. Fishkin has developed a 24 CE Credit course. Click here for information about that course.

Date & Location	Accredited by	Cost & Sponsorship	To Register
Mar. 24-25, 2012 May 19- 20, 2012 50 W Edmonston Dr. Suite 602 Rockville MD 20852-1261	All sessions are accredited by the UWS Division of Continuing Education. and is certified by Providers of Approved Continuing Education (PACE), a service of The Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards.	All of our Sessions are Co-Sponsored by Course Fee $1000 for healthcare providers belonging to their state professional organization $1200 for nonmembers	Registration Info

Check back periodically for updated information as seminars are being added to the schedule on a regular basis.

Call 301- 444- 4890 or email us at info@dryneedlinginstitute.com for more information.

	License Renewal: Appropriate applications relating to credit hours for license renewal in selected states have been executed for these programs. For information regarding these applications, please contact the NYCC Postgraduate Department at 800-434-3955.. The presence of a speaker or an exhibitor at a NYCC-sponsored program does not represent an endorsement by NYCC, nor is the presence of a product at a NYCC-sponsored program to be construed as a product endorsement or a testimonial by NYCC as to the quality of the product.
	License Renewal: Appropriate applications relating to credit hours for license renewal in selected states have been executed for these programs.  For information regarding these applications, please contact the UWS Division of Continuing Education 503-251-5719. The presence of a speaker or an exhibitor at a UWS-sponsored program does not represent an endorsement by UWS, nor is the presence of a product at a UWS-sponsored program to be construed as a product endorsement or a testimonial by UWS as to the quality of the product.
Please note that each two-day course will be accredited by one or the other institution.