Bulletins

CNT Manual entitled Clean Needle Technique Manual — Recently Released

The Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (CCAOM) recently released a new 7th edition of the CNT Manual entitledClean Needle Technique Manual—Best Practices for Acupuncture Needle Safety and Related Procedures (7th Edition 2015).

• The new manual is posted on the CCAOM website as a PDF for free downloading.

Below is a more detailed announcement and an overview of the major changes that are reflected in the manual, including a clinic check list.

• CCAOM Announcement (pdf)
• CNT Manual Overview of Changes (pdf)

Additional information also appears in an interview in Acupuncture Today with Jennifer Brett, N.D., L.Ac., principal editor of the new manual, concerning the major changes the new manual makes to the previous edition.

• Acupuncture and Dry Needling (pdf)