Dr. Hayes teaches the requirements of Dry Needling including safety standards and issues, guidelines and requirements.

This course complements the Dry Needling Applications and Techniques course by giving you the necessary regulations and standards in the industry for performing dry needling.

This course will cover the safety of dry needling and the difference between dry needling and acupuncture, as well as ethical considerations for performing dry needling.  We will discuss pain theory and the specifics of how a dry needle works. 

Safety concerns as well as proper needle use and disposal will be emphasized.

Demonstrations of safe and appropriate handling of needles, clean needle technique and the OSHA needle safety standard will result in the participant clearly understanding dry needling and when and when it should not be used.  The risks and potential complications of dry needling will be studied as well as how to identify potential adverse effects and how to manage emergencies.  

Dr. Hayes has been practicing in Tulsa since 1979.  He graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1977.   Dr. Hayes is the co-developer of Myofascial Disruption Technique, a soft tissue technique that is responsible for the resolution of many soft tissue conditions including ankle sprains, knee sprains, shoulder conditions, etc.  

Dr. Hayes has published numerous research papers in international peer reviewed journals including Ergonomics, Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics.  His research has been conducted on bedding, arthritis, back packs, and Myofascial Disruption Technique. See more information on Dr. Hayes here

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12 CE Hours For Chiropractors:
AK, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WY

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Cost:
$0 - Doctor Program Members
$299 - Non-Member DCs
*Rates increase $75 the Monday prior to the seminar. This includes Doctor Program members.

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NON-MEMBERS: Register Below
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Alaska includes:
2hrs. Professional Boundaries
Connecticut includes:
2hrs. Professional Boundaries
Delaware includes:
3hrs. Risk Management
Georgia includes:
3hrs. Risk Management
Illinois: Category 2 hours
Indiana includes:
3hrs. Risk Management
Iowa includes:
2hrs. Professional Boundaries
Maine: Category 2 hours
Maryland includes:
3hrs. Risk Management
Minnesota includes:
2hrs. Professional Boundaries
Montana includes:
2hrs. Professional Boundaries
North Carolina includes:
2hrs. Professional Boundaries
2hrs. Compliance
North Dakota includes:
2hrs. Professional Boundaries
Ohio includes:
2hrs. Professional Boundaries
South Carolina includes:
3hrs. Risk Management
Virginia: Category 1 hours

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Attendance Policy
Upon arrival at a live seminar, you will sign in using our registration log. The seminar monitor will record your official arrival time.

Before leaving for the lunch break, you must sign out. The monitor will document your departure time. When you return from lunch, you will sign in again, and the monitor will note your return time.

When you leave the seminar and do not plan to return—whether at the scheduled end time or earlier—you must sign out. The monitor will record your final departure time.
If you do not sign in and out and our monitor assign the times of arrival and departure, you will not get any CE hours for attending as we cannot prove to a state board that you were there the full time.

CE Hours:
To earn full credit for an hour, you must sign or log in within 10 minutes of the hour's start and stay signed/logged in for a minimum of 50 minutes. Credit is awarded only in full-hour increments—partial hours are not credited. However, you are welcome to attend for less than the full scheduled time and will receive credit for each full hour completed.

Cancellation and Transfer Policy
You may cancel your registration or transfer to another seminar of equal or lesser cost up until the Monday prior to the scheduled seminar. If you transfer to a seminar of lesser cost before that Monday, the overage will be refunded, minus a 3.5% credit card processing fee. If you cancel before that Monday, your registration fee—minus a 3.5% credit card processing fee—will be refunded. After that Monday, all fees become non-refundable and non-transferable.

Seminar Policy
Seminars will proceed as scheduled as long as at least one doctor is registered at least one week prior to the seminar date, and none of the exceptions listed below apply. If no registrations are received by that time, the seminar will be canceled.

Exceptions to Scheduled Seminars: A seminar may be postponed, canceled, or adjusted due to unforeseen circumstances, including but not limited to:
Acts of God (e.g., natural disasters), Government regulations or restrictions (e.g., COVID-related shutdowns), Instructor medical emergencies, Major travel disruptions (e.g., flight delays or cancellations that prevent arrival). If any of these events occur, you will be notified immediately and offered a suitable alternative—such as a rescheduled date, a substitute instructor, or a switch to a live-streamed format—provided the alternative preserves the legitimacy and accreditation of your continuing education hours.

Attendee Code of Conduct
To maintain a professional and respectful learning environment, any participant who engages in disruptive or inappropriate behavior toward others will be asked to leave the seminar. According to the CE Hours Policy above, attendance credit will be granted only for the time you are physically present in the seminar room. Fetterman Events reserves the right to remove any person who they deem is being disruptive or inappropriate and inhibiting the learning of other attendees.

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