Pointing To Safety: Resources

Our Sponsors

• Information about our Sponsors (PDF)

Sponsors Special Offers

• AOM Professional: 15% off one-time purchase of a Safety course (see below)
• Five Flavors Herbs: 15% off an initial order (code firstorder15) and 10% off any additional orders including retail orders (code riskmanagement10). All codes compound with our cart level discount of 15% off at $1000
• Nuherbs: New customer special of 20% off your first order to attendees of the webinars. Plus, a free gift of 3 bottles of Herbal Times Teapills sent to you.

Other Safety Courses

• AOM Professional: Avoiding Lawsuits: Safety & Ethics for Acupuncture Clinics with Instructor Anthony Von der Muhll, LAc, DAOM.
  • 4-part live webinar series to keep your practice and your patients safe.
  • 2 CAB CEUs and NCCAOM PDAs available
  • Live webinars (May-Sept 2024) and Self-paced distance learning
  • Use discount code MIEC51523 for 15% off one-time purchase of course
• On-demand POCA Tech CEU Safety Courses 
  • Acupuncture Safety – POCA Adverse Events Reporting Database 
  • Acupuncture Safety – POCA Adverse Events Reporting Database 
  • Addressing Common Safety Issues (Improving Acupuncture Safety Practices) 
  • POCA Safety Manual – POCA Safety manual, quality control, and best practices

Adverse Event Reporting Resources

• Adverse Reaction Database: Acupuncture Consumer Safety.net. Anonymous voluntary reporting for practitioners and patients. (acupuncture and herbs)
• FDA: MedWatch Online Voluntary Reporting Form (herbs)
• FDA: How to Report a Problem with Dietary Supplements (herbs)

• Panel 3 Slides (PDF)
• Good Herbal Dispensing and Compounding Guidelines
• Botanical Safety Handbook (online version)
• FDA: Code of Federal Regulations Title 21: Part III Current Good Manufacuring Practice in Manufacturing, Packaging, Labeling, or Holding Operations for Dietary Supplements
• FDA: Small Entity Compliance Guide
• FDA: What is a Serious Adverse Event?
• FDA: MedWatch Online Voluntary Reporting Form
• FDA: How to Report a Problem with Dietary Supplements
• APHA: Guidance: Compliance with the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act for Marketers of Chinese Herbal Products
• Nuherbs Certificate of Analysis example: Wu Wei Zi

• Attendee Handout Panel 1 (PDF)
• Attorney and Expert Witness Interview of Injured Patient (PDF)
• MIEC TIC Safety Culture (PDF)
• Adverse Reaction Database: Acupuncture Consumer Safety.net