Acupuncture 200 Level - Full Advanced 100 Hour Block 2025

Faculty

Required Items

This clean needle kit will come with you to all of your acupuncture classes.  This is known as your travel kit and will allow you to set up a clean filed with all of your needed supplies for the course.  If you have any questions or concerns about needs for the course or the kit, please refer to the Clean Needle Technique (CNT) presentation before contacting the office. 

You will need your kit on day 1 of class for your practical exam.

Clean Needle Kit Contents

Acupuncture Needles:

1. Needle type: 1” needles for basic needling (0.20 X 30mm); 10 needles per tube or one blister pack preferred DBC Spring 10
   Quantity: 2 boxes of 500 or 1 box of 1000 (depends on supplier)
2. Needle type: 3" and 4” needles for deeper needling (.75x.25mm and 100 x 25mm) - single load needles from Serein and Tai Chi
   Quantity: 1 box of each
3. Needle type: 0.5" (15mm) needles for smaller body regions (15mm X 0.20) - preferred DBC Pipe Handle
   Quantity: 1 box
4. Needle type: Korean Hand Needles for Auriculotherapy – preferred DBC SoojiChim
   Quantity: 1 box

Additional Required Supplies (bolded items are required for day 1 of class):

• One hard sided case to contain all supplies (i.e. tackle box like – a soft case is not acceptable) 
• One Sharps container - 1 qt. Sage Biohazard Container Transportable 4"x2.5"x8.75"
• One box of 70% pre-packed alcohol wipes or isopropyl alcohol
• 2-3 rolls of 1” wet proof tape (Kendall)
• 1 Pack of cotton balls
• Washable makers (Crayola or otherwise), thin point (for point location) or various colored eyeliner pencils
• 1 Brown bag for medical waste with a “waterproof liner”
• 1 box Nitrile Gloves (disposable medical/surgical)
• 1 Box of sterile gauze pads
• 1 Box Bleeding Lancets (23 gauge bleeding needles)
• 1 Box ear seeds – less is more as they lose their adhesive over times
• 1 Box press needles – Seirin Pyonex .6x.15
• 1 Box ASP Ear needles – Classic
• 1 Chinese soupspoon ceramic 
• 1 Box of Moxa (Stick on Moxa - Choseikyu Ibuki Moxa) and 1 box of Pole Moxa with an extinguisherb
• 1 Lighter
• 1 Hemostat

Optional:

• 1 Set of silicone / glass (various sizes) / plastic cups for supping with a pneumatic pump handle
• Electric stimulation unit (ITO ES130) or pointer plus

Additional Suppliers: 

While some suppliers are listed above with the respective products, there are many acupuncture suppliers to choose from. Below is a list of additional suppliers. You should be able to purchase your acupuncture needles and sharps container from the same supplier.

Lhasa OMS

http://www.lhasaoms.com/

800-722-8775

Helio

www.heliomed.com 

800-672-2726

HBW Supply

http://www.buyacupuncture.com/

800-852-4609 

For the Kendall Wet Proof Tape: https://www.vitalitymedical.com/kendall-wet-pruf-waterproof-tape.html?matchtype=&network=g&device=c&adposition=1o1&keyword=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5KWc4O-14wIVENbACh3X4AwbEAQYASABEgJoQ_D_BwE

Lodging Options

Hyatt Regency Columbus 

350 N High St, Columbus, OH 43215

614-463-1234

Renaissance Columbus

50 N 3rd St, Columbus, OH 43215

614-228-5050

The Plaza Hotel Columbus at Capitol Square

75 E State St, Columbus, OH 43215

614-365-4500

Home2suites

412 E Main St, Columbus, OH 43215

614-569-7760

Doubletree Suites

50 S Front St, Columbus, OH 43215

614-228-4600

Courtyard Columbus

35 W Spring St., Columbus, OH 43215

614-228-3200

Canopy By Hilton

77 E Nationwide Blvd, Columbus, OH 43215

614-223-1400

Alternative options:

Vrbo.com

Airbnb.com

Parking

Arriving, parking, and locating The Cove Conference Room.

The parking garage for Encova is located behind the building.  The address for the garage is 460 Oak St. Columbus 43215.  This is the address type into your GPS.  Parking is free.

When you pull into the parking garage, there will be an attendant that will open the gate for you to park (If no one is there, pull up to the second intercom, hit the intercom button and let them know that you are here for the OSCA seminar.)  Once inside the garage, you can park on Level 1 or 2. 

Once parked, you will enter the breezeway on the first floor and turn left to go outside. If you park on Level 2, take the elevator down to the ground/level 1. You will see a visitors parking lot ahead and to the left. Walk alongside of the parking lot and Encova to enter through the side doors. You will see security and check-in with them. They will guide you to the CC level where you will see a sign and OSCA staff.

There will not be food on site so you are welcome to bring drinks, snacks, lunch, etc. with you for your comfort and convenience.

There is plenty of space to eat your lunch on site if you bring (or DoorDash) one or there are several locations within a short drive to grab food. 

A few options are listed here:

1. The Hills Market, 95 N. Grant St.

2. House Taco, 79 S. 4^th St.

3. Tiger and Lily, 19 E. Gay St.

4. Jimmy Johns, 325 E Long St

5. HangOverEasy, 51 Parsons Ave

6.  Matt and Tony’s Kitchen, 340 E. Gay St.

7.  Jackie O’s on 4^th, 171 N. 4^th St.