IVIT Certification Course
Spring 2025 Course Dates
- Saturday, March 29, 2025
- Sunday, March 30, 2025
- Saturday, April 5, 2025
- Sunday, April 6, 2025
Fall 2025 Course Dates
- Saturday, October 18, 2025
- Sunday, October 19, 2025
- Saturday, October 25, 2025
- Sunday, October 26, 2025
Registrants will be given final timings closer to the course date.
Location
Marsden Centre for Excellence in Integrative Medicine (9131 Keele St, Unit A1, Vaughan, Ontario)
Registration Costs
OAND Members: $899 plus HST
Non-Members: $1,350 plus HST
This course is held in partnership with the Centre of Excellence in Integrative Medicine
We gratefully acknowledge the support of Course Sponsor Helixor Canada
We gratefully acknowledge the support of Infusate Supply Sponsor Pace Pharmacy
Course Description
Announcing our new and improved IVIT Certification Course!
Thanks to our partnership with the Centre of Excellence in Integrative Medicine, all lecture-style course content is now online and on-demand for your convenience.
The IVIT Certification Course is designed to ensure Naturopathic Doctors have the competency to safely and effectively compound sterile products for IV administration, obtain vascular access, and administer IV infusion therapeutics to patients. Both lecture-style and hands-on practice in vascular access and sterile compounding are included. To pass this course, participants must complete all online content and quizzes, successfully complete 10 vascular insertions, osmolarity exercises and demonstrate proficiency in sterile compounding. To become IVIT-Certified in Ontario, you must pass this course and CONO’s IVIT Exam.
Course Format:
Lecture-Style Content: 100% online and on-demand. Enjoy at home learning on your own schedule with no travel costs! Watch the recordings and pass the quizzes to get CE credits, and demonstrate that you understand the course content. Have course content questions? Course instructors will hold online Office Hour Sessions during each course.
Hands-On Content: Held in-person at the Marsden Clinic over two weekends during each course. To pass the course you must successfully complete 10 insertions and demonstrate proficiency in sterile compounding. Because of the unpredictable public health situation, please make refundable travel arrangements for the in-person course dates.
Course Materials:
Registrants will receive online lecture recordings, resources and quizzes approximately 6 weeks before the hands-on course dates. You must complete all online course content and quizzes by the first hands-on course date.
Instructors:
Dr. Eric Marsden, B.Sc, ND; Dr. Ruth Anne Baron, ND
CE Credits:
CONO- 30 Category A Credits (IVIT)
IVIT Exam:
In 2024, registrants planning to take the CoNO IVIT exam must have completed an approved course prior to registering for the exam. Remember: you have two years from taking our course to take the CONO exam. Please refer to the CONO IVIT exam information page here or contact CONO (exams@collegeofnaturopaths.ca) for full exam information.
Course Admission Criteria
To register for this course, you must fall into one of the following categories:
- CoNO-registered Ontario Naturopathic Doctor
- Non-Ontario Naturopathic Doctor. This course is an approved IVIT Certification course with the CNPBC and the CNDA.
Ontario Naturopathic Medical Students who have not completed all final CONO exams should take a future session of our course. We run the course Spring and Fall each year.
Non-Ontario NDs are eligible to take our course, but all course content has been designed according to the Ontario ND scope of practice. Before registering, please check with your regulator to ensure that our course meets the criteria to authorize you to practice IVIT in your jurisdiction. This course is an approved IVIT Certification course with the CNPBC and the CNDA.
Parking
Free parking is available at the Marsden Clinic.
Lunch
Lunch is not provided. Bring your own or head over to one of the many lunch options in the area.
Refund Policy
Due to the course’s online material and complex nature, we cannot offer refunds or deferrals. You have two years from your completion date to site the CONO IVIT examination. Refresher sessions may be available if needed (and include a small fee to cover materials).
Dr. Eric Marsden, BSc, ND
Dr. Eric Marsden (BSc, ND) is the author and co-instructor of the OAND’s IVIT Certification Course, including recent CONO-approved course revisions to comply with the Naturopathy Act, 2007. Eric obtained his undergraduate degree in Human Biology at the University of Toronto and completed his graduate studies in Naturopathic Medicine at the CCNM. Eric Marsden holds numerous post graduate certifications including: Chelation Therapy and Toxic Metal Detoxification, Advanced Darkfield Microscope Technician, a certified Homotoxicologist, etc. He has also received extensive training in integrative cancer therapies from several distinguished clinics and teaching institutions in Germany.
Eric Marsden is a leader in the field of naturopathic medicine and has sat on various boards of directors of naturopathic organizations and associations. Recently, he has been part of the Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors (OAND) Government Affairs committee working on improvements to regulations covering naturopathic medicine.
Currently, Eric Marsden is the clinic director for The Marsden Centre of Naturopathic Excellence and co-founder and President of BMS Resources (the professional Dispensary and bookstore for CCNM). Eric Marsden has received several awards for clinical excellence including most recently the OAND’s Chair’s award for outstanding contribution to the naturopathic profession. He has appeared on television (CBC Marketplace and 2nd Opinion) and has been quoted extensively in print (Now, Toronto Star, Readers Digest, etc.). Dr. Marsden, ND is an international lecturer on topics of environmental medicine and integrative oncology.
Dr. Ruth Anne Baron, ND
Dr. Ruth Anne Baron, ND is a Naturopathic Doctor practicing in Toronto since 1994. She is the past Chair of the Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors and a member of the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors. Dr. Baron also serves on the University Hospitals Health Network Research Ethics Board.
Ruth Anne appears regularly on television and radio and lectures throughout Canada to pharmacists, health providers and community groups. Dr. Baron feels that each individual’s daily choices are the most important factor in creating well being, and so places a strong emphasis on educating patients about healthy choices that promote wellness in their lives.
Her practice provides patients with all aspects of naturopathic treatment, including botanical medicine, nutrition, acupuncture and homeopathy.
Ruth Anne is a certified practitioner of both intravenous therapy and facial rejuvenation acupuncture. She is a member of the Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians and has a special interest in natural treatments for cancer patients. Ruth Anne has been recognized by her peers in the Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors as naturopathic doctor of the year, and is the recipient of the OAND President’s award for outstanding achievement in naturopathic medicine.
