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WFC & FCER's ICCR -- Montreal 2009

Doctors of chiropractic and others are invited to submit original research for presentation at the World Federation of Chiropractic's and Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research's International Conference on Chiropractic Research, part of the WFC's 10th Biennial Congress to be held April 30-May 2, 2009 at the Hilton Bonaventure Hotel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Approximately 100 papers will be given platform (32) and poster (68) presentation. There are awards of $10,000 (the Scott Haldeman prize), $5,000 and $3,000 for best research papers and $2,000 for the best paper from a clinician in private practice. Research awards are generously sponsored by the NCMIC Insurance Company (National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Company). Award-winning papers will be published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT).

For categories of research, submission procedures and all other information visit www.wfc.org/congress2009 or contact Dr. Reed B. Phillips, at RPhillips@FCER.org

Deadline for abstracts: January 15, 2009

For more information click here.


Earn CE Credits At Your Convenience with FCER’s NEW Online Seminars

Doctors of chiropractic in 37 states may now earn continuing education credits (CEs) by enrolling in web-based seminars offered through the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research (FCER) at www.fcer.myicourse.com.

At the site, the course catalog can be browsed, the states that have granted approval of courses can be viewed, and information on how CE credits can be earned is available. The list of courses clearly states which courses are available for CE credits and which are for information only.

The benefit to online courses, in addition to the cost and time savings, is that these courses allow you to complete the course according to your own schedule—you may even start the seminar, log out and log back in another time to complete it. You do not have to be an FCER member to enroll.

For more information on courses available or costs
click here.

 

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Blood Pressure Measurement Technique Survey

Assist a final year chiropractic student at the Welsh Institute of Chiropractic at the University of Glamorgan by completing an online survey on blood pressure measurement techniques, a part of which is trying to establish the usage of blood pressure measurement by chiropractors worldwide. The deadline for this survey is January 31, 2009.

The survey will take aroudn 5-10 minutes to complete: http://survey.chiroboard.de


FCER Announces Student Research Awards

To encourage students to conduct research, the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research (FCER) is pleased to announce the sponsorship of student poster awards for accepted papers at the 2009 WFC Congress and FCER’s International Conference on Chiropractic Research (ICCR). Posters presented by chiropractic students will be judged and the first place winner will be awarded $750 and the second place winner will be awarded $500.

FCER has long recognized that the future of the chiropractic profession relies, in part, to the continued development of interest in and supply of research within chiropractic. As part of the support for the research infrastructure, FCER has a 30-plus-year history of providing financial support to those interested in post-graduate education towards a profession in chiropractic research. In addition, FCER has supported the growth and development of the Manual, Alternative and Natural Therapy Index System (MANTIS) through Action Potential. Now incorporated into DCConsult™, current chiropractic students are able to access both MANTIS and www.dcconsult.com for free through their schools.

The deadline for submissions of abstracts for the WFC/ICCR is January 15, 2009; the call for papers, instructions for authors, and the submission form can be found here.

 

For more information on FCER and student membership, please go to www.fcer.org. As www.DCConsult.com continues to develop, student needs will be addressed. Any ideas or suggestions from students for DCConsult, as well as questions on providing content to the website, or questions regarding submission of abstracts for the 2009 ICCR, can be directed to Robin Merrifield, FCER Director of Education at rmerrifield@fcer.org.


DCConsult - See it nowNew FCER Pamphlet

Cervical Artery Dissection - Changing the Conversation
 

The Facts Are Clearly Stated And Ready For You To Use

From the Most Recent Scientific Evidence:

* Current research finds no difference between chiropractic care and medical care and the risk of stroke

* Due to injury or genetics, susceptible people have weaknesses in their cervical arteries which may ultimately lead to stroke

* Because there are no symptoms of the arterial weakness, the symptoms of the dissection—headache or neck pain—are treated rather than the primary problem

 

* The difference in symptoms of CAD, Migraine, Tension-Type Headache and Neck Pain

* If a person is already experiencing a CAD, some “normal”
  activities may progress to stroke—which is why it is important to recognize the signs and symptoms.
 

"Cervical artery dissection and stroke has been an issue of great importance and controversy for the chiropractic profession. Much of the information provided the public on this topic ... has been based on emotion and hyperbole. The primary concern of any health profession should be protecting and serving the public. This pamphlet, which is based on the most recent scientific evidence, helps the chiropractic profession do that by providing important information about this rare and potentially devastating condition.
  – Donald R. Murphy, DC, DACAN.

Finally an evidence-based pamphlet has been produced that provides a concise summary of the literature and puts this issue into proper perspective. This pamphlet deserves to be widely circulated to the media, among primary care physicians, and to all chiropractic patients in order that the issue of cervical manipulation and stroke be put into proper perspective.
 – Michael Schneider, DC, PhD (cand.)


Order a supply today and receive a Distribution Kit that includes a professional media release and an easily personalized template to be used in your community to raise awareness of the most current scientific evidence as it relates to CAD.

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Since 1944, the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research (FCER) has endeavored to fund and support scientifically sound research to evaluate chiropractic health care. In order to protect the integrity of the research that it funds, FCER maintains a 501(c)(3) status as an independent research foundation, dedicated to education and research.


 

 

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