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—All News Items—
CALL FOR PAPERS
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.
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 New 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:
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Current research finds no difference between chiropractic care and medical care and the risk of stroke
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Due to injury or genetics, susceptible people have weaknesses in their cervical arteries which may ultimately lead to stroke
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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
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The difference in symptoms of CAD, Migraine, Tension-Type Headache and Neck Pain
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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.
Order your supply today!
Purchase online
here
Download an ad to
mail/fax here
Or call 800-622-6309
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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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