"It's the most wonderful time of the year...." As it is fast approaching, you might think of Christmas, or even Thanksgiving, when you hear this phrase, but I am referring to the National Chiropractic Leadership Conference (NCLC)! There is simply...
ACA Association News
SACA’s New Direction
The Student ACA (SACA) hosted its annual fall Business Meeting on Sept. 18 over Adobe Connect. During the meeting, SACA adopted the same thematic goals as the ACA. It was important to the student leaders to stay in step with...
Go “Back to Basics” During National Chiropractic Health Month: Here’s How!
Back pain remains a persistent and debilitating problem for many people in the United States and around the world. News that the opioid crisis in America has been fueled in part by the overprescribing of pain medications for low back...
ACA Today: Not the Same as Yesterday
During the 2016 ACA brand survey of ACA members, the question was asked: “If you were to write a new chapter for ACA, what would it be?” One member’s response: “I’d like the ACA’s new chapter to be about the...
Choosing Wisely X-ray Recommendations Reflect Evolving Evidence, Accepted Standards
The goal of the Choosing Wisely® campaign is to promote conversations between doctors and their patients about utilizing the most appropriate tests and treatments. The campaign is an initiative of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation and Consumer Reports....
ACA-PAC Board Needs You: Apply Today
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) is seeking interested volunteers to fill a vacant seat on the ACA-Political Action Committee (ACA-PAC) as officer-at-large. ACA-PAC is the voice of the ACA and doctors of chiropractic in the political arena. It consists of...
House of Delegates Approves, Updates Policies at 2017 Annual Meeting
The ACA House of Delegates (HOD) took action on several policy resolutions, new and old, at its 2017 annual meeting March 17-18 in Washington, D.C., which was held in conjunction with DC2017 this year. In addition to passing a new...
DC2017 Opening Speakers Stress Chiropractic’s Opportunity to Make an Impact
Chiropractors are part of the solution to opioid addiction, high costs of spinal pain treatment and health care collaboration. The chiropractic profession must take bold, innovative steps forward and collaborate with other professions to make an impact on some of...
New ACA Nominating Committee Members Appointed
The first ACA competency-based Nominating Committee was appointed during the association’s 53rd annual meeting in Washington, D.C., March 18. The committee is tasked with vetting candidates for ACA’s new governance structure based on their skills, experience and organizational need. The...
Empowering Our Members by Transforming Our Governance
Thanks to the world of technology and the internet, everything is transformed: how we communicate, how we engage in activities, and how we work together to make a better world for tomorrow. As these changes have occurred, so has the...
