Doctors of chiropractic treating veterans through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Choice Program (VCP) have been receiving letters from contractors administering the program informing them that the VCP is scheduled to expire, by law, on Aug. 7, 2017....
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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...
Joining the Big League: Chiropractic and Professional Baseball
Professional baseball organizations have come a long way in providing chiropractic to their players. Chiropractic care has been a vital component of helping many of the biggest stars in Major League Baseball (MLB) to play and avoid injuries, but also...
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...
SACA Elects New Board; Students Bring Home Awards and Scholarships
ACA, the World Federation of Chiropractic and the Association of Chiropractic Colleges teamed up recently to present a world-class chiropractic conference, DC2017. As part of the meeting, the Student American Chiropractic Association (SACA) met for their annual business meeting and...
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...
Armchair Advocates Can Make a Difference
In March, hundreds of doctors of chiropractic and chiropractic students from across the country met with their members of Congress on Capitol Hill during the National Chiropractic Leadership Conference's (NCLC) 2017 Advocacy Day to educate and advocate in support of...
A POLITE Method for Proprioception
When a patient’s symptoms overwhelm me, I have a system that I developed and that I can count on. I use the acronym POLITE as a reminder of the things I may need to discuss, check or perform with my...
DC2017: 7 Questions for Drs. Patricia Tavares, Ayla Azad and Nadine Ellul
The upcoming DC2017 conference in Washington, D.C., is packed with great educational content and world-class presenters. Here we pose 7 questions to three of the featured speakers: 1. What are your names and the name of your presentation? Patricia Tavares,...
Become a Better Lobbyist: 10 Steps
With the 2017 National Chiropractic Leadership Conference (NCLC) fast approaching, excitement is growing among doctors and students alike for the opportunity to deliver a positive vision for the chiropractic profession and its natural approach to health and wellness directly to...
