It’s been one year since the American Chiropractic Association released its Choosing Wisely list, which features recommendations designed to help patients start conversations with their chiropractors about appropriate care. In an era of evidence-based care and shared decision making, patients...
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Communicating Chiropractic: An Algorithm to Answer Difficult Questions
Although the culture of health care is shifting and complementary and alternative options are being implemented in hospital and primary care settings, many allopathic practitioners are not necessarily familiar with the common conditions chiropractors treat or the mechanism behind manipulation....
WHO Collaboration Presents Public Health Opportunities for Chiropractic
The World Health Organization (WHO) held its 71st Assembly May 21-26, 2018, at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva. WHO is the directing and coordinating authority on international health, and uses the annual Assembly to set norms and standards for...
Communicating Chiropractic in an Integrated Healthcare Setting
Five years ago, as a second-quarter student, I attended my first National Chiropractic Leadership Conference (NCLC) in Washington, D.C. The conference not only serves as a meeting place for the Student American Chiropractic Association (SACA) and the House of Delegates,...
ACA and Diversity: Inclusion Through Action
At the 2018 National Chiropractic Leadership Conference (NCLC), the newly formed ACA Commission on Diversity presented its first report to attendees at the House of Delegates meeting. The commission is a task force whose function is to “help ACA achieve...
When Opportunity Knocks: 13 Things Chiropractors Would Have Done Differently in School
Just over one year removed from graduation, I feel like I am a competent practitioner. But being simply competent isn’t enough--being the best that I can be is my goal. Thinking back, I realize there were a handful of things...
What I Wish My Commencement Speaker Had Told Me 30 Years Ago
Recently I was invited to give the commencement address at my alma mater, Northwestern Health Sciences University (NWHSU). I would like to share that commencement address with you in this blog post, in honor of the NWHSU spring graduating class...
United States Bone and Joint Initiative: Programs Designed to Advance Knowledge, Improve Care
*Member-Exclusive Content* The United States Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI) developed in 2011 as a continuation of the work of the United States Bone and Joint Decade, which began in 2002. The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) was an original founding...
Improving Interprofessional Communication
Part of the Evidence in Action series by Palmer College of Chiropractic By Heather Mai-Roecker, DC, ARNP, and Christopher B. Roecker, DC, MS The public primarily perceives the chiropractic profession as a healthcare discipline involved with the management of spine-related...
On Leadership: Lighting the Way for the Future with Grilled Cheese, Candles and Beer
Anticipation for the McAndrews Leadership Lecture at this year’s National Chiropractic Leadership Conference (NCLC 2018) was heightened by the mystery surrounding the title of the talk – “Grilled Cheese, Candles and Beer”—and what it could possibly have to do with...
