The Engage 2025 Conference Daily brings you information and announcements to help maximize your ACA Engage experience, along with highlights from the day’s events. For further assistance, contact [email protected].
Education: Innovative Topics, Tailored to Different Learning Styles
ACA Engage 2025 education programming features a mixture of topics and formats to suit different interests and learning styles, along with the opportunity to earn up to 10 CE credits. Included are 4pre-recorded sessions on Learn ACA for viewing at your own pace. (Pre-recorded sessions will be available Jan. 23-Feb. 13. Up to 4 CE credits are available.) In addition, 6 in-person education sessions will take place Jan. 24–25 on-site at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. (Up to 6 CE credits available from on-site sessions.). Learn more.
Please Note: Education Session Cancelled
The “Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Reports Applying into Practice” education session, originally scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 25, at 11:00 a.m., has been cancelled. ACA is working to reschedule the session in the future.
Engage with #ACAEngage2025
Share your ACA Engage 2025 experience with the entire ACA community! Throughout the conference, share photos on social media with the hashtag #ACAEngage2025 and tag ACA so that we can reshare your posts. Also remember to hashtag and/or email photos from your congressional meetings to [email protected].
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Thursday, Jan. 23 News in Brief
Chiropractic’s Day on Capitol Hill
The Wisconsin delegation after their meeting.
Managing congressional visits under extreme weather conditions is nothing new for ACA members. They have traversed intense snowstorms, thick fog, and heavy rains in the past. This year, we can add sub-freezing temperatures to the list. At the start of the day, the temperature in Washington, D.C., registered around 21 degrees, but that didn’t stop ACA members from completing more than 250 meetings with legislators.
The Washington delegation met with Sen. Patty Murray’s staff.
The topic of discussions was the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act (H.R. 539/S. 106), reintroduced just last week. Members were armed with issue briefs, data and other resources to share with members of Congress and their legislative staffers, and they were also ready to talk about how important access to chiropractic services is for their patients.
“The energy [on Capitol Hill] was very positive…we got a lot of engagement and interest from senators, representatives and their staff regarding [H.R. 539],” said Kathy Boulet, DC, a member of the ACA Legislative Committee. “Students I engaged with were very professional; it was really nice to see their engagement and interest in being involved in lobbying for chiropractic.”
Jordan Jacobson (second from left) discusses chiropractic with a legislative staffer.
Likewise, chiropractic students came away from the day feeling energized from talking with their elected representatives. “I love how empowered students are to be part of [advocacy]. It makes me feel part of a larger movement and part of the profession even though I haven’t quite graduated yet,” said Jordan Jacobson, a student at Southern California University of Health Sciences.
In his Capitol Hill Briefing last night, John Falardeau, ACA senior vice president of public policy and advocacy, urged doctors and students to follow up with the offices they visit after they return home, and continue to nurture the relationship. He suggested inviting legislators and their staff to chiropractic offices and school clinics to learn more about chiropractic.
Falardeau also reminded everyone to fill out the Capitol Hill Meeting debrief form, to let ACA know how their meetings went and whether any follow-up is necessary.
Check out ACA’s Facebook and Instagram accounts for more photos from Capitol Hill and the congressional meetings conducted today.
Congressional Reception
Following Hill visits, ACA members headed back to the Omni Shoreham Hotel to relax and share their experiences on the Hill with friends, new and old, at the Congressional Reception. This year, the event featured a photo booth for added fun!
PAC Breakfast Features Hon. Steve Sutherland
Capitol Club members discuss fundraising over breakfast.
Over 60 members of the ACA PAC Capitol Club gathered this morning to listen to the Honorable Steve Sutherland, former member of Congress and now a member of the Capitol Hill Consulting Group, discuss the importance of political fundraising and how it relates to moving vital legislation like the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act. The ACA PAC remains the primary chiropractic political action committee in Washington, designed to promote federal legislators who support chiropractors and their patients.
State Leaders and Executive Directors Meet at Engage 2025
State chiropractic leaders and executive directors held their annual ACA Engage gathering today in Washington, D.C. The meeting aims to foster collaboration and information sharing across the profession, for the benefit of all states. The group discussed key issues of importance to chiropractors nationwide.
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SACA Announces Annual Award Winners
Chapter of the Year: Parker University
The Student American Chiropractic Association (SACA) presented its annual awards Wednesday night during the SACA Welcome Meeting. Congratulations to this year’s winners:
Chapter of the Year: Parker University, Dallas, Texas. The award recognizes a chapter that demonstrates extraordinary teamwork collaboration and commitment to further the mission, vision and values of ACA, and is a positive, visible force on both the national and campus levels.
Most Improved Chapter of the Year:D’Youville University, Buffalo, N.Y. The award recognizes a chapter that demonstrated growth and leadership despite facing challenges in previous years.
Most Improved Chapter: D’Youville University
New this year is the Outstanding Leadership Recognition Award, which was presented to the SACA Research Committee.
Standard Process Presents Student Scholarship Awards
Standard Process and ACA are pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Standard Process Scholarships, an annual program that recognizes outstanding members of the Student ACA (SACA). Two SACA members were each awarded a $5,000 scholarship last night during the SACA Welcome meeting. Congratulations to:
Jordan Jacobson of Southern California University of Health Sciences
Jordan Jacobson (left)
Sophie Eisenbach of University of Bridgeport School of Chiropractic
Sofie Eisenbach (left)
ACF Awards Three Scholarships
The American Chiropractic Foundation (ACF) awarded three scholarships to SACA members. Each scholarship, worth $1,500, promotes a specific theme, and recipients were selected based on their demonstrated commitment to that theme. Congratulations to:
Sophie Eisenbach—Community Leadership Award
Jade Carbuccia—Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Mary Kampa—Research Leadership Award
Upcoming Events on Friday, Jan. 24
Schedule at a glance:
Breakfast (7 a.m. ET)
House of Delegates Meeting (8 a.m. ET)
Education Session: Rehab and Conditioning for Older Adults (8 a.m. ET)
SACA Business Meeting (8:30 a.m. ET)
Education Session: Hypermobility Conditions in the Busy Chiropractic Practice (9:15 a.m. ET)
General Session and McAndrews Leadership Lecture (10:30 a.m. ET)
Professional Headshots (12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. ET)
FICC Luncheon (12:15 p.m.)
American Black Chiropractors Association General Meeting (1 p.m. ET)
Education Session: Chiropractic Leadership in Musculoskeletal Medicine, Driving Change in Hospital Networks (1:30 p.m. ET)
Education Session: Longevity: Biohacks for Optimal Aging (3 p.m. ET)
Professional Development Workshop (4 p.m. ET)
Education Session: Missing Links of Chiropractic Medicine & Longevity (4:15 p.m. ET)
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) is the largest professional chiropractic organization in the United States. ACA attracts the most principled and accomplished chiropractors, who understand that it takes more to be called an ACA chiropractor.
