ACA’s annual meeting this year becomes Engage 2020. The new name is part of the association’s ongoing efforts to position members for success by bringing them advocacy and leadership-development opportunities, networking events and cutting-edge education programs.
How is your topic relevant to today’s chiropractor?
Contemporary practice principles in hospitals and health systems have become much more comprehensive and incorporate population health management principles, coordination of care, collaborative care, application of standardized care pathways, and attention to the social determinants of health. Chiropractors should adopt these principles in their practices, as they foster integration and collaboration with our medical colleagues.
How can knowing more about this topic help chiropractors be successful now and into the future?
By adopting these contemporary principles, a doctors of chiropractic (DC) can enhance their clinical outcomes, enhance collaboration with other medical providers in their communities, and enhance the cultural authority of chiropractic as it relates to spine care
Who should attend your presentation and why?
All practicing and student chiropractors should attend and would benefit from learning about these contemporary healthcare principles.
What practical knowledge or skills can attendees expect to take away from your presentation?
The presentation will teach attendees about the principles of interprofessional collaboration, and population spine health management. It will focus on the importance of screening for risk factors, social determinants of health and the importance of having standardized spine care pathways that DCs apply to all their patients. I will provide a sample care pathway document as well as a population spine health risk assessment tool.
What is one piece of information or advice that you want to leave with chiropractors who read this?
Integration, collaboration and coordination of care with our medical and behavioral health colleagues, as well as social service centers, will help increase the cultural authority of chiropractic for spine-related disorders. Every DC can make a contribution.