Mental health issues among adults and children are reported to be on the rise. In addition to everyday stress, losses associated with COVID-19 have taken their toll on many individuals and families, along with post-pandemic changes to how and where...
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Dr. Amy Cannatta on Practice Building Through Integration, Collaboration
Amy M. Cannatta, DC, will present, “Creating Successful Interdisciplinary Integration and Collaboration for Practice Growth” at Engage 2022. She is a clinical consulting physician for a group of 25 board-certified orthopedic and neurological surgeons in a federally qualified health center...
Dr. James Lehman on Integrative Practice
James J. Lehman, DC, DIANM, will share insights into interprofessional collaboration during the “Integrative Practice” panel discussion at Engage 2022. Dr. Lehman is a credentialed chiropractic specialist within a Federally Qualified Health Center in Connecticut. He is a board-certified chiropractic...
Enhancing Healthcare Education Through Integrative Collaborative Healthcare
Jason Goodman, DC, PhD Logan University’s College of Chiropractic prides itself on graduating evidence-informed, practice-ready doctors of chiropractic. We’re committed to providing our students with the highest quality educational opportunities, and we do so through multiple external partnerships. These partnerships,...
Addressing Social Health Disparities with Community-Focused Care
By Cassie LaJeunesse Healthcare professionals are used to treating patients with comorbidities—simultaneous health conditions that can make patients more susceptible to further health problems. But ACA member Michael Ingui, DC, MAS, FIANM (pictured), shares that those comorbidities can be more...
North Dakota Chiropractic Association Joins ACA State Affiliate Program
Arlington, Va.—The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) recently welcomed the North Dakota Chiropractic Association as its newest state affiliate. The ACA State Affiliate Program enables state chiropractic associations to collaborate more closely with ACA for the advancement of the chiropractic profession....
Engage 2021: Educating the Broader Healthcare Community on Non-pharmacological Pain Treatments
Thomas M. LaBrot, DC, is the senior vice president of clinical services for American Specialty Health (ASH), an independent and privately-owned specialty health organizations offering technology-enabled benefits management services, including musculoskeletal health provider networks and programs, fitness center networks and...
Manual Therapy Providers Forge Closer Ties at Interprofessional Collaborative Spine Conference
Arlington, Va. – More than 160 members of the chiropractic, physical therapy and osteopathic professions forged a new spirit of cooperation and understanding during the Interprofessional Collaborative Spine Conference (ICSC), which took place Nov. 8-9 in Pittsburgh, Pa. Organizers of...
Choosing Wisely: It’s About Communication, Not Coverage
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...
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....
