Association Of Chiropractic Colleges Research Articles

11th World Federation of Chiropractic Colleges/Association of Chiropractic Colleges Global Education Conference: Leveling Up: Creating Consistency in Chiropractic Education, November 2-5, 2022.

This conference was convened by the World Federation of Chiropractic and the Association of Chiropractic Colleges from November 2 to 5, 2022. The title for the program was Leveling Up: Creating Consistency in Chiropractic Education. The 2022 program focused on the delivery of consistent global chiropractic education. Scholarly works were presented in a variety of formats, including platform presentations, posters, innovations panels, and workshops.

Response of Chiropractic Organizations to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Descriptive Report

ObjectiveThe purpose of this report is to describe actions by chiropractic entities during the early stages of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. MethodsLarge entities that support chiropractic education or practice were invited to participate in this report. Leaders of various entities were emailed an invitation. A designee who was assigned by the leader provided a brief synopsis of actions the entity had taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Only entities that responded are included in this report. ResultsFive entities agreed to participate: The Council on Chiropractic Education, Association of Chiropractic Colleges, Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, and the National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Company. Common themes included (1) recognizing the crisis and taking action, (2) establishing a safe working environment for staff so that services could continue, (3) delivering communications to stakeholders (chiropractic students, practitioners, licensing boards, and others) to guide decisions and direct actions, and (4) continuing to monitor the situation and respond as new information becomes available. ConclusionThese entities serve a large portion of the chiropractic profession. They have been quick to respond in a responsible, compassionate, and supportive manner to assist chiropractic licensing boards, practitioners, and students during the COVID-19 pandemic. These findings are encouraging as the chiropractic profession looks to the future as it navigates changes in education and the health care environment in the months and years ahead.

Proceedings of Contributed Presentations 10th World Federation of Chiropractic/Association of Chiropractic Colleges Education Conference

Proceedings of Contributed Presentations 10th World Federation of Chiropractic/Association of Chiropractic Colleges Education Conference

Conference introduction and peer-review acknowledgments.

The World Federation of Chiropractic and the Association of Chiropractic Colleges have hosted a biennial joint education conference for many years; however, this was the first year that the proceedings were published in a peer-reviewed journal. The Journal of Chiropractic Education was delighted to sponsor the meeting by donating the work necessary to edit the proceedings for publication and postproduction indexing, thereby making these proceedings available in indexing systems searched by academics at universities worldwide, including PubMed, Thomson Reuters' Emerging Sources Citation Index, the Index to Chiropractic Literature, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, the Allied and Complementary Medicine Database, and MANTIS. Brighthall, Inc., managed the call for papers, submissions, and administration of the peer-review process.The conference organizers recognized the international development of chiropractic training programs and the value of interactive formats and agreed to provide 3 different types of presentations for researchers to submit their work for peer review: platform presentation, poster presentation, and innovation panels. While most academics are familiar with platform and poster presentations, the innovations panels were designed to stimulate dialog and discovery among the participants where presentations were arranged by common topic. Following a set of 5-minute oral presentations, the floor was opened for sharing of ideas and moderated by a leader in chiropractic education. It is hoped that this new format encouraged vigorous discussion and promoted greater collaboration among participants.The call for papers was distributed in March 2016 and submissions were due June 1, 2016. All submissions were peer reviewed within a month by 33 independent reviewers from nearly every chiropractic training program around the world, represented by reviewers from 14 different countries. The peer-review committee is commended for exemplary work performed over a very short time. The peer reviewers included: Hasan Kerem Alptekin, MD, Bahçesehir Üniversity, Turkey; Fernando R.M. Azevedo, DC, Universidade Anhembi Morumbi, Brazil; David Byfield, DC, MPhil, Welsh Institute of Chiropractic, United Kingdom; Ashley Cleveland, MA, DC, Parker University, United States; Barry Draper, DC, PhD, RMIT University, Australia; Mark Feldman, DC, Central Queensland University, Australia; Ricardo Fujikawa, MD, DC, Real Centro Univeristario Escorial Maria Cristina, Spain; Rosemary Giuriato, DC, DO, Macquarie University, Australia; Julie-Marthe Grenier, DC, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada; Dominic Giuliano, DC, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Canada; Chris Hodgetts, BSC(Chiro), Murdoch University, Australia; Kelly Holt BSc(Chiro), PhD, New Zealand College of Chiropractic, New Zealand; Barry Kim Humphreys, DC, PhD, University of Zurich, Switzerland; Adrian Hunnisett, PhD, MPhil, McTimoney College of Chiropractic, United Kingdom; HanSuk Jung, DC, PhD, HanSeo University, South Korea; Charmaine Korporaal, MTech(Chiro), Durban University of Technology, South Africa; Henrik Hein Lauridsen, DC, MSc, PhD, Syddansk Universitet Odense, Denmark; David Lopez, DC, Universidad Central de Chile, Chile; Clay McDonald, DC, Logan University, United States; Michael Mestan, DC, New York Chiropractic College, United States; Sil Mior, PhD, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Canada; John Mrozek, DC, MEd, Texas Chiropractic College, United States; David Newell, PhD, Anglo-European College of Chiropractic, United Kingdom; Per Palmgren, PhD, Skandinaviska Kiropraktorhögskolan, Sweden; Robert Percuoco, DC, Palmer Chiropractic College, United States; Cynthia Peterson, RN, DC, MMedEd, Swiss Academy for Chiropractic; University of Zurich, Switzerland; Thiana Paula Schmidt dos Santos, DC, Centro Universitario Feevale, Brazil; Jean Theroux, BSc(Chiro), Murdoch University, Australia; Adrian Wenban, MMedSc, Barcelona College of Chiropractic, Spain; David Wickes, DC, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Canada; Michael Wiles, DC, Keiser University, United States; Chris Yelverton, MTech(Chiro), University of Johannesburg, South Africa; Kenneth Young, DC, Murdoch University, Australia.

Peer-review acknowledgements

Peer-review acknowledgements

Peer review acknowledgements

This is the 22nd meeting of the scientific, peer-reviewed presentation section of the Association of Chiropractic Colleges (ACC) Educational Conference, now a part of the ACC-Research Agenda Conference (ACC-RAC). This conference has grown substantially since its humble beginnings in 1994. The theme of this year's conference is “Interprofessional Collaboration: Working Together for a Better Future.” The ACC Peer Review Committee continues to establish direction and vision for scientific presentations, communicate these goals, and develop alliances in order to improve the current state of science and scholarship through the scholarly art of peer review. Each year we observe the quality of presentations improve and exceed the quality of the previous year. Through this process, we are honored to be a part of the quality improvement of scholarship in the chiropractic profession. The purpose of this summary report is to provide a brief review of the peer review processes for the ACC-RAC 2015.

Peer review acknowledgments

This is the 21st meeting of the scientific, peer-reviewed presentation section of the Association of Chiropractic Colleges (ACC) Educational Conference, now a part of the ACC–Research Agenda Conference (ACC-RAC). This conference has grown substantially since its humble beginnings in 1994. The theme of this year's conference is “Aiming for effective change: Leadership in chiropractic education, research, and clinical practice,” which is very fitting. If the true essence of leadership is to implement effective change, then in my observation over the past 2 decades, I can say that we have done much as it relates to education and research in the chiropractic profession. For leaders to be successful, they must (1) establish direction and vision, (2) communicate goals, and (3) develop coalitions and alliances. The ACC Peer-Review Committee continues to establish direction and vision for scientific presentations, communicate these goals, and develop alliances in order to improve the current state of science and scholarship through the scholarly art of peer review. We are pleased that each year we observe the quality of presentations improve and exceed the quality of the previous year. We are honored to be a part of the quality improvement of scholarship in the chiropractic profession. The purpose of this summary report is to provide a brief review of the peer-review processes for the ACC-RAC 2014.

Shared Decision Making Through Informed Consent in Chiropractic Management of Low Back Pain

ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to propose questions that may be helpful to educate patients considering treatment approaches to manage low back pain (LBP) and to determine if the information currently presented in informed consent (IC) documents at chiropractic colleges is sufficient to help a patient considering chiropractic management of LBP make a fully informed decision. MethodsQuestions to inform decision making for a patient contemplating any intervention for LBP were developed by the authors based on their clinical and research experience. Answers to the questions were suggested based on findings from recent clinical practice guidelines and systematic reviews. Institutions that are members of the Association of Chiropractic Colleges (ACC) were surveyed and asked to provide a copy of the IC documents currently used in their outpatient educational clinics. The IC documents were analyzed to determine if they stated (or implied) information that may be helpful in addressing each of the proposed questions. ResultsThe list of 20 questions included 4 questions on each of the following 5 topics: condition, proposed treatment, potential benefits, potential harms, and possible alternatives. A total of 21 ACC institutions were contacted, of which 20 responded. The number of questions that could potentially be answered with information provided in the IC documents ranged from 2 to 13, with a mean of 6.5, including a mean of 3.6 stated answers and 2.9 implied answers. ConclusionsSome information to help patients consider chiropractic management of LBP is currently included in the IC documents used in clinics of ACC institutions. However, many of the questions that could help achieve shared decision making are not included. Modifying IC documents may help patients understand the nature, benefits, harms, costs, and alternatives to LBP care.

World Federation of Chiropractic/Consortium of European Chiropractic Educators/Association of Chiropractic Colleges Education Conference 2010

This year's International Education Conference, organized by the Association of Chiropractic Colleges (ACC), Consortium of European Chiropractic Educators (CECE), and World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC), was hosted by the Royal University Center Maria Cristina in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain (RCU Maria Cristina). RCU Maria Cristina was chosen because the organizers wanted a venue in Europe and because this European university has a chiropractic educational program and had outstanding facilities to house delegates and the conference.

It Takes a Village: The Team Effort Behind The Journal of Chiropractic Education

It Takes a Village: The Team Effort Behind The Journal of Chiropractic Education

Editorial: Focusing on What Matters most––Quality Chiropractic Education

Editorial: Focusing on What Matters most––Quality Chiropractic Education

Editorial: New Horizons and New Responsibilities: PubMed Central indexes the JCE

Editorial: New Horizons and New Responsibilities: PubMed Central indexes the JCE