Have-a-Heart Campaign Underway
The nonprofit Oklahaven Children's Chiropractic Center is once again kicking off its "Have-A-Heart" campaign during the week of Valentine's Day, Feb. 7-14, directed at raising awareness and funds for the center. The annual campaign is offered at chiropractic offices, but can also be taken to local community groups, parent groups and health food stores.
Chiropractors can participate by ordering the Have-a-Heart packet from Oklahaven, which will include several patient DVDs and pamphlets, hearts to list donor names, and information sheets with details and deadlines for this year's campaign.
After patients watch the DVDs in the waiting room at their chiropractor's office, they are asked to sponsor a heart by giving a donation. In return, their chiropractor displays the heart (with the patient's name) in their office. Donated money is logged and collected; final reports from each chiropractor's office are sent to Oklahaven.
For more information on the campaign or to sign up and order the Have-A-Heart 2009 packet online, go to www.chiropractic4kids.com.
Life West: New Institutional Review Chairman
On Sept. 18, Life Chiropractic College West (LCCW) named Bram Briggance, PhD, to serve a two-year term as chair of the college's Institutional Review Board (IRB). He is an independent national consultant and analyst for health issues in the San Francisco Bay Area., and was formerly a program director for the Center for Health Professions, a health workforce research and leadership institute at the University of California, San Francisco.
The IRB reviews all proposed projects, requires possible modifications and provides final approval for all human-based research at LCCW. Along with Dr. Briggance, the IRB comprises eight members of varying backgrounds representing the public, the profession and the college.
Dr. Gerard Clum, president of LCCW, stated, "The care and protection of each participant in our institutional research projects is of upmost importance," said Dr. Gerard Clum, While we strive to produce meaningful results in our studies, it never comes at the expense of our subjects. Their trust and well-being is what we as doctors strive to observe and maintain."
ICA Council on Upper Cervical Care Holds Organizational Meeting
On Aug. 22 and 23, Life West hosted a meeting involving representatives of six leading upper cervical techniques and International Chiropractic Association (ICA) Board Director, Dr. Gary Walseman. The group convened to form ICA's first Council on Upper Cervical Care. The meeting was designed to create a curriculum for a diplomate program that will offer advanced education and training not only in the technical applications of a given upper cervical technique, but also in the nuances of various approaches to the correction of atlas subluxations.
In order to develop standard courses of study, the council had to reach agreement regarding the exploration, discussion, teaching and researching of topics central to upper cervical chiropractic care. The council also established policies and procedures, as well as a research agenda that will govern its future operation.
Dr. Shawn Dill, director of the Institute for Advanced Care in Chiropractic at Life West, was named chair of the council, and said the council's first meeting was an auspicious one: "The support of the various technique groups and their desire to work in a unified effort provides great hope for the future of upper cervical specific and the profession as a whole,"
Having identified and discussed the major issues facing upper cervical care, the next step will include implementing feedback, revising documents, refining the diplomate program syllabus, and developing the council's administrative infrastructure. Updates regarding the process will be posted to the education section of the ICA's Web site at www.chiropractic.org.
WFC Welcomes Its Newest Corporate Members
The World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC) has added several new corporate associate members for the third quarter of 2008. All of the new member companies participated in the FCA National Convention in Orlando in August, and will be exhibiting at the WFC Biennial Congress in Montreal in April 2009. The new members are:
Brican Systems Corporation provides chiropractors with patient education and continuing education materials. Brican joins the WFC at the Silver Level.
Back Quality Ergonomics develops ergonomic chairs and stools, and affiliated products. Back Quality Ergonomics joins the WFC at the Silver Level.
Progressive Emu Inc., manufactures and sells emu oil and emu-oil products. The company has also recently produced a topical ibuprofen cream for relief of aches, pains, and strains. Progressive Emu joins WFC at the Silver Level.
In thanking the new members, WFC President Stathis Papadopoulos stated, "I extend our sincere appreciation to each one of you for your ongoing support of our international effort to promote and insure the continued success of the chiropractic profession. Your membership makes our organization, and the profession, more known, more recognized and stronger."
Pivotal Health Solutions Acquires HCMI Table Line
Pivotal Health Solutions, a privately held company focused on the development and distribution of natural health care products, has completed its acquisition of the HCMI chiropractic table line and associated assets. Pivotal Health will now begin integration of the two companies' operations, networks and customer-care organizations to ensure a smooth transition for customers and dealers.
The HCMI product line consists of intersegmental traction, long-axis traction, flexion-distraction, and variable-height stationary and instrument adjusting tables. Through a network of dealers and representatives, HCMI's products are sold and serviced worldwide.
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