Submitted by Claire Johnson, DC, MSEd

Chiropractic Health Care Section Communications Chair

APHA Chiropractic Health Care Section members and leadership had a strong presence at the Association of Chiropractic Colleges Educational Conference and Research Agenda Conference (ACC-RAC) which was held in Las Vegas,  March 17-19, 2011. The mid-year meeting was held on Saturday, March 19 during the breakfast session so that all CHC Section members and ACC RAC attendees could participate. 

Dr. Paul Dougherty lead a workshop on geriatrics, and Dr. Jason Napuli organized the APHA CHC Section booth and recruited CHC Section members to man the booth. Attendees who visited the booth were informed about APHA and were encouraged to join the CHC Section. There were many excellent scientific platform and poster presentations that focused on chiropractic and public health.

The ACC-RAC public health workshops included:

·         Fourth Annual Geriatric Symposium: The role of integrated care in Older Adults with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

o   Paul Dougherty, Stacie Lyons, Deb Weiner, Clifford Everett

The ACC-RAC public health-focused scientific sessions included the following platform presentations:

·         Immunization Status of Adult Chiropractic Patients: Analyses of National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)

o   Monica Smith, Matthew Davis

·         Are Chiropractic Patients Less Likely to get the Flu Vaccine?

o   Matthew Davis, Monica Smith, William Weeks

·         The Prevalence of Swine Flu Among Chiropractic Pediatric Patients

o   Drew Rubin, Kurt Kunz

·         A practice-based prospective study on the incidence and prevalence of adverse events associated with pediatric chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy.

o   Joel Alcantara, Jeanne Ohm, Kurt Kunz

·         Burnout, depression, and alcohol use in chiropractic students

o   Sean Herrin, Darcy Vavrek

·         Are chiropractors adequately prepared to handle the obesity epidemic? A review

o   Catherine O'Neill

·         The use of sports enhancement supplements by adolescents in the United States: Analysis of national health interview survey 2007 – child alternative medicine core sample

o   Harrison Ndetan, Will Evans, Mike Perko, Ron Williams, Ron Rupert

·         Alberta chiropractors' opinions and practices regarding the sale of health products

o   Stacey Page, Jaroslaw Grod, Gord McMorland

·         Usual Source of Care for persons with and without Back Pain (MEPS data).

o   Monica Smith

·         A survey of wellness management strategies used by Canadian chiropractors

o   Brynne Stainsby, Peter Kim, Jason Porr, Ashley Collinge, Julie Hunter

·         The Association between Sensory Impairment and Functional Limitations in Balance in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

o   Kim Farrar, Debra Rose

·         A survey of student and faculty attitudes towards geriatric wellness care

o   Anupama Kizhakkeveettil, David Sikorski, Gene Tobias

For those interested in submitting to the 2012 ACC RAC, the call for papers is currently open, and the deadline is Sept. 1, 2011. For more information about the ACC-RAC 2012, please email johnsondc @ aol.com or visit www.chirocolleges.org