Chiropractic Health Care
Section Newsletter
Fall 2006

From the Section Chair

After reading the recent issue of APHA's official newspaper, The Nation's Health, I felt compelled to join our colleagues in saluting two most impressive articles which clearly recognize our role in collaborative efforts to address national health issues.  First was a picture of Mitch Haas, DC, who sits on that august panel of health scientists and brings both  professional and institutional perspectives to the Committee On Affiliates.  We were also favored with a descriptive history of our section in APHA by Jonathan T. Eagan, DC, MPH and Rand Braid, DC, MPH. Both gave The Nation's Health a history describing our efforts to bring to the table our genuine concerns for the public's health and the role that we could play in joining national efforts to shore up those concerns.


 


I look forward to seeing a strong presence in Boston at our Annual Meeting to partake of the scientific sessions and the social hours intended to facilitate camaraderie and renew acquaintances.  It promises to spare no efforts in insuring those goals.  See you there.


 


 

Points of Interest in Boston

If you'll be attending the APHA Annual Meeting in Boston, there is a lot to see and do. Here's just a sampling:


1. The North End: This closely knit and very atmospheric Italian neighborhood is clustered around Hanover and Salem Streets. There are a large number of restaurants, many of which have become unfortunately a bit slicked over and lost some of their original character--but others remain. Italian is still spoken in much of the neighborhood.


2. Kennedy's Pub: This is a fabulous upstairs grill and bar in downtown Boston. I think it is one of the best eateries of any kind that Boston has to offer. It's on a quaint street that's also close to some good exploring. It's not far from the Boston Common, which should probably best be seen from the periphery and not within after darkness.


3. Beacon Hill: This is the heart of Brahmin old-time Boston, also very concentrated and worth exploring on foot. There are a few restaurants about, plus great architecture.


4. Harvard Yard/Square: For those who want to see fair old Hahvahd, take the subway to Harvard Square in Cambridge. There you'll find an area that's great for walking, browsing, and finding a good restaurant or two. Bookshops abound, but not as many as we used to have! The Charles River is nearby, where you'll probably see some crewmembers out rowing in their sculls. 


5. Union Oyster House and Faneuil Hall Area: The Oyster House, dating back to the early 1800s, is the oldest restaurant in the United States, and offers delicious food as well. It is near the restored Fanueil Hall area, which is a bunch of shops if you're interested in that sort of thing -- but the architecture is great anyway.


CHC SECTION RECEPTION AT FCER!!


 


What: APHA-Chiropractic Health Care Section Reception 



When: 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6



Where: Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research


          1330 Beacon Street, Suite 315; Brookline, MA 02446-3202


 


Directions: Ride the subway/tram, Line C [Cleveland Circle]. Get off at the Coolidge Corner stop. FCER is at the northwest corner of Harvard and Beacon Streets. Look for the clock tower. 


 



Please rsvp to our host:


Anthony L. Rosner, PhD, LLD [Hon.]


Director of Research and Education


Foundation for Chiropractic Reseearch and Education


(617) 734-3397


rosnerfcer@aol.com


CHC Sessions at the 2006 APHA Meeting in Boston

Monday, November 6, 2006


8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.: Developing Policy and Defining Practice


Moderator: Craig F. Nelson, MS, DC


Behavioral barriers to seeking chiropractic care. Gerald L. Stevens, DC , MS, William L. Scheider, PhD


Implementation of best practice recommendations: Report of a focus group. Dana J. Lawrence, DC, Judith Polipnick, DC, PHD, MS, Ilke Schwarz, DC, William Meeker, DC, MPH, Marc Micozzi, MD, PHD


Practice profile of a Department of Defense chiropractic clinic in naval health care. Bart Green, MSEd, DC, Claire Johnson, MSEd, DC, Capt. Wayne Z. McBride, DO, MPH, FACPM


Evaluation of Medicare's demonstration providing expanded coverage for chiropractic services. William B. Stason, MD, MSci, Christopher Tompkins, PhD, Donald S. Shepard, PhD, Jeffrey Prottas, PhD, Grant Ritter, PhD, Timothy C. Martin, PhD


Integrated collaboration in existing community health centres: Demonstrating collaboration between chiropractors and interdisciplinary health care provider teams. Michael J. Garner, MSc, Michael Birmingham, PhD, Peter Aker, DC


Chiropractic pilot project of the National Health Service Corps, Educational Loan Repayment Program, focus: The uninsured. Anne Peneff Albert, DC, Dipl Ac


10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Public Health Education and Service in Chiropractic


Moderator:  Maria A. Hondras, DC, MPH


Development of a health promotion and wellness certification program. Meridel Gatterman, DC, Cheryl Hawk, DC, PhD, Lisa Z. Killinger, DC


Small group approach to chiropractic education in public health. Irene N. Paulavicius, MA


Factors affecting chiropractic students' awareness and opinions regarding public health concepts. Samir Ayad, MD, Kevin Rose, DC, MPH, Raheleh Khorsan, MA


Celebrating 10 years as an official section: The history of chiropractic within the APHA, 1984-2005. Jonathon Todd Egan, DC, MPH, Rand Baird, DC, MPH, Lisa Z. Killinger, DC


Putting prevention into practice: Nutrition and healthy aging. Lisa Z. Killinger, DC


Implementing "Cobb Kids Straighten Up": A community-based children's health promotion educational initiative launched during National Public Health Week 2006. Ron Kirk, MA, DC


12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.: Status of Chiropractic Research


Moderator:  John K. Hyland, DC MPH


Prevalence of patients with diabetes mellitus at the Palmer College of Chiropractic Clinic: A retrospective study. Joseph O. Di Duro, Dennis L. Lopez


Quality assessment of the 2000 ACC Educational Conference scientific peer-review committee. Claire Johnson, MSEd, DC, Bart Green, MSEd, DC


Chiropractic kinesiology: The effects of treatment on participants in a harm reduction center in New York City. Lisa M. Avila, DC, Rebecca Gallo, David Rosenthal, PhD


Improving the scholarship of research in chiropractic faculty. Sivarama Prasad Vinjamury, MD, Gary D. Schultz, DC, DACBR, Raheleh Khorsan, MA, Anupama Kizhakkeveettil, BAMS


A practice-based study regarding the chiropractic treatment of acute neck pain. Michael Haneline, DC, MPH, Robert Cooperstein, MA, DC, Shaner Bongalon, BS


Dose-response in chiropractic care for headaches: Methodological issues for open-label RCTs. Adele Mattinat Spegman, PhD, RN, Mitchell Haas, DC, Bonnie Ganger


2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.: Increasing Research Potential in the Profession


NYCC post-graduate fellowships: Contributions to scholarship and teaching. Gerald Stevens, DC, MS, Judy M. Silvestrone, DC, MS


Training the next generation of chiropractic clinical scientists. Cynthia R. Long, PhD, William Meeker, DC, MPH


Launching chiropractic research and researchers by a nonprofit foundation. Anthony Rosner, PhD, LLD