Submitted by Claire Johnson, DC, MSEd
Chiropractic Health Care Section Communications Chair
APHA Chiropractic Health Care (CHC) Section members and leadership participated in the development and contribution of ACC-RAC workshops and paper presentations for the conference. Thanks to the assistance of Dr. Paul Dougherty and the many additional CHC Section members included below, we will have outstanding CHC presence at this conference. The Association of Chiropractic Colleges Educational Conference and Research Agenda Conference (ACC-RAC) will celebrate its eighteenth year in 2011. This meeting has a long standing reputation for scientific presentations and skills development1 and will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, from March 17-19.
The ACC has kindly offered the CHC booth space, so the CHC will have an additional presence, thanks to Dr. Jason Napuli, the CHC Booth Coordinator.
Our APHA CHC mid-year meeting will also be held at the ACC-RAC. It is scheduled for Saturday, March 19 from 7:00-8:00 a.m. during the breakfast session so that all ACC RAC attendees may participate. This is a wonderful opportunity for those interested in public health to participate within the Chiropractic Health Care Section.
Some of the ACC RAC presentations with a public health focus are listed here:
ACC-RAC Workshop - Fourth Annual Geriatric Symposium: The role of integrated care in Older Adults with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (LSS)
Moderator: Paul Dougherty
ACC-RAC Scientific Session - Topics in Public Health I
Moderator: Dr. Michael Haneline
Immunization Status of Adult Chiropractic Patients: Analyses of National Health Interview Survey (NHIS
Monica Smith, Matthew Davis
Are Chiropractic Patients Less Likely to get the Flu Vaccine?
Matthew Davis, Monica Smith, William Weeks
The Prevalence of Swine Flu Among Chiropractic Pediatric Patients
Drew Rubin, Kurt Kunz
A practice-based prospective study on the incidence and prevalence of adverse events associated with pediatric chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy.
Joel Alcantara, Jeanne Ohm, Kurt Kunz
Burnout, depression, and alcohol use in chiropractic students
Sean Herrin, Darcy Vavrek
Are chiropractors adequately prepared to handle the obesity epidemic? A review
Catherine O'Neill
ACC-RAC Scientific Session - Topics in Public Health II
Moderator: Dr. Will Evans
The use of sports enhancement supplements by adolescents in the United States: Analysis of national health interview survey 2007 – child alternative medicine core sample
Harrison Ndetan, Will Evans, Mike Perko, Ron Williams, Ron Rupert
Alberta chiropractors’ opinions and practices regarding the sale of health products
Stacey Page, Jaroslaw Grod, Gord McMorland
Usual Source of Care for persons with and without Back Pain (MEPS data).
Monica Smith
A survey of wellness management strategies used by Canadian chiropractors
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
Kim Farrar, Debra Rose
A survey of student and faculty attitudes towards geriatric wellness care
Anupama Kizhakkeveettil, David Sikorski, Gene Tobias
We hope to see you there! For more information about the ACC-RAC 2011, such as schedule, accommodations and registration, please visit http://www.chirocolleges.org/accrac/index.html.
References:
1. Johnson C. What is the Association of Chiropractic Colleges Educational Conference and Research Agenda Conference? J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2007 May;30(4):249-50.
http://www.jmptonline.org/article/PIIS0161475407001108/fulltext