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Daniel J. Murphy, DC, FICA, Honored as ICA’s 2009 Chiropractor of the Year
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 Dr. Daniel J. Murphy was honored as ICA’s 2009 Chiropractor of the Year at the Association’s 83rd Annual Meeting held in Washington, DC on May 15-16th. A long-standing ICA member, leader and powerful mentor to chiropractors around the world, Dr. Murphy served as ICA Vice President for the past six years and has been an active leader, educator and spokesman for the ICA for several decades. “No one has ever brought more distinction to the ICA than Dr. Murphy,” said ICA’s 2008 Chiropractor of the Year Dr. Marshall Dickholtz who announced the award at a gala banquet on May 15th. more>>
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| ICA’s www.AdjustTheVote.org Grassroots Technology Advances to Next Phase of Intense Advocacy, Activity |
The International Chiropractors Association (ICA) www.AdjustTheVote.org advocacy initiative is gaining momentum and participation with daily increasing numbers of chiropractors, chiropractic students, patients and chiropractic organizations joining in. The customized, state-of-the art grass roots lobbying tool incorporates powerful database design and engineering for interactive, timely outreach on legislative and health policy issues. This powerful tool includes communications systems applicable to take action on federal, state and local levels. more>> |
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| ICA CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE GRASS-ROOTS ACTION ON HEALTH CARE REFORM |
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| ICA Best Practices and Practice Guidelines Advance to New Phases of Development |
The landmark 640-page ICA Best Practices and Practice Guidelines have now been accepted for inclusion in the National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC), and has been included in its comprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents. This important recognition represents the culmination of thousands of hours of study, research and analysis conducted for over three years on the part of a team of several dozen doctors of chiropractic from around the world, chaired by Dr. Don Harrison. Over 1,400 clinical papers were reviewed by multiple analysts as a basis for the guidelines decisions made by the team, more than utilized by any other guidelines effort in chiropractic’s history. All levels of evidence were included in an effort to gain a comprehensive and balanced foundation for the guidelines, from the randomized controlled trial to the individual case report. In addition, the draft document was available for review and comment on the Internet for nearly a full year, yielding hundreds of comments and recommendations from doctors of chiropractic worldwide.
The Guidelines text has been published in a limited hardback edition available by contacting ICA at 1-800-423-4690. The full text of the document will also be available on the NGC website in the coming months. “We are very excited about the ICA Best Practices being accepted for inclusion by the National Guideline Clearinghouse,” said Dr. Harrison. “To see this ICA Guidelines reach this point is, indeed, historic. It was no simple feat to produce these guidelines. I feel this document and its future revisions will benefit thousands of chiropractors for generations to come, as well as enhance the quality of patient care for countless millions.” more»
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| Landmark Study of Chiropractic in Medicare Now Available from ICA
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 The Medicare Committee of the International Chiropractors Association (ICA) is pleased to offer the chiropractic profession the new CHIROPRACTIC AND MEDICARE IN THE 2008 ELECTIONS AND BEYOND. This 28-page discussion paper explores in unprecedented depth many important dimensions of the vital issue of Medicare and chiropractic’s role therein. This document represents the second generation of such an undertaking, and has its foundations in the White Paper on the Future of Chiropractic in Medicare presented by ICA for comment in November 2007. That document was widely circulated within the chiropractic profession with more than 4,000 printed copies disseminated and over 12,000 electronic copies either distributed or downloaded from ICA’s website. That draft paper stimulated over 1,200 individual comments offering a wide range of recommendations and requests for additional data. The substance of those comments was incorporated into this draft where they offered positive ideas or pointed out weaknesses in the level or clarity of information or commentary in the earlier edition.. more»
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Expanded Chiropractic Access for Veterans Legislation Introduced in US Senate
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New legislation “To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers,” S 1204, was introduced in the US Senate on June 8, 2009 by Washington Senator Patty Murray. Her new initiative will help end an unfair disparity in the availability of chiropractic care for veterans at a time when the need for chiropractic services has become urgent. “This important Senate initiative is vital to enhancing the quality and timeliness of care available to our veterans,” said Dr. Michael McLean, Co-Chairman of ICA’s Legislative Committee. “S 1204 represents a critical frontier for the veteran and the chiropractic profession alike, and ICA urges every doctor of chiropractic in the United States to make the passage of this bill a top priority and personally act today to get their US Senators to sign on as co-sponsors.” Log-on or subscribe to www.AdjustTheVote.org, and just click on “Current Actions”, then click on “Request Co-sponsorship S 1204….Details”; review the message and check the box under “Take Actions”. You will be taken to the AdjustTheVote Communication Page and just follow the instructions to send email, letters and/or faxes; the correspondence is prepared for you to customize and sign. Take action and do this today! more» |
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| International Chiropractors Association Supports WHO “World No Tobacco Day” |
World No Tobacco Day, held each year on May 31st, offers a special opportunity to participate in a global effort to promote healthy personal choices through encouraging a tobacco-free lifestyle, providing supportive information and resources for quitting, and preventing new tobacco use. The International Chiropractors Association (ICA) supports the global initiative developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to inform people about the destructive health consequences of smoking and to encourage a tobacco-free lifestyle. ICA has long supported tobacco education efforts and has presented papers and reports on the role the chiropractic profession can and should play in educating the public about the dangers of tobacco use at WHO and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) conferences and forums.
“ICA encourages individual doctors of chiropractic and chiropractic organizations around the globe to include information and support services in their patient education efforts in relation to World No Tobacco Day, and every day,” said Dr. Gary Walsemann, ICA President. “Doctors of chiropractic can have a positive impact every day in the communities we serve and with the patients we care for,” notes Dr. Walsemann, “not only on special seasonal observances like the WHO’s World No Tobacco Day but on an ongoing basis as we work together to build healthy lifestyle choices.” more»
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ICA’s  is the Chiropractic profession’s premiere resource for online employment connections |
ICA has launched its dynamic new online resource for chiropractic employment connections, providing specific, affordable access to professional resources for the entire profession. Both ICA members and non-members* can use to post positions and locate qualified candidates. Focused exclusively on the chiropractic profession, ChiroJobs provides an easy-to-use and highly targeted resource for online employment connections in chiropractic. more» |
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