The World Federation of Chiropractic’s 10th Biennial Congress, co-sponsored by the Canadian Chiropractic Association, will be held at the elegant Hilton Bonaventure Hotel in one of the world’s most exciting cities – Montreal, Quebec, Canada, famed for its style, cuisine, arts community and night life. The dates are April 30 to May 2, 2009. Recent WFC congresses have been in Portugal, Spain (2007); Sydney, Australia (2005); and Orlando, Florida (2003). This is the fi rst WFC Congress in Canada since 1991 (Toronto). During the past six months, a planning committee with representatives from the WFC, CCA, and other organizations has developed and confi rmed the main elements of the academic and social programs, which are expected to attract more than 1,000 doctors of chiropractic from over 40 countries. You will not want to miss this unique program and this opportunity to celebrate chiropractic with old and new colleagues from around the world. The congress theme is “Celebrating Chiropractic in the 21st Century” and there will be strong content on each of the science, philosophy and art of chiropractic. Mornings of this three-day conference will feature plenary lecture sessions, afternoons will feature a choice of many concurrent technique workshops and other panels and presentations, including the best new original research from the profession. Just some of the many topics covered in the program are: • Management of seniors and youth – including quality of life and prevention strategies for seniors • Sports chiropractic – Confi rmed speakers include Jack Taunton, MD, Chief Medical Offi cer, and Robert Armitage, DC, Manager Chiropractic Services, Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games • Integration and collaboration – with speakers from North America, Europe and elsewhere, describing new practice opportunities and realities • Important new clinical research for practising Dcs – in diverse areas such as spinal pain, headache, hypertension, biomechanics, etc. Opening speaker for the congress will be Dr. Scott Haldeman, President, BJD Neck Pain Task Force, summarizing the new model of neck pain in the Task Force’s recently published report, and what this means for practising chiropractors. Highlights of the social program include a Wednesday night reception the evening before the Congress commences, a Thursday night “cultural night” with dinner and show, and a Saturday night gala banquet and dance. Mark those dates now – April 30 to May 2, 2009 – and prepare to attend the most complete, high-quality, and exciting chiropractic meeting ever held in Canada. For more information, please visit the WFC 2009 Congress website at www.wfc.org/congress2009 or contact Linda Sicoli at the WFC at 416-484-9978. Lifelong friends in chiropractic, Drs. Bob Hoffman and Dennis Perman intertwined a dual theme of emotional engagement and personal fulfi lment to a house full of Dcs, and their staff members, who attended the York-Peel Chiropractic Society Spring Seminar at the Yorkdale Holiday Inn in Toronto on Tuesday, April 8. From the get-go, Dr. Hoffman engaged us emotionally by revealing an issue that rocked his personal and practice life. He told his story about how the diagnosis of colo-rectal cancer thrust him into a new awareness of the need for balance in life, especially the balance between business life and home life. Dr. Hoffman saw three possible relationships that one could have with one’s work; that is, to treat it as a job, to see it as a career, or to embrace it as a calling. The passion with which Dr. Hoffman embraced his own work as his calling had driven him into the workaholic level – he would work from 14 to 16 hours per day. He asked himself, ”Is this the balance that I am advocating for my patients?” “Is this the chiropractic story in my own life?” Dealing with these important questions provided life-growing challenges for Dr. Hoffman. Personal growth became key. Dr. Dennis Perman complemented this theme by pointing out that where we shift our attention to will shape our practices, our patients’ lives and our own lives. If you ask this type of question of your team members, as well, you ensure that you will have a growing, personally engaging, balanced staff. In the big picture of overlapping circles, we, ourselves, represent the largest circle. To accommodate an increased capacity anywhere in our spheres of life experience, we must grow ourselves. To recognize our strengths is important – yet when growing our capacity, we must direct our attention to the areas that are less strong. By doing this, we bring balance to our practices and to our lives. Dr. Perman revealed the power of routine. He encouraged us to use a morning routine of affi rmations, visualizations, breathing, movement, marital emotional enhancement, spiritual enrichment, connection with purpose and goals. We thank Drs. Bob Hoffman and Dennis Perman for bringing balance, fulfi lment, emotional engagement and increased life into our practices and home lives. INAUGURAL DR. NORMAND DANIS AWARD PRESENTED TO DR. GRAYDEN BRIDGE At the closing banquet celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Canadian Federation of Chiropractic Regulatory and Educational Accrediting Boards presented its fi rst ever Dr. Normand Danis Award to Dr. Grayden Bridge. The Danis Award is the Federation’s highest individual honour, named for the past president of the Ordre des chiropraticiens du Québec, Dr. Normand Danis. Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Danis, who served for 19 years on the CFCREAB’s Board, chaired the Specialties Transition Committee – that had the responsibility of overseeing the specialty colleges’ move from the CCA to the CFCREAB – and served as an inaugural co-chair of the Clinical Practice Guidelines Development Committee. The award recognizes integrity, service, sacrifi ce, vision, and commitment in the arena of chiropractic licensure, regulation and educational accreditation. As the initial recipient of the award, Dr. Grayden Bridge exemplifi es the qualities it celebrates. Since graduation from the Logan College of Chiropractic in St Louis, Missouri, in 1976, Grayden has been in full-time private practice in Lethbridge, Alberta. He is a very active leader in the profession, having served as in the following roles: • President, Southern Alberta Chiropractic Society • President, College of Chiropractors of Alberta • Chair, Commission on Accreditation Council on Chiropractic Education of Canada • President, Council on Chiropractic Education of Canada • President, Councils on Chiropractic Education International • President, The Canadian Chiropractic Association • Chair, CCA/CFCREAB Clinical Practice Guidelines Task Force. Grayden has been married to his wife, Claudia, for over 30 years and has nine children and six grandchildren. Several of his children have become chiropractors.