WfC CELEBRATES CHIROpRACTIC IN THE 21ST CENTURy Co-sponsored by the Ca- nadian Chiropractic Asso- ciation, Celebrating Chiro- practic in the 21st Century is the theme of the WFC 10th Biennial Congress to be held April 30-May 2, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec. The event boasts an outstanding program that’s sure to offer something for everyone. The event’s keynote speaker is Dr. David Eisenberg. Dr. Eisenberg, the Harvard graduate and internist who is internationally famous for his scientific articles concerning the growth and integration of complementary and alternative medicine in health care, will speak on A Model of Integr Doctors at a Harv ard T ative Care Involving Chiropr eaching Hospital. Dr. Eisenberg currently serves as director of the Osher Research Center at Harvard Medical School and director of the program in integrative medicine at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Among the subjects to be explored is the philosophy of chiropractic and health care. One session has three leading authori- ties speaking on whether the biopsychosocial model should be the philosophical model for all health care: • Serge Robert, PhD, professor of philosophy, Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Quebec at Montreal, who has lectured and published prolifically on the philosophy of science and health since the 1980s, • Guy Riekeman, DC, president, Life University, Marietta, Georgia, one of the chiropractic profession’s most dynamic and popular lecturers, • Alan Breen, DC, PhD, professor of musculoskeletal health care, Anglo-European College of Chiropractic, Bourne-mouth, England. Dr. Breen gave an enthusiastically received philosophy lecture at the Paris Congress in 2001 actic and Allopathic Speakers at the event also include Dr. Gerard Clum, pres- ident, Life College of Chiropractic West and Past President of the World Federation of Chiropractic, who will discuss “Where We Have Come From and the Road Ahead.” Highlights of the congress social program include an opening reception, a Thursday night Quebec cultural dinner and show, and the Saturday night gala banquet and dance. 24 • CANADIAN CHIROPRACTOR | FEBRUARY 2009 www.canadianchiropractor.ca news
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