news PRESTIGIOUS NIC GRANT AWARDED TO CMCC The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a major R01 research grant to the Cana-dian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC) in support of its study of spinal manipulative therapy. This is the largest grant CMCC has received from NIH, with over $933,665.00 invested in chiropractic clinical research. It is the third grant in the past five years that CMCC has received. The two previous grants were being funded in partnership with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. The research, led by CMCC faculty members Dr. Howard Vernon, Dr. John J. Triano and Dr. Tony Tibbles, aims to establish a manipulation control that will provide a baseline against which treatment outcomes may be measured. “This approach was very valuable, because it has never been done before,” says Dr. Howard Vernon, noting that the results of this grant will help to improve the rigour of future studies by better defining and controlling variables. “The methods of randomized clinical trials (RCTs), to date, have not been able to differenti-Dr. John Triano, Dean of ate the specific effects of the active treatment component of spinal manipulation from the Research and Graduate non-specific effects such as doctor-patient interactions,” says CMCC dean of research and Education, CMCC. graduate education, Dr. John J. Triano. “By combining modern laboratory instrumentation in the form of force sensing table technology with clinical research methods and treatment procedures, the investigators at CMCC have engineered a way to fill this gap.” “We are thankful for the support of NIH, which reaffirms CMCC’s international reputation for leadership in spinal research,” says CMCC president Dr. Jean Moss. “By enhancing understanding of the specific effects of active treatment, this research has the potential to demonstrate the benefits of chiropractic care for a variety of conditions and, ultimately, to inform the care we provide to our patients.” For more information on CMCC research and graduate education programs, please visit www.cmcc.ca. CANADIAN CHIROPRACTOR WELCOMES CATHERINE BEZEAU TO THE EAB Canadian Chiropractor is pleased to introduce its newest student mem-ber of the Editorial Advisory Board. Catherine Bezeau is studying at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), where she is com-pleting her final year of the chi-ropractic program. As a fifth year student, she is currently undergoing her internship at the Clinique Univer-sitaire de Chiropratique (CUC), the university’s clinic. During her studies, Catherine has been involved in several committees. Throughout her chiropractic train-ing, she has been involved in the World Congress of Chiropractic Students (WCCS), where she has been a member, treasurer, vice-president and mentor. She was also an executive council member of the UQTR chiropractic student association for three years, serv-ing as Secretary, Vice-President of Internal Affairs and President. Finally, she was a board member of the UQTR’s Students’ General Association where she served as representative of chiropractic students. Catherine’s vision of chiropractic is holistic, healthy and respectful of the human body. Knowing that she is still a baby in the chiropractic world, her desire to learn, to meet people and to enjoy chiropractic life is, at the start of her fifth year, greater than ever! Her two great passions are traveling and, obviously ... chiro-practic! This has proven to be a winning combination for her on several occasions, to date, and she hopes (with fingers crossed) that it will be a recurring theme throughout her career! Welcome Catherine! 10 • CANADIAN CHIROPRACTOR | OCTOBER 2012 VISIT CANADIANCHIROPRACTOR.CA FOR MORE NEWS AND INFORMATIVE ARTICLES, AS WELL AS EVENTS LISTINGS AND MORE! www.canadianchiropractor.ca
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