Pinnacles of Excellence, 2012 Looking back at the year’s chiropractic successes in Canada By Maria DiDanieli A cross our nation, health care has been a major consideration this past year, encoun-tering scrutiny on provincial and national levels. In the midst of this – perhaps be-cause of it – the profession of chiropractic continues to grow, expanding its utility and scope of relevance through research and education initiatives while individual clinicians ramp up their exposure within their own communities, and beyond, through national and international involvement in outreach initiatives, elite athletic events and much more. Once again, the achievements and efforts of chiropractors in Canada are too numerous to mention, but with the help of our partners, friends and readership, Canadian Chiropractor brings you a cross-section – if not a comprehensive listing – of the best and the brightest of 2012 with our annual Pinnacles of Excellence. This is our way of recognizing the accom-plishments of the profession and of individual DCs in Canada over the past year, and of say-ing congratulations, not only to the individuals and groups on this list, but also to all of you for your roles in bringing chiropractic to as many Canadians, and peoples of other countries, as possible. DR. ALLAN GOTLIB AND THE ORDER OF CANADA Garnering, by far, the biggest response and the most comments from those we polled is Dr. Allan Gotlib’s appointment, in June 2012, as a member of the Order of Canada in recognition of his contributions to the advancement of research in the chiropractic profes-sion and to interprofessional integration. Allan Gotlib, DC, is a graduate of the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC) and was a practising chiropractor in Toronto for a number of years. He became the editor of the Journal of the Ca-nadian Chiropractic Association (JCCA). He is also the Director of Research Programs for the Canadian Chiropractic Association and the Executive Vice-Pres-ident of the Canadian Chiropractic Research Foun-dation (CCRF). Dr. Gotlib’s dedication to furthering research and interprofessional collaborative efforts for the profession of chiropractic has fuelled his efforts to establish chiropractic research chairs in major uni-versities in every province across the country. Because of this, DCs have been able to realize new and previ-ously unfathomed opportunities to develop and dis-seminate health knowledge to benefit the health of all Canadians. Over the years, Dr. Gotlib has received many pro-vincial and national awards for his work within, and on behalf of, the profession, and he con-siders this latest achievement an extraordinary privilege. He says, “Canada gives its citizens one of the world’s most precious gifts – freedom! I am also thankful to all of my colleagues, chiropractic organizations, government agencies and universities that I have worked with over the years. And I want to thank our most precious assets – our researchers! They should be continually acknowledged and cherished for their steadfast commitment to our profes-sion!” This Pinnacle was submitted by a number of DCs, but credit goes to Dr. Don Nixdorf of Richmond British Columbia, and Mohamed El-Bayoumi, of Fredericton, New Brunswick, for simultaneously being the first to do so. 8 • CANADIAN CHIROPRACTOR | DECEMBER 2012 www.canadianchiropractor.ca feature
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