A Call for Global Unity Continued from Page 16 based chiropractic programs worldwide in the next 10-15 years, in order to build the profession internationally and respond to competition from other professions that are trying to fi ll the need for chiropractic in various countries. The profession must work diligently to improve interprofessional relations with other health-care practitioners. This must be part of a goal to achieve full participation in mainstream health care. The profession must undergo a reclassifi cation at the level of the World Health Organization (WHO). We must move on from being classified under “traditional medicine,” or CAM, to a more suitable mainstream classification that refl ects our role in health care. CC.: Again, globally, what do you think have been chiropractic’s biggest victories over the past year? Papadopoulos: In the area of sports chi- ropractic, the Federation Internationale de Chiropratique du Sport (FICS), under the direction of WFC, has been reorganized with new statutes, new commissions, a new executive council and a new recently launched website. The good news is that thanks to the efforts of the Chiroprac- tic Council of Sports Sciences (Canada), (CCSC(C)), chiropractic will be included in the polyclinic for all athletes at the Vancou- ver Olympics next February. In Brazil, the profession was defended successfully, after the physiotherapy pro- fession tried to claim chiropractic as part of its scope of practice. Two federal court judgments have gone against the PTs in that country. In China, the WFC assisted the Chinese chiropractors to form the Chinese Chi- ropractic Association, and translated the WHO Guidelines on Chiropractic Educa- tion into Chinese. These were available at the WHO Congress on TM/CAM and Sym- posium on Manual Methods of Healthcare in Beijing in November 2008. There is now a strong platform for the development of chiropractic in China. Furthermore, the Canadian Chiropractic Association’s program to establish chiroprac- tic research chairs at leading universities in each of Canada’s 10 provinces made major progress, greatly expanding international research capacity. This was confi rmed at the WFC’s 10th Biennial Congress in Montreal, April 30 to May 2, when we heard from www.canadianchiropractor.ca many of these leading researchers. We have successfully achieved global distribution of the profession’s Straighten Up program. And, we have seen the for- mation of a joint committee of the WFC and the Federation of Chiropractic Li- censing Boards (FCLB), to fi nd ways to better regulate the profession at the in- ternational level. CC: What would you like to see the pro- fession accomplish, in the next five years? Papadopoulos: I would like to see the profession further promote its agreed, common market identity as experts in spi- nal health, and co-ordinate and improve interprofessional relations. I would like to also see the completion of the formation of regional structures along the lines of The European Chiropractors Union (ECU), particularly in the four underdeveloped WFC Regions, namely, the Eastern Medi- terranean, Africa, Asia and Latin America. I would like to see the formation of an association representing all chiropractic colleges worldwide, to foster better un- derstanding and co-operation between them. I would like to see greater use of the services of the International Board of Chiropractic Examiners (IBCE) by coun- tries that need their services. There must be increased and successful political action in countries that have no legislation, to achieve legislation and regu- lation. At WHO we must move out of the traditional medicine category to a more “mainstream” classifi cation, and convert the one temporary staff position we have now in Geneva to a permanent one. We must increase our presence at the WHO. CC: What do you feel will be the con- tribution/role of Canadian DCs in realizing these goals? Papadopoulos: Internationally we all rely much upon the Canadian chiroprac- tic profession, because of its numbers and quality and past achievements. Canadian DCs can help by maintaining their efforts in achieving a strong research capacity and continued integration of the profes- sion in mainstream health care. The efforts of many Canadian DCs, including Dr. Sil Mior and Dr. Deborah Kopansky-Giles, are at the forefront, internationally, here. 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