UPFRONT | News PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Take 5 International chiropractic conference planned for 2017 in Washington, D.C. An agreement has been reached for a joint 2017 con-ference in Washington, D.C., for the World Federation of Chiropractic’s (WFC) 14th Biennial Congress, the Asso-ciation of Chiropractic Col-leges’ (ACC) Research Agenda Conference (RAC), and the National Chiroprac-tic Leadership Conference (NCLC) hosted by the American Chiropractic Asso-ciation (ACA). “This premier event will showcase the many clinical, research and other profes-sional advances made by the chiropractic profession in the United States and around the world,” said ACA president Dr. Anthony Hamm. “Addi-tionally, it will highlight the profession’s unity and strength by bringing together DCs from across the profes-sion and the world.” The core of the clinical education, research and pro-fessional development ses-sions will be held March 15-18, 2017. Many specialty seminars and associated governance and related or-ganization meetings are also anticipated to occur in con-junction with the joint con-ference throughout the week. “ACC and WFC host the largest annual meetings ded-icated to research for educa-tors and practicing DCs,” noted ACC president Dr. Brian McAulay. “By bringing these meetings together for the first time with the ACA, we can provide a truly excep-tional program – both for the chiropractic community and for those in Washington watching the progress of our profession.” The agreement follows the selection of Washington, D.C., in 2017 through a for-mal bid process culminated at a recent WFC Council meeting in Puerto Rico. WFC last held a Congress in the U.S. in Orlando in 2003, and will hold its next Con-gress in Athens, Greece, from May 13 to 16, 2015. The 2017 Congress will offer outstanding continuing education and networking opportunities, in addition to being a celebration of WFC’s return to Washington, D.C., for the first time since the profession’s centennial cele-brations in 1995,” said WFC president Dr. Greg Stewart, who is from Winnipeg. The ACA, based in Ar-lington, Va., is the largest professional association in the United States and advo-cates for more than 130,000 doctors of chiropractic, chi-ropractic assistants and chi-ropractic doctoral students. ACA promotes the highest standards of ethics and pa-tient care, contributing to the health and well-being of millions of chiropractic pa-tients. The ACC is comprised of 22 accredited chiropractic graduate educational pro-grams in North America and affiliate member institutions worldwide. ACC seeks to advance chiropractic educa-tion, research and service to enhance the health of the public. For more news on the international conference visit canadianchiropractor.ca NUMBER CRUNCHING A 2007 study published in the Journal of Chiropractic Medicine surveying chiropractors in the state of New York revealed 80 per cent of DCs incorporate some form of nutrition counseling into their practice. Here are some good-to-know nutrition facts. Facts on Nutrition number of children in the world under the age of five who are overweight 43 million 59 percentage of the general public in North America who use dietary supplements 73 percentage of Canadian adults who are overweight $4.3 billion annual cost of obesity in Canada www.canadianchiropractor.ca 8 Canadian Chiropractor September 2014 Illustration: Brian Fray
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