NEW CHIROPRACTIC TEXT TEACHES PROFESSIONAL UNITY Dr. Gerard W. Clum, president of Life Chi- ropractic College West, is one of three es- sayists whose writings form the core of a new text, entitled Chiropractic Peace. The publication seeks to demonstrate com- mon ground among professional view- points in chiropractic. The effort, under the executive editor- ship of William McDonald, DC, also includes essays by Reed B. Phillips, DC, PhD, former president of Southern California University of Health Sciences, and Ashley Cleveland, DC, Provost and Associate Professor at Cleveland Chiro- practic College, Kansas City, Kansas. The project began with the inspiration and guidance of Dr. McDonald and is concluded with an analysis, by McDonald and David Chapman-Smith, secretary-general of the World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC), of the three essays. Dr. Clum notes, “The message that comes through loud and clear is one of respectful pluralism that seeks to magnify our agreements and minimizes our differences. By demonstrating a unified front we become a more effective force and voice for health, healing and well-being. Working together, the chiropractic profession can make major strides to further improve chiro- practic education and exert great influence on today’s governmental initiatives.” Life West, established in 1976, is an ac- credited, non-profit institution. Currently over 400 students from across the United States and abroad are enrolled, and over 3,700 graduates of Life West are now pro- viding chiropractic care worldwide. The college’s Health Center, a public outpatient facility staffed by approximately 150 senior interns who are guided by licensed doctors of chiropractic, provides afford- able health care to more than 1,500 patients per week in the city of Hayward, California. The college and Health Center maintain a website at www.lifewest.edu. CANADIAN CHIROPRACTIC CONVENTION, 2010 The Canadian Chiropractic Asso- ciation (CCA), in conjunction with the Alberta College and Association of Chiropractors (ACAC), invites DCs from across Canada and be- yond to Toronto for the Canadian Chiropractic Convention 2010 (CCC 2010). It will be held at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto, from November 11-13, 2010. The theme for the convention will be “Embracing the future through unity, strength and inspiration” and among the currently confirmed SECOND CWb MISSION IN THE WORkS The Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC) is currently working hard to prepare for another mission with Chiropractic Without Borders (CWB). This year’s group of interns, along with a faculty member and clinician, will continue where last year’s mission left off, treating patients in Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic, many of whom have never had access to chiropractic care. The mission will take place at the end of April 2010. Chiropractic Without Borders is a project designed to pro- vide chiropractic care to underprivileged populations in de- veloping countries, many of whom do not have access to standard health care. Chiropractic Without Borders also works to educate people on the importance of spinal health, and improve the skills of local chiropractors. The CMCC mission is unique in that it also serves as an educational experience for the participating interns. Interns are supervised by an experi- enced clinician who will aid in assessment and diagnosis as 24 • Canadian ChiropraCtor | dECEMBEr 2009 interns work directly with patients. On last year’s mission, eight CMCC interns had the oppor- tunity to treat more than1,200 patients in 12 days, working in a clinic directed by Dr. Ramon Lopez, a medical doctor with the organization Doctors for Peace. In order to promote international awareness and to help with fundraising for the mission, CMCC’s Students’ Council has established a club for Chiropractic Without Borders. The club is currently working to initiate fundraising activities, or- ganize educational presentations to students about interna- tional health issues, as well as informing others of the work of past and upcoming CWB missions. If you would like to support Chiropractic Without Borders with a donation that will help sponsor this mission, please feel free to contact the CMCC Chiropractic Without Borders Club at Chiropractic Without Borders, C/O CMCC Students’ Council, 6100 Leslie St., Toronto, ON, M2H 3J1 or at [email protected]. www.canadianchiropractor.ca speakers are Drs. James Chestnut, Gerry Clum, Scott Haldeman, Fabrizio Mancini and Guy Reikeman. The meeting will also include a trade- show providing DCs with information on a variety of products and services to support and enhance their practices. CCA and ACAC will be providing more detailed information on the con- ference in the months to come and in- vite you to visit the conference website at www.chiroconference.com for cur- rently available information, including registration and venue details. news
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