UPFRONT | Roundup EDUCATION Take 5 CMCC expands collaborative efforts to Denmark canadian memorial chiro-practic college (CMCC) has signed an official mem-orandum of understanding with the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics. The agreement paves the way for fostering cooperative and mutually rewarding rela-tionships in research and education, CMCC said in a statement. . According to CMCC, the cooperation can lead to col-laboration and joint publica-tion of scientific papers in musculoskeletal research and joint applications for funding of research initia-tives. Other outcomes antic-ipated to come from this agreement include: joint educational courses; gradu-ate and undergraduate stu-dent mobility opportunities such as internships and studying abroad; facilitation of common graduate stu-dent projects; adjunct ap-pointments and exchanges for senior researchers; devel-opment of joint courses; and exchange of faculty for teaching and observation. “We are proud to reach this agreement with our colleagues at SDU. Such agreements at an interna-tional level not only increase our capacity, they promote a cross-cultural knowledge sharing that ultimately en-hances joint initiatives. We look forward to developing such projects and opportu-nities,” said CMCC presi-dent Dr. David Wickes. Dr. Jan Hartvigsen, pro-fessor and head of the re-search unit for clinical bio-mechanics at the faculty of health sciences, University of Southern Denmark, wel-comed CMCC-SDU mem-orandum of understanding. “We have a global network of collaborators in musculo-skeletal research, and with CMCC’s strong commit-ment to research and evi-dence-based advancement in chiropractic, this is a perfect partnership. It will increase opportunities for high-level research as well as student exchange on both sides of the Atlantic,” said Hartvigsen, who is also a senior researcher at the Nor-dic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics. Dr. Silvano Mior, CMCC’s vice-president for research and external relations, spear-headed this initiative and other such initiatives that continue to define new mod-els of partnership and knowl-edge sharing between aca-demic institutions, and between chiropractors and other health scientists. “Agreements such as this promote international dia-logue and enable collabora-tion, reducing barriers to care for patients. We look forward to advancing collab-oration within research and increasing learning opportu-nities for students,” Mior said. The University of South-ern Denmark is a full-scale publicly funded university with over 22,000 students in five faculties. Its five-year chiropractic education is placed under the faculty of health sciences and inte-grated into the medical school where chiropractic and medical students take many courses together. NUMBER CRUNCHING There’s an app for that Social media and the Internet are increasingly becoming a platform for engaging the patient population. Here are some insights from our 2016 Canadian Chiropractor Practice and Market Survey. <10% Chiropractors with a blog 50% Use Internet marketing to promote their practice 3 5 out of Chiropractic practices with social media presence Social media platform used by 60% of chiropractors www.canadianchiropractor.ca 6 Canadian Chiropractor September 2016
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