INSIGHTS RESEARCH WHAT’S NEW? Year-end update from Canadian Chiropractic Guideline Initiative T BY ANDRÉ BUSSIÈRES he Canadian Chiro-practic Guideline Initi-ative (CCGI) under-stands that clinicians need easy and rapid access to information, tools and resources to become evidenced-informed practi-tioners. We provide clinicians with ev-idence at their fingertips, giving them user-friendly tools to find out how to best translate research evidence into practice, and thereby ensuring patients receive optimal care. province. Look out for the release of the accompanying resources for clini-cians and patients. A new review of clinical practice guidelines on low back pain was pub-lished recently by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OP-TIMa) Collaboration, and new guide-lines by the Danish government are also expected in the next few months. The CCGI will be looking closely at these to assess if they can be adapted and adopted for chiropractors’ use in Canada. NEW CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES NEW STUDIES We are delighted that a new CCGI guideline on the treatment of neck-pain-associated disorders (NAD) and whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) has now been published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiologi-cal Therapeutics (JMPT). A new series of knowledge transla-tion strategies (including a new inter-active online learning module, a webi-nar, a video series designed for patients on implementing recommendations on neck exercise, handouts for clinicians and patients, and an audio presenta-tion) are available to help disseminate key guideline recommendations to the profession beginning in November 2016. Continuing education credit hours may be available in your In 2016, CCGI published an impor-tant review of the literature on evi-dence-based practice, research utiliza-tion, and knowledge translation in chiropractic, providing baseline infor-mation on what has been achieved in these three areas in chiropractic world-wide and on what remains to be ac-complished. This scoping review suggests that the majority of chiropractors hold fa-vourable attitudes and beliefs toward evidence-informed practice (EIP). However, the research also found that much remains to be done for chiro-practors to routinely apply evidence into clinical practice. Educational strategies aimed at practicing chiropractors can lead to more EIP and improved patient care. A Prezi outlining the methods and results of the scoping review is availa-ble on the Research Network page of the CCGI website. The CCGI conducted a pilot imple-mentation study among Canadian chiropractors on the management of patients with neck pain. Two articles are in preparation. We also recently undertook a new study on implementing a self-manage-ment program called Brief Action Planning for back and neck pain pa-tients at Canadian Memorial Chiro-practic College. The CCGI is excited to participate in the development of this collaboration with chiropractic students and faculty members. OPINION LEADER, BEST PRACTICE COLLABORATOR PROGRAM DR. ANDRÉ BUSSIÈRES, DC, is project lead for the Canadian Chiropractic Guideline Initiative. He is an assistant professor at the School of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy at McGill University and a professor at Université de Québec à Trois Rivières. He holds a Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation Professorship in Rehabilitation Epidemiology at McGill University. 26 Canadian Chiropractor December 2016 CCGI opinion leaders have been hard at work making presentations to pro-vincial associations and their members. In September, Dr. Katherine Mac-Adam gave a presentation about CCGI at the Annual Maritime Chiropractic Convention in Nova Scotia. Dr. Greg Stewart made a presentation at the Alberta College and Association of Chiropractors’ AGM in Alberta. Dr. Jeff Quon and I presented at the Brit-ish Columbia Chiropractic Association Convention in B.C in November. There are now more than 110 CCGI best practice collaborators appointed in all provinces, assisting opinion lead-ers in promoting best practices to their colleagues. A new online competency program www.canadianchiropractor.ca
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