UPDATE FROM NORTHWESTERN HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY 85 Granted DC degrees Students from across the continent re- ceived Doctor of Chiropractic degrees from the College of Chiropractic at Northwestern Health Sciences University on April 9, 2010. This was Northwest- ern’s 126th chiropractic commencement ceremony. The graduating class consist- ed of 85 students, 13 of whom gradu- ated with academic honours. From Georgia to Manitoba, students in this graduating class hailed from 15 different states and three Canadian provinces. Within this class, 30 students earned a bachelor of sci- ence degree in human biology. Class valedictorian was awarded to Andrea Marie Burckhard. Graduating chiropractic student Mat- thew Christenson was chosen by the class to give the student greeting. Rick McMichael, DC, FACC, FICC, president of the American Chiropractic Associa- tion, delivered the commencement ad- dress. More than 1,000 people attended the ceremony and reception, held on Northwestern’s campus. New Integrated Clinic Northwestern Health Sciences Univer- sity is collaborating with HealthPartners to open an integrated clinic. The new clinic will create a new model of care that blends the strengths of traditional medicine and natural care disciplines to provide a collaborative, team approach to meeting patient health care needs. The clinic will be located in Cottage Grove, Minnesota and opened on April 19, 2010. The clinic will include a family physi- cian and doctors of chiropractic on staff as well as an urgent care centre . Ryne DeVries, DC, FACO, assistant professor at Northwestern, will be the chiroprac- tor on staff at the new clinic. “We look forward to opening the clinic in Cottage Grove,” said Mark Zeigler, DC, president of Northwest- ern. It will bring new opportunities for integration and collaboration between providers from Health Partners and Northwestern. We are proud of this new relationship and the possibilities it brings to provide patient-centred, evidence-informed care through shared decision making.” Northwestern Health Sciences Uni- versity offers a wide array of choices in natural health care education including chiropractic, Oriental medicine, acu- puncture, therapeutic massage and hu- man biology. The University has nearly 900 students on a 25-acre campus in Bloomington, Minnesota. BCCA SUPPORTS ALBERTA COLLEGE AND ASSOCIATION OF CHIROPRACTORS The Alberta College and Association of Chiropractors (ACAC) has faced challenges arising from the allegations and filing of a class action in the Albert Courts. This legal and media event was of significant interest and impact to all chiropractors. Chiropractors in Alberta bore the full weight of this incident, including its substantial cost, on behalf of all DCs. There was no option. The BCCA Board now feels it is more than appropriate to share some of the costs. Therefore, on behalf of BC’s chiropractic doctors the BCCA Board has forwarded a cheque in the amount of $20,000.00 dollars to the ACAC Board. The attempt to certify a class action against ACAC in relation to its regu- lation of chiropractic, and against all individual chiropractors in Alberta for alleged inappropriate and non-beneficial treatment, has been defeated and is not being appealed. This is an important legal ruling for each province’s regulatory board and every chiropractic doctor. The judgment supports the theme that it is not appropriate to question the scientific validity of chiropractic within the courts. The contribution from the BCCA was presented to Clark Mills , president of the ACAC on Friday April 16, at the chiropractic association and college board meetings in Toronto. www.canadianchiropractor.ca CANADIAN CHIROPRACTOR | MAY 2010 • 43 news
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