Canadian Chiropractic Convention 2010 Researchers Greg Kawchuk, DC, PhD Dr. Kawchuk holds the Canada research chair in spinal function and is an associate professor in the faculty of rehabilitation medicine at the University of Alberta. With a PhD in bioengineering and clinical training as a chiropractor, Dr. Kawchuk’s research interests revolve around defining the mechanisms that initiate and sustain spinal disorders. To achieve this goal, a major component of his research involves the development of novel technologies to evaluate spinal structure and performance. John J. Triano, DC, PhD Dr. Triano is a graduate of Logan College (DC), Webster College (MA) and the University of Michigan (PhD). He is a Fellow of the College of Chiropractic Scientists (Canada) and serves as an editorial advisor to the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, Spine, The Spine Journal and The BackLetter. Dr. Triano was research professor in the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Arlington, joint biomedical engineering program. From 1992 to 2005 he was co-director of conservative medicine and founding director for the chiropractic division at the Texas Back Institute. Currently, he is professor and dean of graduate education at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College with cross-appointment as associate professor, rehabilitation sciences, McMaster University. During 2005 to 2007, Dr. Triano served as the only chiropractor on the US National Committee for Quality Assurance that recently released its first Spine Physician Recognition Program, a program that acknowledges quality spine care by chiropractors on par with medical physicians. Jason Busse, DC, PhD Dr. Busse completed a BSc in microbiology and an MSc in medical and molecular genetics at the University of Toronto, a doctorate in chiropractic at CMCC, training in cognitive behavioral therapy at McMaster University, and a PhD in health research methodology at McMaster University. Dr. Busse is an assistant professor in the department of clinical epidemiology and biostatistics at McMaster University; a scientist at the Institute for Work & Health; and an adjunct professor in the department of graduate education and research at CMCC. Dr. Busse has been active clinically in the management of disability secondary to chronic pain and fatigue syndromes since 1999, and he currently serves as a consultant for ATF Canada and Prisma Health. Dr. Busse has authored more than 70 peer-reviewed publications with a focus on medically unexplained syndromes, orthopedic trauma and methodological research. His academic efforts are supported by a New Investigator Award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation. BIOGRAPHIES Delegate Guide 31
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