ST. LOUIS, Missouri -- The Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters (CCGPP), the group coordinating the updating of the Mercy guidelines, held their annual meeting Oct. 23-24.
The CCGPP board, which represents every major chiropractic organization in the U.S., has recruited some of the top chiropractic authorities on guidelines to be part of their commission on guidelines.
With an eye toward completing several of the guideline projects in the upcoming year, the CCGPP representatives will be attending the latest programs on practice guidelines sponsored by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
New Officers
The annual meeting saw the election of new CCGPP officers, chiropractors all:
Chairman: Leonard Suiter
Vice chairman: John Pammer
Secretary: Arlan Fuhr
Treasurer: Eugene Lewis
Director-at-large: Rick McMichael (immediate past chairman)
For more information on the CCGPP, visit their website at [url=http://www.ccgpp.org]http://www.ccgpp.org[/url].
Continuing to impress the advertising and marketing world, The Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (F4CP) has again been recognized by industry organizations for its excellence in educating consumers on the benefits of chiropractic, this time through social media, newsletters, and demonstrating thought leadership by promoting holistic well-being.
Dr. Louis Sportelli received the Lee-Homewood Chiropractic Heritage Award during the annual conference of the Association for the History of Chiropractic (AHC). During his nearly 60-year career, Dr. Sportelli has embodied the spirit of the award, given to “living individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the chiropractic profession.”
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