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AOL's Chiropractic Professional Networking Forum Schedule

Editorial Staff

The America Online Chiropractic Professional Networking Forum has announced its schedule of topics through November 30, 1997:

Sep. 7: How we started practice, and became successful.

Sep. 14: Miracle cures with our patients.

Sep. 21: Postgraduate education: What and where are the best seminars?

Sep. 28: Open forum

Oct. 5: Evidence based practice: What it is and what it isn't?

Oct. 12: The Mercy Conference Guidelines: are they current and useful?

Oct. 19: Treating chronic pain from whiplash: What do we know?

Oct. 26: Open forum

Nov. 2: Chiropractic treatment of asthma.

Nov. 9: What are the essentials of a chiropractic examination?

Nov. 16: Office design: What works best?

Nov. 23: Adjustment vs. manipulation: What is the difference?

Nov. 30: Open forum

The forum is held every Sunday at 8 p.m. EST. AOL members can log on using the keyword HPN and then clicking on "support chats." For more information, contact Dr. Richard Rogovin at dcdoc@aol.com.

September 1997
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