After a lengthy and exhaustive nomination process, a group of 35 individuals have been selected as panelists for the "National Workshop to Develop the Chiropractic Research Agenda." The project is being conducted by the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research under a contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Health Professions. It will be held July 12-14, in Washington, DC.
According to the terms of the HRSA contract, the interdisciplinary panel of participants had to include individuals with specific training or experience in at least one of the following areas: health services research, outcomes research, educational research, clinical research, or basic science research. HRSA required that the panel include professionals from the fields of chiropractic, medicine, osteopathic medicine, physical therapy, and occupational therapy.
The nomination process yielded 83 highly qualified individuals from over 30 professional and educational organizations, including officials from several federal research agencies. Final selections were made by a planning committee with input from the project officer at the Bureau of Health Professions, Ms. Shannon Mulrooney. The selection process weighed such variables as expertise, training, experience, and professional visibility in their respective fields.
The majority of participants (18) have chiropractic degrees; eleven have PhD degrees (four of which are experienced research administrators at chiropractic institutions). Four individuals have both DC and PhD credentials. There is one doctor of osteopathy; one occupational therapist; one physical therapist; one attorney (who works for a chiropractic association), and one nurse. Four panelists are MDs (two of those are also chiropractors). Three individuals are administrators for federal or state agencies. Ten of the 35 have appointments at chiropractic institutions; the rest are in private clinical practice, work in academic settings other than chiropractic, or have a combination of academic and private practice experience.
Each participant will be initially assigned to one of the five research topic areas based on expertise, training, and experience, and will be asked to read a summary of the scientific literature in that area as it relates to chiropractic research. The summaries will then be refined and prioritized by the participants into specific recommendations.
Dr. William Meeker, the Workshop project director, said he was pleased with the makeup of the interdisciplinary group. "They are highly qualified individuals and they are motivated to speak out on chiropractic research. I am sure that the unprecedented breadth and depth of this input will make our voice heard when the topic of funding for chiropractic research is raised at the governmental level." He predicted that this meeting would "lead to fruitful interdisciplinary research collaborations down the road."
The 35 interdisciplinary panelists are:
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