Interdisciplinary Silicon Valley Ergonomics Conf. and Expo
The Silicon Valley Ergonomics Conference and Exposition will be held in San Jose, California May 22-24. ErgoCon '95 is an interdisciplinary convocation of professionals concerned with how principles and methods of ergonomics can impact a company's productivity and quality of products/services, and the health, accommodation, comfort, and safety of its employees.
The conference will feature keynote and plenary speakers, topical tracks and round table sessions, workshops, and scientific tours of state-of-the-art companies in the Silicon Valley.
ErgoCon '95 is organized in cooperation with the Human Factors/Ergonomics Society, and co-sponsored by Palmer College of Chiropractic West, the American Industrial Hygiene Assoc., and local chapters of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, Occupational Therapy Assoc. of Calif., and the American Physical Therapy Assoc.
Professionals attending the conference will include safety engineers/managers; industrial hygienists; ergonomics specialists; industrial engineers/designers; occupational health nurses; personnel managers; chiropractors; occupational therapists; physical therapists; MDs; and risk/quality control managers. Doctors who are interested in attending should contact Abbas Moallem, PhD, at San Jose State University (408) 924-4132, or William Meeker, DC, MPH, (408) 944-6066.
Drs. Craig Cook and William Remsen were asked to lecture at the Interdepartmental Conference at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in San Diego. The lecture, "Chiropractic Indications," was presented to approximately 85 physicians from various departments throughout the hospital. Drs. Cook and Remsen gave a slide presentation highlighting the new governmental guidelines (AHCPR) that recommend spinal manipulation for acute low back problems. The lecturers offered a lengthy question and answer session in which the MDs had the opportunity to ask about chiropractic and manipulation.
Life West President Gerard Clum, DC, was a guest lecturer in a class on alternative medicine taught by Wallace Sampson, MD, at Stanford University Medical School in Palo Alto, Calif., March 7. He discussed the role of chiropractic in maintaining good health.
Dr. Clum told the students that people are seeking less intervention and less technology in their health care. "They want higher touch and they want caring and they want involvement," Dr. Clum said. "As chiropractors, we're thrilled with the movement the society has taken relative to health care, because it is moving toward the direction that we have always been," he added.
Dr. Clum encourage the students to read the chiropractic-oriented research literature, such as JMPT, to understand the effectiveness of chiropractic care. "The literature would indicate that in the musculoskeletal arena, there is a large range of conditions that chiropractic care deals with efficiently and effectively," Dr. Clum told the students. He also noted the wide range of conditions that are sometimes mediated with chiropractic, although not generally associated with chiropractic: cervicogenic headache; some forms of migraine headache; peptic ulcer; and menstrual disturbances.
Dr. Clum will return to the Stanford campus April 22 to speak during a medical school-sponsored conference on alternative medicine.
Interns from LACC began treating homeless patients in the western Riverside County communities of Corona and Norco in early March. Through a program set up with the Corona Christian Fellowship Church, interns at the college are available to treat patients at a clinic set up in the church.
Dr. Vaughn Given, clinical associate professor at LACC, met with the church's Pastor Tim Waisanen last summer when he learned of the pastor's efforts with the homeless in the Corona area. Mr. Waisanen offered the church as a treatment center, and Dr. Given, with four to six interns, operates the clinic on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The clinic treats both children and adults.
"This is a pilot program that we hope to expand into other Southern California communities," said Dr. Given. Officials from Riverside Country have been contacted about the possibility of opening a second facility in Riverside.
Interns at CCCLA will perform health screenings on the college campus during the second annual Children's Health Fair May 20th, co-sponsored by the college and its Delta Tau Alpha chapter.
CCCLA student Dawn Fletcher explained the goals of the Health Fair: to develop a community outreach program for the college; to educate people on the benefits of chiropractic care; and as part of the college's efforts to raise enough money to establish a chiropractic pediatric program for the clinic.
Palmer West Centennial Kick Off Celebration
Dr. Guy Riekeman, chairman of the Chiropractic Centennial Foundation Advisory Committee for Media Projects, addressed the audience at Palmer West's Centennial Kick Off Celebration at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Other speakers were PCCW President Dr. Peter Martin; Dr. Marilyn Smith, vice chair, Palmer Chiropractic University System Board of Trustees and member of the Centennial Foundation Board of Trustees; Dr. Kevin McCarthy, PCCW dean; Mr. Stephen Eckstone, assistant to the president and director of alumni; and Sherry Mattern, past president, Palmer West Assoc. Student Government.
"Chiropractic brings a new direction, a new vision and a new philosophy, and is in a prime position to become a leader in the new health care system," said Dr. Riekeman. "As part of this Centennial Celebration, each us has a responsibility, and the power, to help bring about this change."
Another highlight of the Palmer West Kick Off was a presentation of a $2,500 donation check to Dr. Riekeman and Dr. Marilyn Smith, representing the CCF Board, by Palmer West student Joel Kinch. The money was raised by Palmer West students.
Student interns and faculty members from Los Angeles College of Chiropractic will provide chiropractic care to bicyclists participating in the second California AIDS Ride, May 14-20. The seven-day, 525-mile bicycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles raised $1.6 million last year for the Jeffrey Goodman Special Care Clinic and other AIDS/HIV-related services of the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center. This year's ride is expected to raise more than $3 million.
Paige Morgenthal, DC, an associate professor at LACC who participated in last year's AIDS Ride, is organizing the effort to provide chiropractic services to riders this year. "At last year's ride, there were only two chiropractors for the the 475 participants, and they couldn't keep up with the demand," said Dr. Morgenthal. "I saw that as an opportunity to get the college and the students involved. This year, more than 1,200 riders are expected to participate.
Dr. Morgenthal and Bart Green, DC, an LACC instructor, will be working with a chiropractic team of approximately 20, including LACC student interns and other chiropractors from California to treat an estimated 300 riders each day.
The evening encampments along the route will be Santa Cruz; Pinnacles National Monument; Paso Robles; Santa Maria; Lake Cachuma; and Ventura. The ride will end in West Hollywood, the afternoon of May 20th.
Chiropractors interested in participating may contact Dr. Morgenthal: (310) 947-8755.
Eight representatives from LACC attended the ACA's National Chiropractic Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., March 9-10, which boasted more than 450 doctors and students. Attending were LACC President Dr. Reed Phillips; Governmental Affairs Administrator Dr. Rob Engel; and students Michael Ball, Joel Bird, Keith Hammond, David Irons, Mark Kaufmann, and Bryant Lister, representing LACC's Student ACA chapter.
Drs. Phillips and Engel spent time on "the hill" with House members Xavier Becerra (D-Cal) and Dana Rohrabacher (R-Cal), and with aides for California Reps. David Dreier, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Edward Royce, and Christopher Cox. Dr. Phillips also visited with Senator Hatch.
See the highlights of the conference beginning on the front page of this issue.
Students Honor Instructors
Palmer West faculty members Richard DeSarbo, DC, Daniel Dugan, MS, Dale Nansel, PhD, and Shahinaz Soliman, MD, were honored by the student body as "Outstanding Instructors of the Year" for 1994. The winners were announced during the college's Centennial Kick Off Celebration.
Dr. DeSarbo, an associate professor at Palmer West and member of the PCCW faculty since 1983, teaches three chiropractic procedure classes and several technique electives.
Mr. Dugan, an associate professor who joined the PCCW faculty in 1991, teaches microbiology, biochemistry, and public health.
Dr. Nansel is a six-year faculty member and professor at PCCW who teaches neuromuscular physiology/pathology in the department of life sciences.
Dr. Soliman, who became a full-time faculty member in October, teaches physical diagnosis, cardiovascular pathology, neoplasms and genetic disorders, radiographic anatomy, and geriatrics.
(l-r): Mark Garwah, treasurer; Ted Omura, second v-p; Alan Sidorsky, president; Misty Watson, secretary; and Jennifer Sutowski, first v-p. Not pictured, Daryl Marshall-Inman, althletic director.
Student Government Elections
Palmer College of Chiropractic West (PCCW) has elected a new slate of associated student government officers, effective March 27th, for a one-year term.
President: Alan Sidorsky, a 1993 graduate of the University of Calgary (physical therapy), is treasurer for the PCCW Student ACA Sports Council, and a member of both the Motion Palpation Club and the Palmer Academic Society.
First vice president: Jennifer Sutowski, a graduate of Springfield College 1994 (B.S. in biology), has worked for both the PCCW admissions and alumni departments, and is a member of the Tri Beta National Honor Society.
Second vice president: Ted Omura, a 1994 UCLA graduate in biology, served as a student volunteer during the college's Homecoming last year, and also helped organize his class' participation in the Palmer West student food drive. He is a black belt karate competitor and instructor.
Treasurer: Mark Garwah graduated from the University of Calgary last year (zoology/physiology). He has been active in a variety of extracurricular activities at Palmer West.
Secretary: Misty Watson completed her chiropractic prerequisites at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, is vice president of PCCW's chapter of the Student International Chiropractors' Association (SICA), and has been a member of the dean's list her first two quarters at the college.
Athletic Director: Daryl Marshall-Inman, a Calgary, Alberta resident, completed his prerequisites at the University of Calgary before attending Palmer West.
Alumni Association officers and board members of Cleveland Chiropractic College of Los Angeles were announced during the college's second annual alumni weekend in Las Vegas in February.
The officers are: Dr. Michael Tsuno (1978 CCCLA graduate), president; Dr. Richard Smith (1976), vice president; Dr. Kay Marine (1979), recording secretary; Dr. Cergei Klishevich (1989), treasurer; and Dr. John Raithel (1985), sergeant-at-arms. Board members elected include Dr. Courtney Cooke (1991), Dr. Joseph Raboy (1981), Dr. John Shankwiler (1990), Dr. Gerald Shigekawa (1983), and Dr. John Wong (1991).
Several Palmer West alumni and faculty members are among the featured speakers scheduled to present papers and conduct workshops at nearly two dozen programs during the Centennial celebrations later this year in Washington, D.C. and Davenport.
Palmer West faculty scheduled to participate in the Centennial proceedings in Washington, D.C. include:
Dr. Susan St. Claire, a 1984 Palmer alumni and 10-year faculty member, has been appointed chair of the life sciences department. She currently teaches PT II, OB-GYN, and nutrition, is a postgraduate and continuing education professor, and maintains a private practice in San Jose.
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.”
Presently there is no consensus on the best treatment for Achilles tendon rupture; and its management is still controversial. The treatment options are conservative treatment and surgical repair. With either treatment, be it conservative or surgical, Achilles tendon tears necessitate prolonged recovery and rehabilitative management.
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