The ICA Council on Chiropractic Pediatrics will hold its annual conference October 20-22 in San Diego, California. The program will feature 14 speakers with extensive experience in pediatrics or expertise in a specialized field: Drs. Joan Fallon; Peter Fysh (Dynamic Chiropractic columnist of "Kids Need Chiropractic Too"; Maxine McMullen; Larry Webster; Claudia Anrig Howe; Sheila Laws; Wayne Zemelka; Doug Berry; Carol Phillips; Fred Barge; Tracy Barnes; William Cockburn; and David and Debra Levinson.
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To register call: 1-800-423-4690 or (703) 528-5000. Accommodations are through MBS Corporate Travel at 1-800-347-3417 or (201) 335-2900.
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