Preparations for the Mercy Center Conference (Quality Assurance Conference) are on target. The conference, which will be held in San Mateo, California (just south of San Francisco) on January 25 - 30, 1992, is being held to establish comprehensive guidelines for chiropractic practice. It has drawn almost universal support from all corners of the profession. The guideline chapters, now in third draft, are:
History and Physical Examination
X-ray and Other Imaging
Instrumentation
Clinical Laboratory
Initial Documentation and Patient Consents
Clinical Impression
Modes of Care
Frequency of Care
Reassessment
Record Keeping
Outcome Assessment
Collaborative Care
Management of Complications
Maintenance, Prevention, and Supportive Care
Professional Development
As part of the process, every member of the chiropractic profession is encouraged to provide input into any or all of the above topics. If you have information, concerns or issues that should be considered for a particular topic or in general, please send it to Donald M. Petersen, B.S., H.C.D.(hc), commission secretary, for distribution to all members of the corresponding committee(s). The address is:
Mercy Center Conference
P.O. Box 6070
Huntington Beach, CA 92615
Fax (714) 536-1482
In an effort to provide broader consensus and better representation from the East and South, the conference has been expanded from 30 to 35 participants. The additional five members are:
William Remling, D.C.
65-17 Myrtle Avenue
Glendale, NY 11385-6248
Rick McMichael, D.C.
3945 Fulton Drive N.W.
Canton OH 44718-3042
Eugene Lewis, D.C.
1311 North Elm Street #3
Greensboro, NC 27410
Thomas Hyde, D.C.
695 N.E. 126th Street
N. Miami Beach, FL 33161-4820
Ralph Boone, Ph.D., D.C.
8420 Beverly Road
Pico Rivera, CA 90660
The entire list of all 35 panel members is listed at the end of this article.
An official conference logo has been adopted. This logo will not only be used by the conference, but by the conference sponsors. Please be looking for this logo from those companies with which you do business.
The primary sponsors for the Mercy Center Conference are: the Congress of Chiropractic State Associations (COCSA); American Chiropractic Association (ACA); Canadian Chiropractic Association (CCA); International Chiropractors Association (ICA); the Association of Chiropractic Colleges (ACC); the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research (FCER); and the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards (FCLB).
In addition, several well-known organizations have donated $2,500 each to sponsor the conference: Nutri-West, SuperFeet, World-Wide Chiropractic Placement Service (WCPS), Foot Levelers, Activator Methods, OUM Group, Inc., NCMIC, National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association, and the Motion Palpation Institute (MPI).
As the date of the conference draws near, the amount of work and activity will be increasing. Be watching for additional information on the Mercy Center Conference and its proceedings.
For more information on the conference, please see the "Chiropractic Practice Guidelines" article in the July 19, 1991 issue of Dynamic Chiropractic, or the March 1991 issue of The Chiropractic Report, edited by David Chapman-Smith, L.L.B. (Hon.), FICC (Hon.). The address of The Chiropractic Report is:
The Chiropractic Report
3080 Yonge Street
Suite 3002
Toronto, Ontario M4N 3N1
Canada
Tele: (416) 484-9601
Fax: (416) 484-9665.
The delegates to the Mercy Center Conference are:
Alan Adams, D.C.
16200 East Amber Valley Drive
Whittier, CA 90609
(213) 947-8755
(213) 947-5724 fax
Meredith H. Bakke, D.C.
312 East North Street
De Forest, WI 53532-1258
(608) 846-3333
Ralph Boone, Ph.D., D.C.
8420 Beverly Road
Pico Rivera, CA 90660
(213) 692-0331
(213) 692-2505 fax
Linda Bowers, D.C.
2501 West 84th Street
Bloomington, MN 55431-1602
(612) 881-9129
Gerard Clum, D.C.
P.O. Box 367
San Lorenzo, CA 94580
(415) 276-9013
(415) 276-4893 fax
Tammy DeKoekkoek, D.C.
4902 Irvine Center Drive #102
Irvine, CA 92714
(213) 947-8755
(213) 947-5724 fax
Arlan W. Fuhr, D.C.
3714 East Indian School Road
Phoenix, AZ 86060
(602) 224-0642
(602) 224-0230 fax
R. James Gregg, D.C.
1647 Inkster
Garden City, MI 48135-3008
(313) 525-8422
(313) 525-5421 fax
Daniel Hansen, D.C.
1115 Black Lake Blvd. SW Suite A
Olympia, WA 98502
(206) 754-7066
(206) 754-7083 fax
Donald Henderson, D.C.
1494 Islington Avenue
Islington, Ontario
Canada, M9A 3L5
(416) 231-9502
(416) 233-7973 fax
John Hsieh, M.S., R.P.T., D.C.
233 North Milton Drive
San Gabriel, CA 91775-2818
(818) 282-1793
Thomas Hyde, D.C.
695 N.E. 126th Street
N. Miami Beach, FL 33161-4820
(305) 893-3892
Donald Kern, D.C.
1000 Brady Street
Davenport, IA 52803
(319) 326-9600
(319) 326-8409 fax
Norman Kettner, D.C.
P.O. Box 1065
Chesterfield, MO 63006-1065
(314) 227-2100
(314) 227-9338 fax
Charles Lantz, D.C., Ph.D.
P.O. Box 367
San Lorenzo, CA 94580
(415) 276-9013
(415) 276-4893 fax
Eugene Lewis, D.C.
1311 North Elm Street #3
Greensboro, NC 27410
(919) 333-2244
John Martin, D.C.
4029 Capital of Texas Hwy S 111
Austin, TX 78704
(512) 447-2225
Marion McGregor, M.Sc., D.C.
200 East Roosevelt Road
Lombard, IL 60148
(708) 629-2000
(708) 629-0282 fax
Rick McMichael, D.C.
3945 Fulton Drive N.W.
Canton OH 44718-3042
(216) 492-1010
William Meeker, D.C., M.P.H.
1095 Dunford Way
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
(408) 983-4000
(408) 983-4017 fax
Dale Mierau, B.B.P.E., D.C., M.Sc., F.C.C.S.C.
5 - 3110 8th Street East
Saskatoon, Sask., Canada S7H 0W2
(306) 373-0337
Silvano Mior, D.C., F.C.C.S.(c)
1900 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
Canada, M4G 3E6
(416) 482-2340
(416) 482-9745 fax
Robert Mootz, D.C., Ph.D.
1095 Dunford Way
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
(408) 983-4000
(408) 983-4017 fax
Michael Pedigo, D.C.
144 Joaquin Avenue
San Leandro, CA 94577-4708
(415) 357-2343
(415) 357-2133 fax
Kelli Pearson, D.C.
2119 South Tekoa Street
Spokane, WA 99204
(509) 922-5050
Reed Phillips, D.C., Ph.D.
16200 East Amber Valley Drive
Whittier, CA 90609
(213) 947-8755
(213) 947-5724 fax
William Remling, D.C.
65-17 Myrtle Avenue
Glendale, NY 11385-6248
(718) 386-3172
Dennis Skogsbergh, D.C.
200 East Roosevelt Road
Lombard, IL 60148
(708) 629-2000
(708) 629-0282 fax
Marilyn Smith, D.C.
577 Orange Avenue
Coronado, CA 92118-1826
(619) 435-4175
Monica Smith, D.C.
501 North 16th Street
Belleville, IL 62220-3119
(618) 277-2196
Louis Sportelli, D.C.
175 Deleware Avenue
Palmerton, PA 18071
(215) 826-2810
(215) 826-7500 fax
Neil Stern, D.C.
3804 Yacht Club Drive
Arlington, TX 76016-2560
(214) 438-6932
(214) 357-3620 fax
John Triano, M.A., D.C.
200 East Roosevelt Road
Lombard, IL 60148
(708) 629-2000
(708) 629-0282 fax
Howard Vernon, D.C., F.C.C.D.(c)
1900 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
Canada, M4G 3E6
(416) 482-2340
(416) 482-9745 fax
James Winterstein, D.C.
200 East Roosevelt Road
Lombard, IL 60148
(708) 629-2000
(708) 629-0282 fax
