Palmer Programs Compliant With New Standards
Effective July 1, Iowa chiropractic assistants must show proof that they have completed training in active and passive physiotherapy; Palmer College of Chiropractic's chiropractic technology (CT) program meets the legislative requirement, according to Palmer's undergraduate studies department. Graduates of the program and those with chiropractic clinical assistant (CCA) certificates meet the chiropractic board's requirement subject to these guidelines:
- Alumni who graduated from Spring 1997 to the present meet the full requirements of the Iowa Board for both passive and active instruction and passive and active clinical experience.
- Alumni graduating between Summer 1992 and Fall 1996 meet the requirements of the Iowa Board for only passive instruction and clinical experience. These CTs and CCAs are required to take a current 12-hour program for the active training if they perform active physiotherapy duties in the office.
- Alumni graduating prior to Summer 1992 are required to complete a current 12-24-hour program to fulfill the passive and/or active requirements if they perform passive and/or active physiotherapy duties in the office.
Graduates of the CT and CCA programs who require additional training to fulfill the new requirement can contact the college's continuing education department at www.palmer.edu/ce.aspx. Graduates who meet the requirement can obtain a certification letter from Annette VenHorst, undergraduate registrar, by calling (563) 884-5867.
NCMIC Foundation Rewards Research Excellence
Sidney Rubinstein, DC, PhD, is the 2009 recipient of the Jerome F. McAndrews, D.C., Memorial Research Fund, created by the National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Company (NCMIC) Foundation to honor Dr. McAndrews' longtime support of the chiropractic profession. A post-doc at the VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Dr. Rubinstein is a member of the Cochrane Back Review Group and is working on a series of systematic reviews to evaluate treatments for chronic low back pain. He recently completed his PhD dissertation, which featured a series of papers addressing reported adverse events following chiropractic care.
The NCMIC Foundation awards the McAndrews fund annually. To learn more about the research fund and/or to make a contribution, visit www.ncmic foundation.com.
New WFC Associate Member
Santa Cruz Holistics is the latest company to support the World Federation of Chiropractic as a corporate associate member. The Watsonville, Calif.-based company joins the WFC at the bronze level.
As of May 2009, more than 80 chiropractic vendors and organizations support the WFC as associate members at the platinum ($10,000), diamond ($5,000), gold ($2,500), silver ($1,000) and bronze ($500) levels. To learn more, visit www.wfc.org.
