The Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards (FCLB) hosted its 83rd Annual Educational Congress May 6-10, 2009 in Hollywood, Calif. The conference highlighted the importance of transparency in regulation. Approximately 100 attendees from the U.S. and Canada represented chiropractic licensing boards, testing organizations and chiropractic colleges.
The educational portion of the conference opened with a welcome message from Dr. Carl Cleveland III, president of Cleveland Chiropractic Colleges, and Dr. Ronald Kraft, president of Southern California University of Health Sciences. Dr. Cleveland also spoke about the importance of encouraging a new generation of leaders and regulators in the 2009 Janse Lecture, "Who Among Us Will Sustain the Flame?"
Other educational sessions included:
Resolutions
FCLB delegates passed a resolution amending the federation's Statement of Principles, Ethical Behavior, Non-Disclosure, and Conflict of Interest to add a procedure for handling complaints. A second resolution was passed revising the FCLB's mission statement to better reflect the organization's focus on member boards. Finally, members voted to approve a revision to the current dues structure. Full text of these resolutions is available on the FCLB Web site.
Elections - FCLB Board of Directors
Dr. Daniel Saint-Germain (Quebec City) was elected FCLB president and Dr. Lawrence O'Connor (N.J.) was elected as vice president. Delegates also elected Dr. LeRoy Otto (Minn.), former district II director, as treasurer, and Dr. Larry Spicer (also from Minn.) as administrative fellow director.
District IV elected Dr. Margaret Colucci (Nev.) as the new director and Dr. Leslie Schmidt (N.M.) as the alternate. District III elected Dr. Marc Gamerman to fill the vacant alternate director seat. The Board of Directors elected Dr. Farrel Grossman (S.C.), district V director, to serve as board chair for 2009-10.
Awards and Recognition
A complete agenda, list of faculty, awards presentations and many of the 2009 educational sessions are available on the federation's Web site.
Next year's meeting is scheduled for April 28 - May 2, 2010 at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards in Baltimore.
Source: Federation of Chiropractic State Licensing Boards
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