With over 500 Association of New Jersey Chiropractors (ANJC) members attending, a wealth of exhibitors, a special presentation to chiropractic students and a dynamic panel of speakers and presentations, the April ANJC Spring Convention at the Sheraton Hotel in Parsippany, N.J., provided an informative platform for helping members improve their business and professional development.
Highlights of the two-day event included a state-of-the-association address by Dr. Joseph D'Angiolillo, ANJC president, updating membership on ANJC insurance, legal, legislative and PR issues. The convention also allowed the ANJC to officially introduce Diane Philipbar, ANJC's new assistant executive director.
"Once again, ANJC members benefitted by joining with colleagues in the profession and having at their disposal a convention featuring a vast array of informative and educational presentations," said Dr. D'Angiolillo. "We thank all of our vendors and sponsors for their support and we look forward to an even bigger event this fall in East Brunswick."
Presentations at the event covered all of the main topics for doctors to run a successful practice. Sessions included:
- Bill Esteb – Explaining Chiropractic So People Get It
- Rick Sapio & Patrick Gentempo – Foundational Principles For Business Growth & Leverage
- Dan Murphy – Science of Subluxation Neurology
- Dave Klein – Introduction to ICD-10
- Rich Healy – Medicare Updates and Hot Topics
- Mark Charrette – The Noisy Joint and Adjusting the Typical Foot and Wrist
- Michelle Turk – Educating Your Patients for Lifetime Care and Communication Excellence
- Jeffrey Sklar –Chiropractic Applied in a Medical Oncology Care Setting
- Jeff Randolph – Chiropractic Informed Consent
A highlight of the weekend event was the ANJC Student Scholarship presentation to students selected by the ANJC's Senior Advisory Committee, which awarded five $1,000 scholarships to students from New Jersey who returning from chiropractic colleges to begin their practice in the state. Scholarships were awarded to:
- Yevgeniya Boyko – University of Bridgeport, College of Chiropractic
- Michael Vito Spadafino – Palmer College of Chiropractic
- Dominique Cyran – Southern California University of Health Sciences
- Hailey Coonrad – Life University
- John Ripley – Palmer College of Chiropractic
The students received a certificate and their $1,000 checks. The ANJC's Senior Advisory Committee conducted the oversight, application, review and scoring for the scholarship program. The committee, which meets on a quarterly basis, was created by ANJC Executive Director, Dr. Sigmund Miller, as a committee with vast experience in the profession to serve in an advisory capacity.
Source: Association of New Jersey Chiropractors
