The Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards hosted its 86th Annual Educational Congress May 2-6 in San Antonio, Texas. The conference focused on honing the skills of regulators. Approximately 130 attendees from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States represented chiropractic licensing boards, testing organizations, associations and chiropractic colleges.
On May 3, the educational portion of the conference opened with the keynote address from Ms. Donna Liewer, executive director of the FCLB. Ms. Liewer spoke about branding regulation and public perception of our purpose. On May 4, Dr. Guy Riekeman, president of Life University, delivered the 22nd Annual Joseph Janse Lecture, speaking about the underlying qualities of effective leadership. As a special gift this year, attendees received copies of Dr. Reed Phillips' book, Joseph Janse: The Apostle of Chiropractic Education, donated by Dr. Terry Yochum.
Other Educational Sessions
Dr. Louis Sportelli delivered the May 5 summary presentation, urging boards to address travel-to-treat issues and to ensure that approved CE credits are for topics within the scope of practice.
Elections – FCLB Board of Directors
The FCLB board then named Dr. Gary Pennebaker (Minn.) to serve as board chair.
Awards and Recognition
Dr. O'Connor presented awards to the following individuals and organizations.
A complete agenda, list of faculty, awards presentations and many of the 2012 educational sessions are available on the federation's Web site at www.fclb.org. Next year's meeting is scheduled for May 1-5, 2013 at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco.
Source: Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards
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