"Move Your Spine" Theme for 2023 World Spine Day
“Move Your Spine” is the theme for World Spine Day 2023, encouraging people to take care of their spines by staying active. Celebrated on Oct. 16 every year, World Spine Day is the perfect opportunity to raise awareness of spinal health in your community while taking part in what the World Federation of Chiropractic (which organized World Spine Day back in 2008) describes as “the world’s largest public health event organized to raise awareness of spinal disorders and the global burden of spinal pain and disability.”
For more information, including in-the-works resources that will be available to support local World Spine Day initiatives around the world, visit www.worldspineday.org.
2023 McAndrews Award Winners
Drs. Gert Bronfert, Roni Evans, Scott Haldeman and Stephanie Sullivan are the 2023 winners of the Jerome F. McAndrews, DC, Memorial Research Fund Award (recently renamed to include Jerome’s brother, George P. McAndrews, Esq., who passed away in April – click here for details).
The fund, established by the NCMIC Foundation, “provides an award to a worthy research recipient who has demonstrated an exceptional ability to: advance research and the exchange of scientific information; promote high ethical standards in research and/or practice; contribute to practical applications to chiropractic practice; and interact professionally with other individuals and groups involved in relevant research and application.”
To learn more about each award winner, visit https://www.ncmicfoundation.org/what-we-fund/mcandrews-research-award/.
Take the Next Step With the F4CP
On National Walking Day (April 6), the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress launched its Next Step Community Program, “an initiative to encourage YOU, our doctor members, to get outside of your office and into your community by leading a running or walking program in your neighborhood.” According to the F4CP, the benefits of establishing this type of program in your community include promoting yourself as an expert in your community; connecting with your community beyond your office walls; and connecting with other local health care professionals.
Not sure how to get started? The foundation has made it easy with a variety of resources. Click here for complete details.
Parker Seminars LV: Big Success
Parker Seminars enjoyed its largest event attendance in more than two decades for its annual convention and expo in Las Vegas. In fact, Parker has announced that it has “outgrown” the event space at the Paris Hotel (which has hosted the event for several years) and will move to Caesar’s Forum beginning in 2024.
Planning on attending next year? For early-bird pricing for 2024 Parker Las Vegas, click here.
Continuing to impress the advertising and marketing world, The Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (F4CP) has again been recognized by industry organizations for its excellence in educating consumers on the benefits of chiropractic, this time through social media, newsletters, and demonstrating thought leadership by promoting holistic well-being.
Dr. Louis Sportelli received the Lee-Homewood Chiropractic Heritage Award during the annual conference of the Association for the History of Chiropractic (AHC). During his nearly 60-year career, Dr. Sportelli has embodied the spirit of the award, given to “living individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the chiropractic profession.”
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