Education

In Support of Chiropractic (and Maintenance) Care

By Frank M. Painter|January 9, 2010|Education, Health|

In Support of Chiropractic (and Maintenance) Care

Although I prefer the term “stabilizing care”, maintenance care remains a controversial topic, at least with insurance providers and the science buffs who claim that only randomized trials are “proof”.

I invite you to read Ron Rupert, D.C,.’s article “Maintenance Care: Health Promotion Services Administered to US Chiropractic Patients Aged 65 and Older, Part II” as it reports some very interesting statistics:

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More Bad News For Medical Patients

By Frank M. Painter|January 7, 2010|Education, Iatrogenic Injury, Low Back Pain, News|

More Bad News For Medical Patients

The Chiro.Org Blog

Medical Training For Musculoskeletal Conditions is Inadequate

From Harvard Medical School in the U.S. to medical schools in Europe, medical education related to musculoskeletal conditions is inadequate. A 2009 survey tested physician’s knowledge related to simple low back pain management. [1] The average survey score of family practitioners was 69.7 and the average score of orthopedists was far less at 44.3. Orthopedists were less likely to make the proper radiological referral and appropriate pharmacological prescription based upon the literature. (more…)

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Trying To Find a Chiropractic Organization?

By Frank M. Painter|January 7, 2010|Education|

Trying To Find a Chiropractic Organization?

The Chiro.Org Blog

As search engines have gotten more sophisticated, it has gotten harder to find what your looking for, if you can’t remember the specific name of a group.

You may enjoy reviewing these pages, as they are the most complete collection of organizations and groups compiled on the Net: (more…)

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The Evidence-based Poem

By Frank M. Painter|December 24, 2009|Education|

The Evidence-based Poem

The Chiro.Org Blog

SOURCE: Dynamic Chiropractic

Louis Sportelli, DC

As I sit to write this verse,
I think of the blessing and the curse,
That we may climb this slippery slope,
Between rational thought and offering hope,

To make the care our patients receive,
Based on more than just what we “believe,”
To search for the best approach to care,
And all the decisions doctors/patients share, (more…)

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Clinical Rounds: Part I

By Frank M. Painter|December 23, 2009|Education|

Clinical Rounds: Part I

The Chiro.Org Blog

Patient Santa X has complaints of digestive and respiratory distress and attendant constipation since last week. Percussion obtained tympanic resonance over the lung field, and auscultation over the lung field yielded bronchovesicular breathing patterns with crackling rales, and egophony. (more…)

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Virtual World Will Offer Students a Unique Patient Experience

By John Wiens DC|December 4, 2009|Education|

Source NORTHWESTERN HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY
Dec 2, 2009

2nd Life New technology that will give chiropractic students the opportunity to conduct an online clinical rotation with a virtual geriatric patient is being introduced at Northwestern Health Sciences University. Second Life is a 3D virtual world that uses avatars, moveable icons representing people, to interact through free voice and text chat. During the winter trimester, the Northwestern clinical education department will administer a Second Life beta test that will allow students to conduct virtual interviews with patients in an online simulated clinical training environment.

“This is a rare opportunity because students will be able to interact with unique patient populations of varying ethnicities and abilities,” said Lynne Hvidsten, DC, associate dean of clinical education. “The students can more routinely interact with patients that have disabilities or conditions such as multiple sclerosis – patients they are apt to see in practice, but have little opportunity to experience in a classroom.”

Glori Hinck, DC, assistant professor and pioneer of this program, spoke about Second Life at a technology conference in Australia last summer. Since then, she has been working to integrate the technology into an active education program. “This is the way that education is moving,” Dr. Hinck said. “This beta test is just an introduction. I hope that it will soon supplement mock interviews that students conduct with each other in the classroom.”

Mary Berg, MA, assistant professor, coordinates the chiropractic rotation experiences for the T8 students. “We had about five to 10 students interested in participating in the rotation on Second Life. We know that Second Life may not be for everybody, but we are encouraged by this initial response.”

Dr. Hvidsten, Dr. Hinck, and Berg currently use Second Life and avatars as a means of interacting with each other from separate locations. “It’s like having a conference call with avatars,” said Dr. Hvidsten. To learn more about Second Life, check out a brief introduction created by Dr. Hinck at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RdwqK2di7M.

“We are very excited about this new collaboration” said Dr. Hvidsten. “Education is certainly changing and we are seeking to meet the various needs of the students. We hope to usher in a new generation of learners.”

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