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FCER News Release

For Immediate Release: September 22, 2005

Contact: Robin R. Merrifield

1304 Perry Ave., Bremerton WA 98310

Phone: 800-343-0549 or 360-471-7837

Fax: 360-478-0834 E-mail: FCERedit@aol.com

Norwalk, Iowa — There is a movement within health care to provide "evidence-based care" — the most appropriate, effective, and safest care as currently understood by research.  The strength of that movement is apparent by the recently awarded grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to Western States Chiropractic College intended, in part, to foster the basis for evidence-based practices.

In an effort to nurture evidence-based chiropractic practices, the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research (FCER) is conducting the second regional workshop for the clinician — titled "Translating Evidence Into Practice" — that will allow the attending practitioner to:

• Understand Clinical Research by Design
  With Howard Vernon, D.C.; Egilius Spierings, M.D.

• Retrieve Literature, Use Internet Resources, and Efficiently Document Techniques
  With Ronald Rupert, D.C.; Anthony L. Rosner, Ph.D.

• Understand Basic Research Tools—From Statistics to Reporting Clinical Observations
  With Todd Nick, Ph.D.; and Dana Lawrence, D.C.

• Recognize Practical Issues—from the Practitioner’s Perspective
  With Ronald Evans, D.C.; George McClelland D.C.; and Charles Herring, D.C.

• Improve Integrative Care and Outreach Efforts, Document Prevention and Maintenance
  With Karen Erickson, D.C.; Cheryl Hawk, D.C., Ph.D.; Lisa Killinger, D.C.; and Stephen Perle, D.C.

Attendance at this FCER workshop will enable the practitioner to provide evidence-based care, including the ability to justify treatment methods with published research when questioned by medical colleagues or third party payors.   The ability to rapidly provide this information will positively affect practice by encouraging referrals and speeding reimbursement.

The Translating Evidence Into Practice workshop will be held December 3-4, 2005, at the Hilton Boston Logan Airport.  The first workshop, held December 2004 on the campus of Southern California University of Health Sciences, was very well received.  Still, this new version has been improved upon with the additional perspective provided by chiropractic clinicians who are successfully operating evidence-based practices themselves.

FCER is able to offer registration at the low rate of $249; FCER members $195; FCER Benefactor Members $165; FCER Patrons $125, chiropractic students and college faculty $50; and FCER President’s Council Members FREE.  For more information on this unique experience for improving practice patterns, skills, and communication with colleagues and patients, please visit the Conference web Page (http://www.fcer.org/html/Events/workshop1205.htm)   or phone 800-637-6244.  Attendees may also register online via FCER’s secure site (https://www.fcer.org/html/Events/order_conf1205.asp).

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