Doctors of chiropractic and others are invited to submit original research for presentation at the World Federation of Chiropractic’s and Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research’s International Conference on Chiropractic Research, part of the WFC’s 9th Biennial Congress to be held May 17-19, 2007 at the Tivoli Marinotel, Vilamoura, the Algarve, Portugal. The Congress is being joined in partnership with the European Chiropractic Union’s 75th Anniversary Convention and we are being hosted by the the Associação Portuguesa dos Quiropráticos.

Approximately 100 papers will be given platform (32) and poster (68) presentation. There are awards of $7,000 (the Scott Haldeman prize), $4,000 and $2,500 for best research papers and $1,500 for the best paper from a clinician in private practice. Research awards are generously sponsored by the US National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE). Award-winning papers will be published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT).

For more information:

• visit the WFC web site

• contact Robin R. Merrifield, ICCR Coordinator, at FCERedit@aol.com

The WFC’s and FCER’s International Conference on Chiropractic Research will be the most prestigious forum within the world chiropractic community for presentation of original thought and research in 2007.

Categories of Research.  Abstracts should be submitted in one of the following categories:

Basic Sciences. Includes the use of animals and computer-related research or investigation on cadavers, in fields such as anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, biochemistry, immunology, etc. 

Diagnostic Sciences. Includes the evaluation of various diagnostic or analytical methods or instruments. Where new concepts are presented there should be accompanying data collection on normal and abnormal populations of patients.  Clinical examination techniques such as palpation or x-ray and interexaminer reliability studies are encouraged.

Clinical Management. Includes clinical trials, retrospective studies and multiple case studies.  The presentation of new adjusting/manipulation methods are encouraged but such presentations should include some clinical data collection on why the techniques should be considered.

Special Interest. Papers on history, anthropology, epidemiology, cost of care, standards of care and educational methods fall into this category.  Philosophical papers will also be reviewed provided they follow formal philosophical argument with references rather than the presentation of personal opinion.