Annual General Meeting and International Conference
FOR RELEASE Tuesday, November 14, 2000
Issued via Canada NewsWire
Attention: News Editors and Health Reporters
MEDIA ADVISORY
Who: British Columbia Chiropractic Association and
British Columbia College of Chiropractors
What: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
The treatment of low back pain: Canadian Compensation Boards are ignoring Evidence Based Care!
"Better Health Care for British Columbians at Reduced Cost"
It's no secret: our health care system is in crisis.
"The people of British Columbia are paying a heavy price for our dysfunctional health care system," claims the British Columbia Chiropractic Association, "with their hard-earned dollars, their livelihoods, their well-being and, potentially, their lives."
The British Columbia Chiropractic Association and B.C. College of Chiropractors host a comprehensive programme that will examine our prevailing health care crisis - long-typified by the Compensation Board system - and will present innovative, economically-viable patient care solutions that promise every British Columbian the affordable, effective, available care to which they are entitled.
Citing both Canadian and International studies, the Association and the College point to the documented benefits of chiropractic treatment for non-surgical spinal problems as a means of improving the current standards of patient care, in addition to cutting treatment costs and improving patient outcomes by up to fifty percent.
Leading advocates of health care reforms in our province, the Association and College ask: Why are British Columbians being denied the opportunity to receive improved health care, in their community, at a reduced cost? What are the real issues? What are the attainable solutions?
The Association contends that the government is ignoring the evidence, and sacrificing the opportunity to achieve substantial, long-term savings for patients, employers, the Ministry of Health, and insurers such as the Workers Compensation Boards. The College contends that appropriate standards of care are not being followed - resulting in delayed recovery, unnecessary pain and chronic disability.
When: Friday, November 17
Where: Delta Pacific Resort & Conference Centre
10251 St. Edwards Drive
Richmond, British Columbia V6X 2M9
Grand Pacific Ballroom A and B
Special invitation to media to attend Friday, November 17:
9:00 am "Why Work Hardening May Fail in Patients With Low Back Pain" - presented by James Elliott, MSPT, Research Director and Physical Therapist, Therapeutic Management, Inc., Denver, Colorado
10:35 am "Comparing Medical and Chiropractic Morbidity, Mortality, Clinical Efficacy, and Cost Effectiveness: Chiropractic Doctors as Gatekeepers" - presented by Dr. LaVerne A. Saboe, Jr., DC, FABS, DAAPM, DACAN, DABDA, FIC, DABFE
Noon "The Legal and Economic Reality of Chiropractic Care" - Keynote Address by Mr. Anthony Vecchio, President, BC Trial Lawyers Association
2:00 pm "The Economics and Politics of Low Back Care: Options for Better Outcomes" - presented by Professor Pran Manga, Ph.D., Professor and Director at University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
3:35 pm "Evidence-based Practice and its Importance in the Delivery of High Quality and Effective Health Care" - presented by Dr. Kim Humphreys, D.C., Ph.D., Chiropractic Researcher, Head of Academic Affairs, Bournemouth, Dorset UK
On-site interviews by:
Dr. Don Nixdorf*, Executive Director, BC College of Chiropractors and BC Chiropractic Association
Dr. Michael Vipond*, President, BC College of Chiropractors
Dr. Patrick Bickert*, President, BC Chiropractic Association
Professor Pran Manga*, Ph.D., Presenter
Mr. Tony Vecchio*, Keynote Address Presenter
Dr. Kim Humphreys*, D.C., Ph.D., Presenter
Dr. Laverne Saboe*, Jr., D.C., Presenter
James Elliott*, MSPT, Presenter
On-site contact:
Margo Bates Publicity Inc., 604-536-9501
Media Room in foyer by Delta Pacific Conference Centre
For further information, and to schedule an interview, contact: Margo Bates Publicity Inc., Vancouver, 604-536-9501, E-mail: mbpr@istar.ca.
*Bios available on request
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Revised Presentor Schedule November 14, 2000 /mbf