The Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation

1. The Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation Matthew McCoy DC, MPH Vice President – Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation Davinci Conference II July 12, 2012

2. Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation • 501 c3 Non Profit • Not a Membership Organization • “Think Tank” • Focus on: Policy ~ Education ~ Research ~ Service • Dedicated to the Founding Principles & Tenets of the Chiropractic Profession

3. Board of Directors Christopher Kent DC, JD - President Matthew McCoy DC, MPH – Vice President Curtis Fedorchuk DC – Board Member Veronica Gutierrez DC – Board Member

4. Advisory Board • Robin Swaminathan DC • Jay Holder DC • Bill Decken DC, LCP • Danita Thomas Heagy DC • Ross M F McDonald DC • Eric Russell DC, DPhCS • Rob Sinnott DC, DPhCS • Leonard F. Vernon DC • Scott Blair JD • Tony Croke DC • Garry Carless DC • Angie Meyer DC • Wade Lofton DC • Jim Brandau DC • Harold "Skip" George DC, DPhCS • Spence Jahner DC • Israel "Izzy" Maldonado DC • Simon Senzon MA, DC • Lee Carroll DC, PhD • Robin G Taylor DC • Liam Schubel DC • John Fay DC • Brian Capra DC • Don MacDonald DC • Patty Ribley DC • Jeanne Ohm DC • Jonathan Chung DC

5. Mission • MISSION: To advocate for and advance the founding principles and tenets of the chiropractic profession in the area of vertebral subluxation. • Protect the right of all doctors of chiropractic to provide subluxation correction and of all people to choose to receive such care. • Advance and promote traditional chiropractic to all people, including the public, the media, legislators and all those directly or indirectly associated with the chiropractic profession. • Provide important clarification of the role of subluxation-centered chiropractic in health care. • Support evidence-based practice guidelines and related research which protect the rights of patients to receive chiropractic care for the analysis and correction of vertebral subluxations.

6. Objective Emphasize the difference in philosophy and approach between chiropractic and medicine and advance the traditional chiropractic focus on detecting, reducing and correcting vertebral subluxations to enhance the expression of the body's inherent capacity to be healthy.

7. Strategic Plan • Communication • Research • Governance & accountability • Remove non-chiropractic requirements • Model practice act • Mutual support

8. Strategic Plan To fulfill our mission and advance the chiropractic profession, we commit to the following: • Communication: Make communication a priority by forming a broadly constituted Task Force charged with increasing awareness and understanding of the role of vertebral subluxation correction within and outside the profession.

9. Strategic Plan • Research: Create a vertebral subluxation-centered research culture within the profession. This will involve collecting data on vertebral subluxation as it relates to health outcomes, supporting the development and application of subluxation-centered guidelines, encouraging practice-based health outcomes research, supporting subluxation-centered peer reviewed journals, and exploring ways to involve all stakeholders in this process.

10. Strategic Plan • Governance & accountability: Enhance the internal accountability of the profession by creating a network of active subluxation-centered practitioners who can monitor national and local regulatory agency actions, serve on licensing and regulatory boards, take leadership roles in professional organizations, host local leadership development workshops, and participate in inter- and intra-disciplinary forums.

11. Strategic Plan • Remove non-chiropractic requirements: Initiate a targeted campaign to remove any adjunctive therapy as a mandatory requirement of chiropractic licensure in order to safeguard the right to practice for those who do not wish to include therapeutic approaches in their scope of practice.

12. Strategic Plan • Model practice act: Develop and implement a model chiropractic practice act that strengthens the legal status of subluxation-centered chiropractic, clarifies our scope of practice, and allows for differentiation from chiropractors wishing to obtain optional certification outside traditional chiropractic.

13. Strategic Plan • Mutual support: Assist vertebral subluxation-centered chiropractors to develop effective practices that recognize the need for specificity of analysis and correction, provide the best possible chiropractic patient care, maintain high ethical standards, incorporate sound business and financial principles, and be better equipped to market themselves to their patients and community. This will be accomplished through subluxation-focused mentoring and coaching programs, business training, and the development and provision of information and resources for chiropractors wishing to maintain a subluxation-centered practice.

14. Accomplishments Communication: • The Foundation sends out a weekly e-mail newsletter that clarifies and reports on issues crucial to the subluxation movement. • The Foundation provided a scholarship for a student to participate in the WHO intern program in Geneva. • The Foundation arranged for a 3 month internship at the United Nations on the UN Health Committee for Christie Kwon. • We have a close working relationship with this Health Committee • The Foundation has written papers on topics related to subluxation, legislation and Medicare that have been published. • The Foundation provided formal submissions and testimony in the recent USDOE Hearings on the CCE

15. Accomplishments Research: • The Foundation together with the Chiropractic Leadership Alliance funded student research scholarships totaling over $30,000. • Currently developing a health outcomes research project involving military veterans. • Exploring grants for the conduct of research as well as grants for the development of subluxation based guidelines. • Currently establishing Advisory Committee to launch a prospective, longitudinal health outcomes study of subjects under subluxation based care. • Established an Independent Human Subjects Research Review Board and have reviewed and approved about a dozen research projects in the United States and Europe.

16. Accomplishments Governance & accountability: • Partnered with the International Federation of Chiropractor’s and Organizations (IFCO) on a Committee that is focused on addressing state board representation of subluxation centered chiropractic • Foundation has contacted each state board in the United States through the Freedom of Information Act seeking records regarding the Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine Degree. • The Foundation is involved with discussions regarding alternative accrediting agencies, curriculum development and educational standards for subluxation centered chiropractic education.

17. Accomplishments Model practice act: • Foundation President Dr. Christopher Kent has drafted a Model Practice Act for use by domestic and International groups seeking subluxation oriented statutory and legislative language.

18. Accomplishments Mutual support: • The Foundation is in the developmental stages of a formal program to guide and mentor chiropractors and new graduates who wish to establish subluxation centered practices.

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32. So What Are the Options? • Scenario 1: Allow the Existing CCE Agenda to Continue • Scenario 2: Occupational Retraining • Scenario 3: Rearrange the Deck Chairs • Scenario 4: Curricular Freedom Model • Scenario 5: Establish an Alternative Accrediting Agency

36. Curricular Freedom Model • AKA - Two Track Model • Substantial structural and personnel changes would be made within the CCE in order to create two autonomous accreditation Councils. • These Councils would enable curricular freedom for both the primary care and conservative factions. • The key for this model to be successful is the ability for both Councils to work autonomously. • This restructuring of the CCE would then offer accreditation of two programs leading to chiropractic degrees that would be offered by institutions. • One program would lead to the already existing Doctor of Chiropractic and the other would lead to an as yet unnamed degree. • This proposal would have to include the development of similar autonomous bodies and testing programs within the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners or establish an additional testing arm.

37. Curricular Freedom Model • This proposal does not include the concept of tiering or a hierarchy in any way as it is detrimental to both factions. • More so, it suggests that the subluxation centered chiropractor is inferior. • Under no circumstances would this proposal move forward under such concepts.

38. Curricular Freedom Model

40. Our Position • The CCE is not going to budge • The Cartel has embraced Primary Care – The profession will follow • Obamacare will only enhance this • Emphasis on NMS • Limited formulary (10-12 drugs) • Refer for the rest • Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine is in play

41. Long Hard Slog… • State by State Changes in “CCE Only” Language • Establish Second Accrediting Agency

42. Any Questions?

43. Contact Us Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation www.vertebralsubluxation.org Phone: 404.247.2550 FAX: 678.445.1459 4390 Bells Ferry Road Kennesaw, Georgia, USA 30144 E-Mail: vertebralsubluxation@gmail.com