CE Curriculum

Statement of Purpose:

STRESS SIGNS, SYMPTOMS & SOLUTIONS

Differential/Physical Diagnosis

• Current research on how chiropractic care reduces negative effects of stress.
• Prevalence data on how stress is affecting us all.
• General Adaptive Syndrome (G.A.S.) from Hans Selye.

BEST PRACTICES OF CHIROPRACTIC CARE

Evidence-Based Outcomes

• The established, researched best practices of chiropractic care.
• Research validating how chiropractic care is successful at reducing pain, improving function, and enhancing mental health.
• Addressing patient expectations of care with certainty.

THE SCIENCE OF LONGEVITY - Q & Q OF L

Evidence-Based Outcomes

• Data on how the body is designed for longevity.
• The specific detriments and enhancers to our bodies’ adaptation mechanism.
• The answers to combat neuromuscular aging – add backs.

MOBILITY & MECHANICS

Biomechanics

• Practical tests to measure mobility, strength and flexibility in your patient exams.
• Mortality statistics that we as chiropractors can and should be reducing because of growing patients’ mobility.
• The differences in normal and abnormal movement defined by the physiology and function of joints.

X-RAY SAFETY

X-ray/MRI

• Knowledge of what the real risks and benefits of x-rays taken in chiropractic clinics are.
• Assessment of the value of x-rays as a diagnostic tool in the practice of chiropractic.
• Red flags visualized on x-rays that would have been missed without imaging and the potential harm caused by not taking the x-rays.

FIX ME - LIMITATIONS OF MATTER

Patient Communication

• Establishing realistic expectations of the care recommended, considering patient’s own comorbidities, history of traumas and complicating factors.
• Physical limitations of matter affecting the patient’s progress with care.
• Case studies of patients recommended care objectives and expectations considering their particular limitations of matter.

TRAUMA EVALUATIONS

Forensics/Causality

• Ways to uncover traumas people have encountered that are contributing to their current health status.
• Micro and macro traumas cumulative effects and impacts on healing.
• Connection of traumas to comorbidities and complicating factors affecting their health outcomes.

BONE HEALTH

Anatomy

• Understanding that bone is a living organism – how bones are nourished and degenerated.
• Explore the connection between compromised nerve flow and bone health.
• Stress on bones is inevitable whether or not it is a positive stress to grow the bones or negative stress triggering degeneration.

NERVE HEALTH

Anatomy

• Consequences of compromised nerve flow present in our bodies – whether we feel it or not.
• Factors we can take to optimize nerve health and impact our longevity.
• How chiropractic care enhances and maintains the ideal functioning of the nervous system.

DISC HEALTH

Risk Management

• Etiology of pain relative to discs detailed.
• Force and matter – focused on protection or destruction of the discs.
• Reversibility of patient outcomes with compromised disc health scenarios.

SAFETY AND RISKS OF CHIROPRACTIC CARE

Risk Management

• Comparison of care options for pain reduction, mobility, and strength for optimal patient outcomes.
• Knowledge of what the risks of chiropractic versus medical options are.
• Confidence about the efficacy of chiropractic care.

COMPLIANT FROM THE START

Principles of Practice

• Standards of care provide the framework for realistic expectations.
• Adherence to care plans and the impact of following the recommended care.
• Advocacy in the decision-making process for ideal outcomes.

COMPARING COMORBIDITIES

Forensics & Causality

• Patient history storytelling explored to uncover comorbidities which complicate patient’s progress.
• Comorbidities impacting realistic expectations of care.
• Relevant case studies reviewing the trajectories of outcomes of care provided with varying amounts of comorbidities.

COMMUNITY WELLNESS

Mental Health, Principles of practice, patient communication

• Prevalence of mental health illnesses in our communities and how to bridge the benefits of chiropractic care to mental health.
• Relevance of social isolation, loneliness, and living alone on longevity.
• How to utilize community-based tools to demonstrate how chiropractic care enhances physical and mental health.

CODING COMPLIANCE

Coding, Documentation

• Documentation examples that are compliant.
• Time increments and requirements of who is performing the service.
• Matching the codes selected to the services provided.

WORKPLACE WELLNESS

Principles of Practice

• Ergonomic audit of your workplace for detecting enhancements and risks to functionality and efficiency in your work environments.
• Discover the multitude of negative stresses on our bodies in our workstations.
• Create a plan to optimize your work environment for your physical longevity of the work demands.

HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES

PUBLIC HEALTH

• Health requires community. We become healthy through education plus implementation.
• Status of corporatization of health care.
• Actions to take to improve health care outcomes.