CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND

Annual Conference 2010, Cork

Øystein Ogre D.C., FEACWho am I?

Palmer College 1980 Private practice since

1981 Editor of the NCA

Journal 1982-84 Member of Executive

Council and secretary NCA 1984-88

Founding board member FICS 1987-92

President of X-ray Committee 1988-92

President of NCA Sports Chiropractic Committee 1992-96

Vice president NCA 2001-2

Academic coordinator NCA 2001-2002

Board member Norwegian Back Pain Society 2001-2006

President NCA 2002-2010

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The development of chiropractic in Norway

1922: The first chiropractor in Norway

1960: 4-5 chiropractors

1980: appr. 70 chiropractors

2000: appr.200 chiropractors

2010: ca. 540 chiropractors

300 students abroad

Recognition and rights

1935: NCA founded quacks

1975: Reimbursement if patient referred from MD

1988: Legislation

2006: extended rights

Direct reimbursement for all patients

Right to sick leave

Right to refer to medical specialist

Right to refer to hospital

Right to refer to PT

State funding for continuous education

Right to prescribe X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound

Implementation of a 1 yr mandatory internship program

Mandatory 5 days seminar at University of Oslo rel. sick leave

Professor in chiropractic at the University of Stavanger

State funding for supervisors of interns

Chiropractor at University Hospital

8 Phd students

Norwegian Research School for Chiropractors

2000-2010Golden age of chiropractic

What did we loose?

Identity Too medicalized limit our scope of practise Too much paperwork Too academic. Not alternative health care

profession any more.

ECU involved in

ENQA CEN Written Declaration Careers Guidance Advisors European Health Forum

Promoting Chiropractic in Health Programmes, the Community and to Citizens

Platform on Nutrition and Physical Activity (Straighten Up) European Network of Health Promotion Schools (Straighten Up) Eurofound (Inpt. of living and working conditions) European Science Open Forum (ESOF 2012 Speed Dating). Next

meeting is in Dublin 2012.  Involve the profession in EU Health Promotion Initiatives No smoking; No alcohol, Obesity Day, etc.   To acquire ECU grants and funding by using a European

grants Consultancy agency.  EPHA Monitor and be updated  EURICAM and Cambrella Evaluate if involvement is beneficial to the profession 

Vision:Chiropractic 50 years from now Vision process Chiropractic university program in every

country in Europe Recruitment is crucial

Legislation for chiropractors in all European countries

Task forces ECU as a catalyst Acknowledge that the fact that the main

job must be done at home

Why should one support the NA or the ECU?

France 16.000 osteopaths 600 chiropractors

In most countries in the world, chiropractic is non-existent or a very marginal group

Others are looking to take over our market PTs, osteopaths,

naprapaths, Both hands on the

wheel

1, 2 or more associations?

In favour or against performing abortions In favour or against vaccinations In favour or against chiropractors

prescribing drugs In favour or against the VSC Philosophy

What can the ECU do for you?

Croatia Turkey Hungary Sweden

What can the ECU do for you in Ireland?

Orchestrate a work shop Visioning process

Where do Irish chiropractors want to be in 20 years?

What kind of rights do Irish chiropractors want?

What do we have to do to get these rights?

Task Force on legislation and education

Info on chiropractic in Europe

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Q & A