Download - Science Day in Oslo
European perspective and future challenges
Øystein OgrePresident European Chiropractors´
Union
• European situation– Some have everything– The rest have little or nothing
• In most places in Europe and the world–Marginal group
• One country cannot experience success over years by itself.
• Dependant on other countries having success too.
Number of members in ECU countries
LiechtensteinPoland
LuxembourgTurkeyIcelandCyprus
PortugalGreeceFinland
GermanyBelgium
IrelandSweden
ItalySpain
SwitzerlandNetherlands
FranceNorway
Great Britain
0 200 400 600 800 1000 120033678122022
448190
112149150
187237241
322520
1137
Number of Students studying in ECU Countries
LiechtensteinFinlandGreeceIcelandCyprus
BelgiumIreland
SwitzerlandGermany
NetherlandsItaly
SwedenSpain
NorwayGreat Britain
France
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 70013346
242831
50505360
123300
599650
SWOTThreats:
• Competing professions– Physiotherapists– Osteopaths– Manual therapists– Naprapaths
• The gap between the academic institutions and the profession– Parts of the profession are still in the alternative
or CAM business• Lack of unity• Lack of organisation
Number of Osteopaths, Manual Therapists, Naprapaths compared to Chiropractors
Belgium
Great Brit
ain
Icelan
d
Irelan
dIta
ly
Luxe
mbourg
Netherlands
Norway
Spain
Sweden
Switz
erland
Turkey
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
NaprapathsManual TherapistsOsteopathsChiropractors
% o
f Nap
rapa
ths,
Man
ual T
hera
pist
, O
steo
path
s and
Chi
ropr
acto
rs
Annual Membership Fees paid to National Associations €
CyprusIcelandTurkey
LuxembourgGreece
LiechtensteinGermany
FranceSpain
BelgiumGreat Britain
ItalyFinland
SwedenIreland
NetherlandsNorway
Switzerland
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000200220250
329500500
800900
120013501362
15001600
20402049
21502500
2776
Results of the EAC Survey 2010: Financial Support for Research concerning Chiropractic in
Europe
General Council meeting Zurich1st of June 2011
Response rate
• All 19 ECU presidents completed the questionnaire in addition of Denmark and the EAC Research Fund (=100%)
With regards to RESEARCH, the European Chiropractors' Union (ECU) and members must • enhance education (80% positive agreement)• Increase research capacity (85% positive
agreement) –member level support PhD's (79% positive agreement)
• Support the development of a research agenda (74% positive agreement)
Money for research
• 79% of countries is lacking money• 80% of countries is interested in working
together in a network
Do you have a national Fund
• 7 ECU nations have a research Fund• It is only logical that the smaller countries
have no research fund-other priorities• Some of the larger countries appear not to
have a Fund
How much money does your country invest in your national research Fund
Denmark and regions Denmark ECU nations EAC research fund0
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
Number of PhD students
Belgium
France
Germany
Great Britain
Netherlands
Norway
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1
1
5
1
6
1
2
1
1
8
1
1
1
1
1
PhD Students With PhD's
Successful research pathways
• Invest in PhD• Open doors towards universities• Get a chair of chiropractic in the universities• Get access to local state funding-EU funding
Progress
• EAC research fund from €55.000 in 2008, €97.000 in 2011
• Research school in Norway– 50.000€ from the ECU– 50.000€ from the NCA
• France started a research fund in 2010• UK has plans for a pan association fund
Brave leadership & sustainability
• Academic development– Establish more chiropractic programmes at
universities– More research– More PhD´s
• More emphasis on interprofessional education
• Better organised• Need to be united
• If you gave a man a fish…….