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Recorded presentation

Meridel Gatterman, DC, American Chiropractic Association, 1701 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, VA 22209, 303-816-9536, migatterman@huges.net, Cheryl Hawk, DC, PhD, Research, Cleveland College of Chiropractic, 6401 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64131, and Lisa Z. Killinger, DC, Research, Palmer College of Chiropractic, 741 Brady St., Davenport, IA 52803.

This session will describe the development and content of a wellness certification program. A postgraduate health promotion and wellness program has been developed for doctors of chiropractic to facilitate standardization of life style counseling of patients. Four 12 hour modules will be coupled with out of class hours to present the following topics: wellness promotion through screening and risk assessment, counseling for lifestyle modification, nutrition, posture and spinal health, physical and mental fitness, and recreational and occupational performance enhancement. Eight instructors with graduate degress and specialty training are involved in the implementation of this program. More than just disease prevention, this program seeks to actively engage patients as partners in health promotion and wellness. This presentation will review the teaching methods proposed for this series of educational series, featuring innovative active learning methods and evidence-based teaching strategies.

Learning Objectives: At the end of this session the learner will be able to

• Appreciate the steps taken to develop an evidence-based active learning certificate program.
• Recognize the topics developed by a team of leaders in chiropractic education and research deemed crucial to continuing education on the topic of wellness.
• Appreciate the concepts and value of "active learning" relate to continuing education on the topic of wellness.

Keywords: Education, Wellness

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No

Recorded presentation