175965 Emerging Role of Chiropractic in the Emergency Department Setting

Monday, October 27, 2008: 9:15 AM

Michael A. Bernstein, DC , New York State Chiropractic Association, The New Parkway Hospital, Levittown, NY
John L. Cerf, DC , American Academy of Hospital Chiropractors, Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ
Louis Lupinacci, DC , New York State Chiropractic Association, Ronkonkoma, NY
Thomas Ventimiglia, DC , Levittown Health Center, New York Chiropractic College, Levittown, NY
     
Background: Chiropractic has had limited involvement in the hospital setting. The combination of the increased demand for non-traditional therapies for musculoskeletal complaints, more widespread collaboration between provider groups and the need for hospital administrators to improve their patient satisfaction rates has resulted in a call for chiropractic services in the emergency department setting.

Aim: This paper discusses the emerging role of chiropractic care in the emergency department and offers a new model for integrative, conservative care for musculoskeletal complaints.

Methods: We base our presentation on the analysis of chiropractic services currently being utilized at two hospital centers in the New York/New Jersey area.

Discussion: The collaborative efforts between chiropractors and allopathic physicians in the emergency department setting transcend previous provider group barriers to offer the most comprehensive musculoskeletal care available while significantly improving patient satisfaction rates.

Learning Objectives:
Articulate the role of chiropractic services for musculoskeletal complaints in the emergency department. Discuss the integrative model for conservative spine care.

Keywords: Chiropractic, Emergency Department/Room

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have no conflict of interest to report.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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