198781 Chiropractors and immunization: A review of literature and proposal

Monday, November 9, 2009: 2:42 PM

Jonathon Todd Egan, DC, MPH , New York Chiropractic College, Seneca Falls, NY
Chiropractors have not always appreciated the public health benefits of immunization for themselves, their patients, and the community. This presentation will review survey results regarding chiropractic attitudes towards immunization (in faculty, students, and practitioners). The safety and success record of immunization will be discussed. Last, a study protocol to evaluate chiropractic and acupuncture student and faculty attitudes towards immunization will be outlined.

Learning Objectives:
- Describe previous research and outcomes regarding chiropractic faculty, student, and practitioner attitudes towards immunization - Demonstrate the safety and success of immunization in the control of infectious diseases through a brief review of examples - Outline a research protocol to evaluate chiropractic and acupuncture faculty attitudes towards immunization, as well those of their students who are either one program, or the other, or dual-degree seeking.

Keywords: Chiropractic, Immunizations

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: As a chiropractor, I have studied immunization and infectious disease with special interest as I went through my MPH and PhD program. I recently reviewed information on immunization and also chiropractor attitudes towards immunization while writing a chapter on infectious disease for an upcoming textbook
Any relevant financial relationships? Yes

Name of Organization Clinical/Research Area Type of relationship
Jones and Bartlett Chiropractic and Public Health I wrote a chapter "infectious disease" for the textbook "An introduction to public health in chiropractic"

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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