3388.0 Interdisciplinary approaches to improve health care

Monday, November 8, 2010: 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Oral
This session will focus on interdisciplinary management, primarily of back pain patients in a variety of settings. These include underserved communities, rural populations and veterans. Referral patterns between chiropractors and other health care disciplines will be explored.
Session Objectives: Discuss the role of community-based health centers in adopting evidence based standards for the management of low back pain. Describe a plan that may lead to novel multidisciplinary approach including CAM services in a rural health network. Demonstrate the type of health disparities that exist for rural populations.
Moderator:
Michael Schneider, DC, PhD

4:30pm
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Addressing Rural Health Disparities via the Formation of the Integrative Health and Wellness Network of the Rural Finger Lakes: The Planning Stage
Gerald L. Stevens, DC , MS, MPH
  
4:48pm
A community-based and evidence-based approach to the management of low back pain: Preliminary report of outcomes data
Ian Paskowski, DC and Michael Schneider, DC, PhD Assistant Professor
           
5:06pm
Trends in interdisciplinary referrals to and from chiropractors: CAM and mainstream providers
John K. Hyland, DC, MPH
     
5:24pm
Chiropractic management in a veteran population. Can outcomes be predicted?
Jason G. Napuli, DC, MBA, Paul Dougherty, DC and David Chicoine
  

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Chiropractic Health Care
Endorsed by: Alternative and Complementary Health Practices

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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