8:00am-9:40am & 10:20am-12noon
Dagenais, Dobbins, Dubois, Ferezy, Haldeman, Mayer, and Sportelli
Plenary Session: Requirements of a Spine Care Super-Specialist – Sun Ballroom
Most patients seek the care of chiropractors for spinal problems. Patients expect their spine specialist to be aware of and to be able to discuss all treatments available to them, especially the research supporting their treatment approach.
The primary issues that patients with low back or neck pain want addressed are the risks and benefits of all treatment options for their problem. Thus, the approach to risk management for patients with low back or neck pain requires that patients gather sufficient information about risks and benefits for various interventions. Once this knowledge is obtained, patients can make informed decisions about the interventions that present the best risk/benefit profile. As a spine care super specialist, chiropractors are expected to rule out red flags, provide education, and effectively guide patients through the myriad of treatment choices, including treatments they offer, as well as the treatments offered by other practitioners.
The latest information about neck pain and low back pain has been published as proceedings of the Bone and Joint Decade Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders and as a special issue of The Spine Journal on Evidence Informed Management of Chronic Low Back Pain without Surgery. This symposium will discuss the highlights of these documents with emphasis on how chiropractors can use this information to provide better care for their patients.
(Speaker provided by NCMIC)
8:00am-9:40am & 10:20am-11am
Bruce Bond, D.C.
HIV/AIDS: Education Update, & Immune Support (HIV) – Sun Breakout 3
Dr. Bond reviews the core principals of the immune system, chronic immune conditions, HIV, and their relevance to your practice. This cutting-edge, dynamic presentation elucidates current epidemiology, prevention and safety measures. In addition, he will present the latest research, including complementary immune support that is directly applicable for all patients on a daily basis, as well as for chronic immune challenged patients. A complementary approach to orthodox care and adjunctive nutritional and herbal support will be presented.
(Speaker provided by Standard Process, Inc.)
11am-12noon
Mollie Frawley, RN
Right Start for New DC’s: 3rd Party Overview (NON CE) – Sun Breakout 2
The FCA’s own Insurance Liaison, Mollie Frawley, leads this foray into the world of reimbursement. Just exactly is a third party payor? How are they related to a network? What are the major components of dealing with insurance? What is the difference between health care insurance and a health care plan? What difference does it make anyway? This is a brief, information packed hour of who’ who in the insurance world’s zoo; how they are different and why that makes a difference. This isn’t about the details, but how to find the details when you need them.
1:00pm-2:40 & 3:20pm – 5:00pm
Hoffman, Reinmund, Smith, Wellikoff, Williams, Greenfield
Right Start for New DC’s: (non CE) – Sun Breakout 2
Business topics offered during this four-hour ancillary program will help the new practitioner get his or her practice off to the best possible start and bring established offices up to date in areas critical to success. Detailed topics are listed below. Because of its “strictly business” topics, this four – hour program is not approved for license renewal CE.
1-1:40pm Imperative CA Office Procedures
Debra Hoffman, D.C.
Dr. Hoffman will instruct new practitioners on the guidelines of hiring, proper roles of a CA, and how CA’s can be essential in making an office run smoothly and prosper.
1:40-2:40pm Retirement Income Strategies
Michael Reinmund and Michael Smith
The session will provide an overview of creating and sustaining income in retirement. We will cover Medicare, Social Secuity, Pensions, Qualified Accounts ( 401K and IRA), Roth IRA’s, as well as generating income from investments and “Sustainable Withdrawals” from assets. In addition, we will cover the important ages and circumstances relative to major opportunities with distributions from IRA’s, avoiding penalties and minimizing taxes, as well as key beneficiary designation issues. Lastly, we will cover the role of Insurance, Annuities and Long-Term Care with an emphasis on “avoiding running out of money” ( spending vs. Asset Allocation)
(Speaker provided by Regions Bank)
3:20-3:40pm Laws and Rules and Documentation Guidelines ”What are the rules and how to do I play?”
Ron Wellikoff, D.C.
This lecture will outline the laws, the rules, what you have to know, and how to document it.
3:40-4pm Philosophy for The New DC
Ed Williams, DC
This lecture will be a brief summary of ideas and practices enabling new doctors to reach new heights in their personal and practice life. Re-define and re-invigorate for a better life starting NOW.
4pm-5pm Batten down the Hatches; A Financial Storm is Brewing
Stanley Greenfield
Mr. Greenfield will discuss how to survive a category 5 financial storm and how to prepare for it. This part of the lecture will include an overview on loans, insurance, credit cards, and mortgages. Only the strong and well-prepared will weather this storm when it approaches, and you need a “financial shelter” that will protect you, your practice, and your family. Hurricane Andrew was nothing compared to the damage this storm will leave in its path.
(Speaker provided by OUM)
1:00pm-2:40pm
Ron Wellikoff, D.C.
What is Chapter 456 and Why Should I Care? (FLR) – Sun Ballroom
This course is designed to familiarize practicing physicians with new Florida laws and rules to make sure each physician has a complete understanding of them. Dr. Wellikoff will cover the disciplinary process as well as the most common infractions for which doctors are disciplined. A major emphasis on advertising and Chapters 456 and 460 will be discussed, as well as Rule 64B2 and mandated penalties.
NOTE: THIS SESSION IS APPROVED FOR FLORIDA DOCTORS/CA’S ONLY
1:00pm-2:40pm
David Seaman, D.C.
Subluxation Models versus Manipulation Responders (GEN) – Naples
This class will focus on how to predict which patients are likely to respond to chiropractic adjustive care. Common reasons for why some patients do not respond to care will also be discussed, as well as clinical interventions for such patients.
(Speaker provided by IACN)
1:00pm-2:40pm
Michael Dobbins, D.C.
Rebuild, Repair, Renew: Herbal Strategies for Tissue Repair and Regeneration (GEN) – Tallahassee
Our bodies have an amazing ability for regeneration, continually repairing and maintaining themselves throughout our lives. Due to a variety of factors including injury, illness, lifestyle choices and diet, our tissue repair and regeneration mechanisms may not function optimally and therefore need support. In this seminar Dr. Dobbins will discuss the fundamentals of normal tissue repair mechanisms and the factors that may inhibit healing as well as the latest research and clinical application of key herbs. Herbal protocols across a range of issues will be described including; promotion of healthy healing, injury management, recovery from trauma or surgery, support for athletes, osteoarthritis, osteopenia, complications of diabetes, venous insufficiency, deep vein thrombosis, hemorrhoids, peptic ulceration, dermatological conditions and more.
(Speaker provided by Standard Process, Inc.)
1:00pm-2:40pm
Ed Williams, D.C.
Chiropractic Philosophy For Success in the 21st Century (GEN) – Sun Breakout 3
Presenting topics for personal and practice growth, Dr. Williams will integrate the old with the new and discuss how modern science validates what we have always believed in chiropractic. Get an attitude adjustment to reach new heights in your personal and practice life. Re-define and re-invigorate for a better life starting NOW.
1:00pm-2:40pm
Stephen Savoie, D.C.
Risk Management for the Chiropractic Practitioner (RM) – Sanibel
This class will address the issues of risk management in the chiropractic office in 5 ways. Doctors upon completion of this program will be able to understand the concept of accurate complete chiropractic diagnosis as well as how to write a working diagnosis. Attendees will also be able to give rationale for the development of a chiropractic care/case and a management/treatment plan in just 3-5 minutes. Dr. Savoie will discuss the components of daily record keeping (SOAP) as well, and how to efficiently use them in a chiropractic practice while making sure each attendee understands the concept of Medical Necessity.
(Speaker provided by NCMIC)
1:00pm-2:40 & 3:20pm – 5:00pm
Kenneth S. Feder, D.C., DIBAK Certified Teaching Diplomate of the International Board of Applied Kinesiologys
The Best of Applied Kinesiology (GEN) – Sarasota 1-2
Learn the most outstanding and clinically successful AK procedures for treating back pain and common health conditions. Learn techniques that will enhance your existing clinical adjusting techniques. No prior knowledge of applied kinesiology is necessary. The seminar is designed as a workshop where each participant will test and correct techniques discussed.
1:00pm-2:40 & 3:20pm – 5:00pm
Brad Feldner, D.C.
Supercharge Your Practice (GEN) – Sarasota 3
Physical rehabilitation techniques should be incorporated in chiropractic treatments to help patients achieve an earlier return to function and have an improved outcome. Proper use of rehabilitation techniques requires knowledge of the changes occurring in musculoskeletal tissues during injury and recovery, the neurological condition, and the expected outcome and minimizing the deleterious changes due to disuse, improving strength and proprioception and, ultimately, speeding return to function if possible. Based on the work of Vladimir Janda, you will learn to master the Upper and Lower Crossed Syndrome System of Postural and Movement Pattern Analysis. This session will also provide you with an understanding of patient exercises including at-home and in-office exercises involving range of motion, isometric, stretching and strengthening exercises. The presentation concludes with Neuromuscular Reeducation, an approach to the evaluation and functional treatment of soft tissue injuries. Therapeutic efforts involve enhancing neuromuscular reeducation and proprioceptive training.
(Speaker provided by Performance Health, Inc.)
1:00pm-2:40 & 3:20pm – 5:00pm
Stephen Gould, D.C.
Chiropractic Imaging Program (GEN) – Sun Breakout 4
Dr. Gould will discuss the curiosities of the upper cervical spine while intently looking at the radiograph of the cervical spine, anomalies of the craniocervical junction, MRI imaging craniocervical junction, clinical sign and symptoms in the presence of upper cervical abnormalities, implications upon spinal manipulation in the presences of anomalous configurations. This lecture will also cover surprises in chiropractic radiology and selected radiology cases. (Speaker provided by NCMIC)
3:20pm – 5:00pm
Michael Dobbins, D.C.
New Solutions for Stress and Adrenal Health (GEN) – Tallahassee
Stress is a reality of modern living, having both physical and emotional impact on our day to day life. Short term stress can be healthy as it allows us the opportunity to adapt to changes by compelling action and awareness. However, long term stress can debilitate our body, leading to an array of clinical conditions, such as chronic degenerative illness, fatigue, weight gain, anxiety and depression. Dr. Dobbins will discuss new herbal solutions for adrenal health illustrated by case histories and recent research.
(Speaker provided by Standard Process, Inc.)
3:20pm – 5:00pm
Frederick A. Clary, D.C., D.I.B.C.N.
The CNS Efficiency Model of the Chiropractic Subluxation Theory (GEN) – Naples
Dr. Clary will discuss the neuroevolutionary development and the energy efficiency of CNS information processing. Also subjects like the brain budget, recent insights into glial cell biology as well as neuroplasticity and adult human CNS stem cells will be discussed. Attendees will learn about neurophysiological partitioning of CNS resources to demands, dysponesis and CNS Signaling Inefficiencies, and most importantly why all chiropractic techniques work!
(Speaker provided by IACN)
3:20pm – 5:00pm
Lynda Solien-Wolfe, LMT & Ron Wellikoff, D.C.
Massage Your Practice (GEN) – Sun Breakout 3
Massage your practice the right way by integrating a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) into your practice and increase your financial and clinical outcomes. Leaders of the chiropractic and massage therapy professions share valuable insights. The upbeat class covers financial, billing, and legal regulatory issues. Learn how to properly match massage modalities with your diagnosis and the three legal and ethical ways to work with an LMT.
(Speaker provided by Performance Health Inc.)
3:20pm – 5:00pm
Anna Allen, R.N.
Ethics in the Chiropractic Practice (ETH) – Sun Ballroom
Ms. Allen will discuss the sources of authority along with the roles of chiropractic ethics in the law. She will discuss illegal acts, unethical acts/administrative board hearings along with false allegations and ramifications. This lecture will also include the values that drive ethical behavior, patient confidentiality and a proper ethical decision making process.
(Speaker provided by NCMIC)
