"Pain Management and Tissue Healing" (10 hours) with/ Nelson Marquina, DC

Live DACO Certification Program (Program 5 of 5)

The 10-hour program Pain Management and Tissue Healing: from onset to resolution with laser therapy provides the scientific, safety, regulatory, and clinical training to ensure high proficiency of the participant in the safe utilization of lasers in the clinical setting. The course will enhance the future of this healing tool by teaching the participants the proper methods of research and treatment protocols so that the laser modality will become a common tool for all clinicians and safe for all patients.

The program provides the foundation of laser therapy and its applications to acute and chronic conditions that are typically encountered in a chiropractic clinic. Participants learn the proper procedures following good clinical practices and meeting all Federal and State regulatory directives.

"Pediatrics for the Doctor of Chiropractic"

History, Examination and Spinal Adjusting Techniques for the Young Pediatric Patient

Sponsored by: NCMIC

Speaker: Elise G. Hewitt, DC, DICCP, FICC

 

Summary:

After taking this seminar, doctors of chiropractic will feel comfortable examining, diagnosing and adjusting babies and young children. The class will begin with background information regarding when and why children may need to be adjusted, and what the literature says about both the safety and effectiveness of spinal adjusting in children.

Dr. Hewitt will teach doctors of chiropractic the subtleties of taking a complete pediatric history and performing a pediatric physical examination, with particular emphasis on young children. Included will be a thorough discussion of the neurological evaluation of newborns and infants, including assessment of cranial nerves, deep tendon reflexes, tone, and primitive reflexes. Video clips will be used to aid in demonstration of these techniques. Dr. Hewitt will also discuss red flags in the history and examination, as well as indications for imaging.

The technique portion of the class will explain what’s unique about the pediatric spine and how to modify technique for the pediatric patient. Using video clips of actual treatment sessions, Dr. Hewitt will demonstrate manual techniques for full-spine adjusting of infants and young children, region-by-region, providing technique modifications for different age groups. Hands-on instruction will be included as Dr. Hewitt circulates throughout the room, refining technique application as attendees practice what they are learning.

Throughout her presentation, Dr. Hewitt will pepper her instruction with clinical pearls from her 33 years of experience in pediatric practice.

 Course Objectives:

Attendees will be able to…

1. Summarize the evidence regarding safety of pediatric spinal manipulation.

2. Describe the differences between the pediatric spine and the adult spine.

3. Discuss the etiology of joint dysfunction in children.

4. Describe unique aspects of history-taking for young children.

5. Perform examination techniques unique to the pediatric patient.

6. Perform a neurological examination on a newborn.

7. Demonstrate modifications made when adjusting a child.

8. Be comfortable and effective when adjusting pediatric patients.

9. Recognize red flags in the pediatric history and examination.

10. Describe indications for imaging of pediatric patients.

 

Hourly Outline

Hour One

• State of research regarding the safety of manual therapies in children

• How joint dysfunction affects a child’s health

• Partnering with pediatricians

 

Hour Two

• Components of a thorough history for the young pediatric patient

 

Hour Three

• Unique components of the physical examination of the young pediatric patient

 

Hour Four

• Neurologic examination of the newborn, including cranial nerves, deep tendon reflexes, tone, and primitive reflexes

 

Hour Five

• Neurologic examination of the newborn, including cranial nerves, deep tendon reflexes, tone, and primitive reflexes (con’t)

• Red flags in the history and examination of children

 

Hour Six

• Indications for obtaining x-ray or other imaging of the pediatric patient

• Referral of patients to pediatric medical and integrative specialists

• Etiology of joint restrictions in children

 

Hours Seven and Eight

• Unique anatomical and physiological aspects of the pediatric spine

• Adjusting technique modifications for the pediatric patient

• Common technique mistakes when adjusting children

 

Hours Nine, Ten, and Eleven

Specific diversified adjusting techniques for newborn/infant, toddler/pre-school, and grade school/adolescent age groups. Instruction will include demonstration on a model of an infant as well as video footage of actual patient sessions. Examination and treatment techniques will be subdivided into the following regions:

• Cervical

• Thoracic

• Lumbar

• Sacroiliac

 

Hour Twelve

• Child-proofing the chiropractic office

• Common conditions that respond to chiropractic care • Resources for learning more about pediatric chiropractic care

"Tools & Techniques For a Sports Chiropractic Practice"

Sponsored by Foot Levelers, Inc. 

Sports Injury Diagnosis:

1st Hour:

• The Community Sports Chiropractic Office
• Chiropractic Role in Healthcare
• You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know

2nd Hour:

• Healthcare in the 21st Century
• Cost Drivers in Healthcare Today
• The 21st Century Patient

3rd Hour:

• Caring For The Student Athlete
• Branding Yourself A Sports Chiropractor
• Interdisciplinary Relationships

4th Hour:

• Treating The Athlete
• The Evaluation….Your Opportunity To Educate

5th Hour:

• Case Study
• Active Care and the 5 Components of Fitness
• The Care Plan

6th Hour:

• Foot & Ankle Biomechanics, Injuries, and Management
• Case Study

7th Hour:

• Literature Review….Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
• Case Study…. Low Back Pain

8th Hour:

• Conditions of the Knee
• Male vs Female Considerations

9th Hour:

• Pre Op and Post Op Rehab Protocols of the Knee

10th Hour:

• Chiropractic & Beyond
• Opportunities Outside The Chiropractic Office

11th Hour:

• Kinesiology Taping
• Taping Breakout Session

12th Hour:

• Mediceuticals- Condition Specific Nutrition
• Bands, Bars, Boards and More
• Breakout Session

"Chiropractic Exponentially: Building the Practice and Profession of the future (aka Chiropractic 2.0 – The Technology Adjustment)"

Purpose: We are living in an unprecedented time of massive change – certainly in the world at large, and most definitely, in healthcare. While the last decade has focused on the value based care proposition, triple aim (really quadruple when you include providers), new delivery models, and new payer models, simmering underneath all of those changes is a growing undercurrent with far greater reach. This soon to be tidal wave has the potential for both positive and negative impact. Rapidly evolving technologies – artificial intelligence, deep machine learning, blockchain, cloud computing, the Internet of Things (IoT), 3-D printing, genomics, mobile health technologies, wearables, telehealth, big data, and more, are coming together synchronously creating a perfect storm of massive disruption. The application of these technologies are already beginning to have large scale impact which empower patients to create improved lifestyle behaviors, improve patient outcomes, lower costs to the patient and the system, provide more secure networks and environments, disrupt third party intermediaries, and a LOT, LOT more, all to create change on scale that we have never before seen in our lifetime.

When is the last time chiropractic disrupted in healthcare? 1895? Licensure in every state? Insurance coverage? Predatory third-party administrators? With these incredible technological advancements, doctors of chiropractic must be educated, prepared, and determined to use these technologies to hack a broken healthcare system, with many promises, and few deliverables on improving quality, lowering cost, and creating remarkable patient experiences. The chiropractic profession cannot leave it to the just the medical and technology community to lead the way. We must be part of the conversation, and more importantly, part of the technological advancement through application and innovation. For we know, many of these emerging technologies will serve the greater good. However, there are always two sides to every coin. The flip side of how these technologies can be used can be just as impactful, but not in a positive way for patients or providers. This session will discuss the overview of technologies, it’s implication to the chiropractic profession and the patients we serve and lay out a recommended action plan for our future. Disruption is the present, and prosperity is in our collective future, as long as we apply these emerging technologies in the most efficient and effect ways to drive even greater value and impact.

Learning Objectives:

1. Ensure the audience understands blockchain technology and it's application to healthcare and chiropractic
2. Ensure the audience understands artificial intelligence and clinical algorithm technology and it's application to healthcare and chiropractic
3. Ensure the audience understands artificial intelligence technology and it's application to healthcare and chiropractic
4. Ensure the audience understands cloud computing technology and it's application to healthcare and chiropractic
5. Review the clinical implications of big data and analytics. Build knowledge base on how data is being used to understand value creation in today’s healthcare system
6. Review how artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning are being applied in clinical settings to improve outcomes, and lower costs.
7. Review how the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing are improving patient care delivery and how emerging wearable technologies and telehealth are driving improved diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities
8. Review the disruptive technology of blockchain. Learn blockchain basics as it relates to electronic health records, documentation, data security and disrupting third party intermediaries in order to create greater value for patients and the healthcare system