 | DCs claim victory over 'Quackbuster'
-- In a strongly worded opinion,
the Appeals Court for the State of Pennsylvania ruled against Stephen
Barrett, a long‑time critic of chiropractic and alternative health care.
In an action that chiropractors see as a major setback for their nemesis,
the judge refused to overturn a 2005 decision against Barrett. |
| Conn. law makes DC malpractice claims
public -- Connecticut Gov. M.
Jodi Rell has signed into law SB‑249 (Public Act No. 07‑25) which would,
for the first time in Connecticut, make chiropractor malpractice records
public information. The law had been passed unanimously by both houses of
the state's General Assembly. |
| Sherman names new president --
Sherman College of Straight
Chiropractic announced the appointment of Jon Schwartzbauer, DC, as its
new president. Dr. Schwartzbauer, a Sherman alumnus, has been serving the
college as vice president for academic affairs and director of the
Leadership and Practice Management Institute. |
| Media bias evident within profession by
Dr. Terry A. Rondberg -- In his
latest "Now You Know" newsletter, Bob Braille, DC, discusses the media's
prejudice against chiropractic research. Using the recent report about
chiropractic and blood pressure (published in the Journal of Human
Hypertension) as an example, Dr. Braille asks the rhetorical question:
"How much does the drug advertising money effect the editorial judgment of
news services and publications?" and notes that "This transparent lack of
responsible journalism just shows how much big drug money can influence
what should be autonomous news." |
| More rules for recordkeeping by Timothy
Feuling -- Last month, I
discussed the importance of proper recordkeeping from a risk management
perspective, and listed several important "rules" every doctor of
chiropractic should follow. They included recording only the facts about
your patient and the case, tailoring your records and forms to be
congruent with your type of practice, and taking and documenting a
comprehensive chiropractic history. |
| Reports claim Maggie Craw resigns
-- At press time, The
Chiropractic Journal has received reports that Maggie Craw, DC, paid
consultant to the California Board of Chiropractic Examiners, has resigned
and will be vacating her position as of August 2007. The report was
unofficially confirmed by an undisclosed source within the state
government. |
