May
6,
2004 Issue
In This Issue
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Life University Will Keep Their Campus
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ICA Board Urges Immediate Halt To "PACE" Implementation
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Cleveland Conferences is Coming to Kansas City in June 2004
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Coach’s Corner
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Why I Recommend Now You Know
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Chiro-News
Links
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Now You Know Internet Educational Services
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NYK
Upcoming Schedule
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Products for your Office and Practice
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How to Contact NYK
Life University Will
Keep Their Campus
In
a stunning and wonderful chain of events Life University will be able to retain
their campus. Months ago, with a dwindling enrollment, the Life University
Board of Trustees and previous administration signed an agreement with the
college next door, Southern Polly State University (SPSU),
to sell the campus and lease back only the buildings it needed to stay in
business. Most of the beautiful campus would have gone to SPSU and be lost
forever.
With the hiring of Dr Guy Riekeman, and the
increase in both funds and students Life University was looking for a way to
stop the sale of the campus. However, the deal was iron clad and could
only be stopped by the Georgia State Board of Regents refusing the deal.
This scenario seemed unlikely as SPSU was getting a 55 million dollar campus for
just over 32 million.
The Board of Regents met in late April to
discuss and vote on the matter. It was generally expected that they would
rubber stamp the deal and Life would lose their campus. However, in a
stunning turn of events, it appears that many of the Regent members were lobbied
to deny the deal and the outcome was a table and ultimately a killing of the
deal. The result is that Life gets to retain their campus!
For more information on this story please
read the following stories form the Marietta Daily Journal
SPSU s
land deal with Life dies
SPSU,
Life U. land deal on shaky ground
ICA Board Urges Immediate Halt To
"PACE" Implementation
The Board of Directors of the International Chiropractors
Association has urged a halt to the PACE program being promoted by the
Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards (FCLB) for the regulation of
chiropractic relicensure education. During their Annual Meeting held in
Washington, DC, April 30th - May 1st, the ICA Board adopted a formal resolution
of opposition to the PACE initiative. ICA urges all chiropractic state examining
boards, state chiropractic organizations, colleges and continuing education
providers to join in the effort to have PACE withdrawn by the FCLB, and to not
participate should the PACE program continue forward.
For nearly two years, ICA has sponsored a PACE Study Group
chaired by ICA Board Member Dr. Gary Walsemann of New Hampshire, 12-year veteran
of his own state's board of chiropractic examiners. The results of this study
process were the basis of ICA's Board action. "Despite promises of major changes
in the initial proposal, ICA can find no compelling evidence that the initial
objectives and terms of the PACE proposal have been altered by its proponents,"
said Dr. Walsemann. "This proposal represents a new layer of extra-legal
regulation that will, despite all of the assurances given by its advocates, add
an unaccountable, unregulated and unnecessary addition to the burden an already
hard-pressed chiropractic profession will have to bear, and should be
withdrawn."
Among ICA's top concerns are:
- The initiative will add significantly to the cost of
chiropractic postgraduate education, all of which will be passed on to the
doctor in the field.
- The economic price will be especially painful to the
chiropractic colleges, state associations, postgraduate councils and
continuing education providers.
- This proposal appears to represent a completely unwarranted
tax on doctors in practice, not to mention another layer of bureaucratic and
financial demands on educators and educational institutions.
- No evidence can be identified that indicates in any way
that the quality of clinical practice or other professional elements will be
enhanced through this cumbersome and expensive system.
- The entrepreneurial aspects of the initiative in the
interests of the FCLB should not be obscured or minimized by any entity
considering this proposal. In this evaluation process, it is vital to consider
whether the economic costs to the profession, levied in the form of obligatory
added costs for continuing education, to the sole benefit of the FCLB, are in
the profession's best interests.
- The potential restrictions and limitations to the free
exchange of ideas inherent in the proposed approval process.
- The issue of examinations following seminars is especially
problematic for the doctor in the field both because of the cost and because
of the lack of any evidence to indicate that such a burden adds anything of
substance to the educational experience.
- There is no basis for the argument that the "PACE" system
would in any way enhance chiropractic's political status or positive profile.
Of the more than 2,000 individual doctors of chiropractic and
the several dozen organizations with whom ICA has consulted or had unsolicited
contact, all are in opposition to this proposal because of the many elements
outlined above.
ICA urges all state chiropractic board representatives that
will be attending the Denver FCLB Annual Conference to speak and vote in
opposition to the PACE proposal.
"This issue cuts across all geographic, philosophical and
organizational lines, and ICA wants to be very clear about its opposition to the
PACE proposal. The lack of willingness of PACE proponents to make anything other
than cosmetic changes means that the initiative still retains the potential for
the grossest abuse. We have no choice but to call for its demise," Dr. Walsemann
concluded.
Cleveland Conferences is Coming to Kansas
City in June 2004
After a successful inaugural event in Los Angeles in 2003,
Cleveland Conferences is coming to the heartland -- Kansas City to be exact.
Mark your calendar today for June 10-13, 2004 and join colleagues from around
the country to celebrate the principle, practice and passion of chiropractic.
Cleveland Conferences is much more than a license renewal
seminar (although it’s been submitted for 24 hours). In fact, it’s license
renewal with a kick! Some of the greatest speakers in chiropractic will be on
hand, including Drs. Bruce Lipton, Larry Markson, Bob Hoffman, Carl S. Cleveland
III, Daryl Wills, C.J. Mertz, John Triano, John Demartini, Gary Guebert and
more. Dennis Eschbach, D.C., and Drew Spivak, D.V.M., will team up for a
fascinating presentation on Animal Chiropractic. And don’t miss a musical
performance by special guest Larry Gatlin of the world-famous Gatlin Brothers!
The event will take place at the Marriott Hotel in Overland
Park, Kan., a suburb of Kansas City. To register today, call 1-800-628-9592. See
you in Kansas City – at the Cleveland Conference!
Coach’s Corner
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Why I
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There is a lot of
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items about chiropractic. To see the articles, please click on the headline link
below.
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NYK
Upcoming Seminars and Shows
We would like to
thank the many associations, organizations and groups that have us speaking on
their programs . Dates permitting, we would love to participate at your
Association or Society convention as well. If you are interested in having us at your program,
please contact us at either
nowyouknow@nowyouknow.net or call us at 800-695-8937. Below is a
list of programs and speaking engagements we have scheduled in the near future.
When |
Who-Where |
Contact |
May 22 - 23, 2004
Speaking & Booth |
"Chiropractic Without a
Doubt"
by ICA, Houston TX |
ICA 1-800-423-4690
www.chiropracticwithoutadoubt.com |
May 27 - 29, 2004
Booth |
Sherman
Lyceum
Spartanburg SC |
Sherman College
www.sherman.edu
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June 4 - 6, 2004
Speaking & Booth |
Florida Chiropractic
Society
St Petersburg FL |
Florida Chiropractic
Society
www.fcschiro.com |
June 5 - 6, 2004
Speaking & Booth |
"Chiropractic Without a
Doubt"
by ICA, in PA |
ICA 1-800-423-4690
www.chiropracticwithoutadoubt.com |
June 11 - 12, 2004
Booth |
The Family Practice
TBA Arizona |
866-LEAD-DCS (532-3327)
www.thefamilypractice.net |
June 25-27, 2004
Booth |
ICA Council on
Chiropractic Philosophy
Radisson South End Plaza Tower, Minneapolis MN |
ICA 1-800-423-4690
www.chiropractic.org |
July
10 - 11, 2004
Speaking & Booth |
"Chiropractic Without a
Doubt"
by ICA, TBA |
ICA 1-800-423-4690
www.chiropracticwithoutadoubt.com |
July
22 - 25, 2004
Booth |
Life Source Seminars
The Westin Atlanta North, Atlanta |
Life Source Seminars
www.lifesourceseminars.com |
August 19 - 22, 2004
Speaking & Booth |
Florida Chiropractic
Society Convention
Breakers Hotel Palm Beach FL |
Florida Chiropractic
Society
www.fcschiro.com |
August 19 - 22, 2004
Booth |
ICA Pediatric Council
Convention
New York Marriot, NY, NY |
ICA
www.chiropractic.org |
August 28 - 29, 2004
Speaking & Booth |
"Chiropractic Without a
Doubt"
by ICA, TBA |
ICA 1-800-423-4690
www.chiropracticwithoutadoubt.com |
September
25 - 26, 2004
Speaking & Booth |
"Chiropractic Without a
Doubt"
by ICA, TBA |
ICA 1-800-423-4690
www.chiropracticwithoutadoubt.com |
October 23 - 24, 2004
Speaking & Booth |
"Chiropractic Without a
Doubt"
by ICA, TBA |
ICA 1-800-423-4690
www.chiropracticwithoutadoubt.com |
October 21 - 24, 2004
Speaking & Booth |
New Beginnings
Ocean Place Conference Resort,
Long Branch NJ |
New Beginnings
www.newbeginningschiro.com |
October 27 - 30, 2004
Booth |
Life Source Seminars
The Westin Atlanta North, Atlanta |
Life Source Seminars
www.lifesourceseminars.com |
November 4 - 7, 2004
Booth |
"Masters
Circle Superconference"
Rio Hotel, Las Vegas |
800-451-4514
www.themasterscircle.com
|
November 20 - 21, 2004
Speaking & Booth |
"Chiropractic Without a
Doubt"
by ICA, TBA |
ICA 1-800-423-4690
www.chiropracticwithoutadoubt.com |
December 4 - 5, 2004
Speaking & Booth |
Florida Chiropractic
Society
20 hour express - Orlando Airport Hyatt |
FCS
www.fcschiro.com |
More dates & locations
to come in 2004 as they are confirmed. |
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schedule. To register please call the ICA at 800-423-4690. |
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General
NYK Mailing Address:
Now You Know Inc.
PO Box 2210
Marietta, GA 30061-2210
We're just off the beautiful Marietta Square.
Use our toll
free number to reach any of our departments
1-800- NYK-U-YES
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