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Webinar Series
- Chironomics
- Ignite
- Master Class
- SCCA Rounds
Chironomics: It’s your business – what’s the right structure?
Is now the right time to incorporate? Maybe not! Find out more about business structures including sole proprietorships, partnerships, and incorporations. Learn about the difference in how business structures are taxed, the ways in which you can get paid along with an introduction to financial statements. Finally, learn about your business relationship with the CRA.
Chironomics: You’re a new professional – now let’s talk money!
Money – It is about what you keep after taxes. To do it well, you need help from financial professionals. How do you find them? What do you ask them? Join us to get the answers to these questions and learn about the three pillars of control - your taxes, budgeting/cash flow and financial accountability documents.
Chironomics: What it takes to stand out – How to build an online community for your clinical practice
In our last webinar, we highlighted the importance of healthcare marketing and developing your brand to reach new patients. Now we’ve recruited two recent graduates who have amassed a combined 159,000 Instagram followers for their practices. Dr. Taryn Thomas and Dr. David Paul Song will share how they built an engaged online community and what it takes to stand out. Don’t miss this chance to learn about the challenges and rewards of broadcasting your message and expertise to those who need it most.
Chironomics: I am a Doctor of Chiropractic; now what? Healthcare Marketing and Developing Your Professional Brand
Healthcare Marketing involves creating, communicating, and delivering health information and services. In very broad terms the care you deliver to patients is a service that meets a human need. In this webinar, we will discuss digital marketing basics, social media, customer service, setting expectations and developing your personal brand — a never-ending journey that extends well beyond social media.
Chironomics: Employment Law Fundamentals for New Grads – Everything You Want to Know but are Afraid to Ask
As a new graduate excited to begin your professional career, it is important that you are aware of the many aspects of employment law related to the Chiropractic profession. You want to enter the workforce with the knowledge and tools to keep your legal costs low and minimize your risk as a Chiropractor. In this session, we will provide you with the foundation of what you need to know as a new Chiropractor. Topics will include:
- • New developments in the workplace landscape
- • Review the rights and obligations of employer and employee
- • Employment Law ‘red flags’
- • The difference between a Contractor and an Employee
- • The importance of having proper contracts and employment agreements
- •Rights and obligations to protect your Practice and minimize your liability
Chironomics: Associateship Agreements, In Practice: Part 2
Join us as we continue our discussion about associateship agreements. At our first session, we discussed the ins and outs of these agreements and then heard from new graduates about their experiences. Now join us for a candid conversation with three clinic owners for their thoughts about associates. What do they look for in an associate? What do they think about the contract? What problems have they had? Join us as these chiropractic leaders discuss associateship agreements in practice.
Chironomics: Associateship Agreements, In Practice: Part 1
Three recent graduates discuss their experiences of success and failure with Dr. Ayla Azad. Join Dr. Adrian Chow (ON), Dr. Ferzin Mahava (ON) and Dr. Elliot Mayhew (BC) for a candid conversation about their stories after graduation.
Chironomics: The Ins and Outs of Associateship Agreements
Many of you will enter into associateship agreements with clinics during your professional career. What should those agreements contain? What are things to look out for and how do you know if you have a good one? Join Dr. Ayla Azad as she discusses the importance of these agreements and what you should look for as a new graduate when you enter into one of them - or when you need to get out !
SCCA Presents: Chironomics – Are you ready to practice in Canada?
- •Date: June 09, 2022
- •Speakers: Dr. Ayla Azad, Dr. Crystal Draper & Dan Millar, Principal, Benefit Partners Inc.
- •Description: Graduated chiropractic college, check! Passed board exams, check! Now what? Join Drs. Ayla Azad and Crystal Draper as they discuss what you need to know to successfully transition from chiropractic student to a practicing chiropractor. From the who’s who of associations and why they’re beneficial to the what’s what of insurance coverage (with Dan Millar, Principal, Benefit Partners Inc.), contracts, and the most mystifying one, taxes. During this session, the SCCA will provide you with numerous resources to ensure you are practice-ready in Canada!
SCCA Ignite: Part 1
- •Date: November 06, 2021
- •Description: This one-day online event features a diverse lineup of speakers to discuss how it’s all connected – from the top business skills you need for a thriving practice, to how to get started during uncertain times (like a pandemic), tips for using social media to market your practice, navigating complex cases and much more!
SCCA Ignite: Part 2
- •Date: November 06, 2021
- •Description: Most clinical guidelines advise exercise and physical rehabilitation for the management of chronic pain. No ideal form of rehabilitation and exercise exists. This creates an opportunity for creative prescription of rehabilitation, based on the values and goals of your patient. This one-hour session will be a case‐based discussion on coaching your chronic pain patients back to the activities they enjoy.
CCA Master Class: Radiographic Evaluation and Imaging Cases of the Traumatic Knee
- •Date: February 10, 2022
- •Speakers: Dr. Varsha Kumar, DC, DACBR & Dr. Bill Hsu, DC, DACBR, FCCR(C)
- •Description: This 90-minute session will review the basics of knee imaging and cover common traumatic injuries presenting to this joint. Conditions will be presented through a mix of didactic and case-based presentations.
CCA Master Class: Best Practice Recommendations for Chiropractic Care for Pregnant and Postpartum Patients: A Panel Discussion
- •Date: March 3, 2022
- •Speakers: Dr. Carol Ann Weis, MSc, DC, Dr. Sophia da Silva-Oolup, DC, FCCS (C) & Dr. Kent Stuber, DC, MS
- •Description: The ‘Best-Practice Recommendations for Chiropractic Care for Pregnant and Postpartum Patients: Results of a Consensus Process’ is an important paper for the chiropractic profession. With the authors breaking down the manuscript into the key items, you will quickly learn what you need to know from these recommendations and how you can use them to enhance patient care and inter-professional communication.
CCA Master Class: You Spin Me Right ‘Round! Differential Diagnosis for Dizziness & Vertigo
- •Date: April 07, 2022
- •Speakers: Dr. Shawn Thistle, DC
- •Description: Vertigo, dizziness and a general sense of ‘unsteadiness’ are common, ranging from a daily nuisance to disabling and life-changing for our patients. Chiropractors can skillfully triage, assess and manage these conditions for most patients – but arriving at the correct diagnosis is paramount in formulating effective treatment strategies! This webinar focuses on differential diagnosis and relevant clinical testing procedures for your patients with dizziness or vertigo.
CCA Master Class: The Interplay of Mental Health Concerns with Chronic Pain
- •Date: May 5th, 2022
- •Speakers: Dr. Demetry Assimakopoulos, DC & Jane Alway, MA, Registered Psychotherapist, President of Ontario Association of Mental Health Professionals
- •Description: Patients presenting for chiropractic treatment with comorbid mental health concerns often do not improve as expected. While the mental health concerns may or may not be immediately apparent, the earlier these are detected and treated, the better are the prognoses for pain reduction. This Master Class session, presented via an interactive dialogue between a Chiropractor and a Registered Psychotherapist, explores the interconnection between mental health concerns and chronic pain with an aim to provide attendees with a lens on which mental health conditions may exacerbate chronic pain, along with treatment options that may reduce pain and improve outcomes for patients.
Classe de maître de l’ACC : Pourquoi les chiropraticiens doivent-ils devenir des experts en gestion de l’invalidité et enréadaptation? (Offered in French only)
- •Date: May 19th, 2022
- •Speakers: Dr. Marc-André Blanchette, Conférencier : Dr. Pierre Côté, DC, PhD
- •Description: Ce webinaire vise à définir les concepts de handicap et de réadaptation dans une perspective biopsychosociale. Le professeur Côté discutera du rôle des chiropraticiens au sein des équipes multidisciplinaires de réadaptation et démontrera comment leurs compétences peuvent contribuer à réduire le fardeau de l’incapacité musculo-squelettique.
CCA Master Class: Focus on Chiropractic Sciences and Clinical Research Published in the JCCA Vol. 66 No. 1
- •Speakers: Drs. Dominique Harmath, Derick Luu, Robert Trager
- •Description: The April 2022 issue of the JCCA is devoted to Chiropractic Sciences and features practical case reports and original research papers on a variety of topics. In this easy-to-digest format, hear summaries of the latest important research and ask questions about the implications for clinical practice and future research. Absorb the latest scholarly work that is being used to support the role of chiropractic in the management of neuromusculoskeletal conditions. Get inspired by the latest in Chiropractic Sciences and what it’s doing to improve patient outcomes.
CCA Master Class: Applying research to practice – A review of articles in the JCCA Vol. 66 No. 2
Speakers: Dr. Christian Manansala, DC, MSc; Dr. Gerald Olin, BSc, DC; & Dr. Michael Edgar, DC Date: October 6, 2022 Description: How does this research connect to actual application in practice? Watch the authors of two featured papers published in the latest edition of the JCCA to hear more about their work and gain an understanding of how it can influence your delivery of patient care. Article 1 | Article 2
Classe de maître de l’ACC : Améliorer la qualité des soins à l’aide des mesures de résultat et d’expérience rapportées par le patient
Speakers: Dr Marc-André Blanchette, DC, PhD; Conferencier : Dr François Hains, DC, FCCS(C), MSc Date: November 17, 2022 Description: Ce webinaire présentera une introduction à l’utilisation des mesures de résultats (PROMs) et d’expérience (PREMs) rapportées par le patient dans la pratique clinique chiropratique pour mesurer la qualité des soins. Certaines stratégies de mise en oeuvre facilitant l’utilisation de ces outils de mesure en clinique seront présentées. L’utilisation des PROMs et les PREMs encouragent la rétroaction et l’amélioration continue de la qualité de soins chiropratiques centrés sur le patient. Nous verrons aussi comment ces données cliniques peuvent servir être à des fins de recherche pour permettre la production de connaissance et améliorer la performance clinique.
Objectifs d’apprentissage : - Démontrer l’utilité clinique des mesures de résultats (PROMs)et d’expérience (PREMs) rapportées par le patient. - Définir des stratégies de mise en oeuvre favorisant l’utilisation de ces mesures en clinique chiropratique. - Souligner l’opportunité de rétroaction offerte et son effet sur l’amélioration continue de la qualité (ACQ) des soins chiropratiques. - Reconnaitre l’effet positif de ces données cliniques sur la recherche, la production de connaissance et la performance clinique.
CCA Master Class: Putting the Patient Experience into Action: A Clinician’s Perspective
Speakers: Dr. Ayla Azad, CCA Chief Experience Officer, DC, MBA; Dr. Moe Baloo, DC; Dr. Shawn Thistle, DC Date: December 1, 2022 Description: Be a good communicator, allow patients to feel heard, spend time educating – these are all skills we have been taught to enhance the patient experience, but what does it look like to put them into practice? Watch our panel of field chiropractors and Patient Experience Task Force members to learn their biggest takeaways from the CCA’s Patient Experience work and how they have personally implemented the recommendations into clinic to improve patient trust and rapport.
SCCA Rounds: Tips For Coaching Your Chronic Pain Patients Back to Valued Activity
- •Date: May 31, 2022
- •Speakers: Dr. Demetry Assimakopoulos, DC
- •Description: Most clinical guidelines advise exercise and physical rehabilitation for the management of chronic pain. No ideal form of rehabilitation and exercise exists. This creates an opportunity for creative prescription of rehabilitation, based on the values and goals of your patient. This one-hour session will be a case‐based discussion on coaching your chronic pain patients back to the activities they enjoy.
SCCA Rounds: Chiropractic Considerations for the Management of Long COVID-19 Patients
- •Date: September 14, 2022
- •Speakers: Dr. Karishma Kapoor, DC
- •Description: You’ve completed a physical exam on a patient whose upper limb is swollen from the shoulder to the elbow and the elbow to the wrist. Every movement hurts, making all your orthopedic tests false positives, and you aren’t able to delineate any muscle structure. You might be generating a number of differentials in your head, thinking about what other tests you might order, or what you might do next… but did you consider the possibility of Long COVID-19? Put on your clinical hat and follow along with an interactive case-based example lead by Dr. Kapoor as she guides you through how to develop your clinical reasoning in scenarios like these and what the chiropractic and rehabilitative implications may be of patients with Long COVID-19.Objectives: 1. Understand common symptomology, routes of transmission, and mechanisms of action of COVID-19 2. Define and describe Long COVID-19 3. Learn the clinical and rehabilitative implications of Long COVID-19 and how this may inform chiropractic care 4. Learn the role of chiropractors as part of a healthcare team for individuals with Long COVID-19 5. Develop critical thinking skills in complex clinical scenarios
SCCA Rounds: Chiropractic Management of Complex Headaches
- •Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2022
- •Speakers: Dr. Nikita Vizniak, BSc, DC, ERYT, RMT, CES
- •Description: Does thinking about the different types of headaches make your head hurt? Watch the infamous Dr. Vizniak as he enhances our differential diagnostic skills by walking us through a complex headache case during SCCA Rounds.