CJA Vol.38 Issue 4Editorial: Today, Yesterday and Tomorrow - p.117 Sequential Administration or Sloppy Shortcuts?
Comparing Western and South Australia Chiropractic Statutory Law -
p.118 One Hundred Issues Over 25 Continuous Years:
The Editorship of Chance and Peters - p.123 The Utilization of Web 2.0 Technologies to
Facilitate Change and Promote a Research Culture within the Chiropractic
Profession - p.131 Paradigm Shift—The Two Models -
p.135 Commentary: The Perceived Broader Benefits of Care Beyond the
Relief of Pain and Disability, when Consulting a Health Practitioner -
p.138 The Palmer College in a Time of Global Turmoil:
The Year That Was 1908 - p.142 The Best of Books for 2008: The Last of a
Series - p.151 Letter to the Editor - p.160 ABSTRACTS Stanley P. Bolton Registration and regulation of healthcare professionals and
practices, such as in the medical, dental and physiotherapy professions,
are essentially state government functions and responsibilities.
Registration of chiropractors and regulation of chiropractic practices
are also state government functions and responsibilities. INDEX TERMS: HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 21ST CENTURY; CHIROPRACTIC; AUSTRALIA; LEGISLATION; HISTORICAL ARTICLE. Chiropr J Aust 2008;38:118-22. One Hundred Issues Over 25 Continuous Years: The Editorship of Chance and Peters PHILLIP EBRALL Purpose: To examine the 100 journal issues edited by Chance and Peters with a view to providing a descriptive analysis of the published elements that not only describe the quality of their work but also demonstrate the Journal is indeed a worthwhile vehicle for continuing practitioner education and a responsible voice within the discipline of chiropractic. Methods: Hand-search of the author’s library to locate and order all issues of the Journal of the Australian Chiropractors’ Association from and including December 1983 and all issues of the Chiropractic Journal of Australia from March 1991 to and including September 2008. Pre-identified items of content were entered into an electronic spreadsheet for grouping, counting and further analysis. Results: During the 25 year period of this review the 100 issues edited by Chance and Peters included 1,232 individual articles not including advertisements, news reports, reprints of abstracts and contact data relating to the professional association. The journal has strengths in the fields of clinical research (113 papers), history (94 papers) and case reports (52 papers). The Journal includes papers on research in chiropractic education and on the philosophy of chiropractic and has provided a rich forum for professional debate through its “Letters” and “Reply” column. Other key elements of a quality journal are evident including many reviews of new books relevant to the discipline and a consistently strong Editorial page. Discussion: Mary Ann Chance and Rolf Peters have given the profession a bountiful legacy of their own writing and the priceless legacy of a journal with sufficient breadth to respect and value the history of chiropractic as equally as its science. It is also apparent they have invested in the future of the profession and are owed a significant legacy for this part of their life’s work. Chance and Peters have nurtured the art of writing as there are 29 authors in addition to themselves who have each published in the Journal as first author six or more times during this 25 year period. Conclusion: The 25-year Editorship of Mary Ann Chance and Rolf Peters stands as a remarkable testimony to two remarkable people. Their record of 100 consecutive journal issues is unheard of and their legacy unquestionable. INDEX TERMS: MeSH: PUBLISHING; CHIROPRACTIC; HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORICAL ARTICLE. CHIROPR J AUST 2008; 38:123-30. SHARYN EATON, RAMON FERNANDEZ CAAMANO and DENNIS RICHARDS The aim of this paper is to introduce the use of a set of Web 2.0 collaborative technologies that will facilitate the implementation of a proposed strategic framework for research in order to facilitate a change of research culture within the Chiropractic profession. Our profession requires full utilization of available resources including supporting and encouraging members of the profession to undertake research, to exchange ideas, and to seek to ultimately bridge the gap between the profession and academia. We hope to promote this change by encouraging a change in vision for the future of the chiropractic profession. The implementation strategies within this framework that is targeted at members of the profession will be facilitated by a set of Web 2.0 set of collaborative tools, with the intent of providing the medium for interaction and knowledge sharing. These are the Chiroblog and the Chirowiki. We are interested in facilitating the creation of a research culture, disseminating research knowledge and creating forums to an open exchange of ideas on topics of interest to the chiropractic community. The framework is designed to promote the inclusion of research as an incremental change in their routines. The adoption and implementation of these Web 2.0 technologies will be advanced following diffusion and infusion strategies for effective transfer of complex technologies in organisations. INDEX TERMS: MeSH: CHIROPRACTIC; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH; INFORMATION SERVICES. (Other): WEB TECHNOLOGIES; RESEARCH CULTURE; KNOWLEDGE SHARING. Chiropr J Aust 2008; 38:131-4. Paradigm Shift – The Two Models DENNIS RICHARDS The projected costs of trends expected to occur in Australian society over the next 40 years, particularly demographic changes, have the potential to threaten the fiscal sustainability of Australian Government finances. These costs particularly relate to the financing of health care, and the Government has called for new models of care to address this problem. This paper presents and discusses some historical models or paradigms of health care that may assist in understanding the current need for change and a possible solution. INDEX TERMS: CHIROPRACTIC; AUSTRALIA; HISTORY OF MEDICINE,
ANCIENT. The Palmer College in a Time of Global Turmoil: The Year That Was 1908 ROLF E. PETERS Objective: To examine the world events of the year 1908 to establish a context for the educational developments implemented at the first institution that taught chiropractic, the Palmer School of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. Discussion: The year was one of turmoil and social disruption in many countries. Storms, fires, earthquakes, mine disasters, shipwrecks and other disasters made headlines in the newspapers, as well as the suffragist movement and the London Olympics, where the marathon winner was disqualified because he had been helped across the finishing line were well covered. Within this rather mechanical environment the concepts of D.D. Palmer were more strongly established within the educational institution that bears his name. This was not without controversy and this paper documents what is known about this period. The paper reports that during 1908 D.D. Palmer started a new school in Portland, Oregon, which through name changes and amalgamation still exists. Which is not so well known is that B.J. Palmer established the principle that husband and wife students would be asked to pay only one tuition, and he created a system whereby impecunious people could study chiropractic in three separate terms, allowing them to earn income in the intervening periods. Conclusion: Even though the world suffered a wide range of tragic events chiropractic education continued to evolve to become more available to the public. INDEX TERMS: CHIROPRACTIC; HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 20TH CENTURY;
HISTORICAL ARTICLE. The Best of Books for 2008: The Last of a Series PHILLIP EBRALL Objective: To present reviews of publications released during 2007 that are considered relevant to the practice and profession of chiropractic, and to gather these by cognate themes. Discussion: This paper presents a review of some 20 new publications of relevance to the discipline of chiropractic. As is usual it reviews new editions as well as stand-alone new texts. Of particular interest is the inclusion of information relating to a commercial development which will provide state-of-the-art access for paying customers to an electronic library relevant to the chiropractic discipline. Conclusion: This is the final paper in the Best of Books series. The reasons are given and the reader is assured that the Journal will continue to offer expert review of new publications. INDEX TERMS: MeSH: CHIROPRACTIC; AUSTRALIA. CHIROPR J AUST 2008; 38:151-9. |
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