Get seven sessions recorded at the 2021 Engage conference, worth five CE credits, at a 10% discount over registering for them individually.

Functional health literacy is defined as the ability to read, write, and speak about health. Chiropractors need to know and be able to do health literacy to advance their field and to translate evidence-based interdisciplinary content outside their field into their professional practice. That fact argues for health literacy education as an essential component of professional development. However, the real deal is whether health literacy is understood and used by the lay public so they can learn about their own self-care during chiropractic care interactions.

The relationship between doctors of chiropractic and Medicare is, well…complicated. On the one hand, Medicare pays doctors of chiropractic about a half-billion dollars per year. On the other hand, Medicare is consistently named as one of the biggest headaches for practicing DCs, with complicated rules and an extremely limited range of services covered. A major initiative of ACA is to expand Medicare coverage for chiropractors, a goal that is thwarted by the discouragingly high rate of errors DCs make when billing Medicare. One recent government report found that chiropractic services had the highest rate of “improper payments” among all outpatient services covered by Medicare. Understanding how to properly bill Medicare is an essential skill for chiropractors to assure compliance with Federal rules, as well as avoiding potentially expensive fines for Medicare miscoding. This session will provide an introduction to Medicare billing basics and advice on avoiding potentially costly pitfalls.

According to the ACA, back pain is the single leading cause of disability worldwide and prevents people from engaging in work and everyday activities. PubMed reports that low back and neck pain are the leading causes of “years lived with disability” in most countries and across age groups. Pain affects all aspects of a person’s life: physically, emotionally, socially and financially. According to the ACA, it is the most common reason for missed work, negatively impacting employers and communities as a whole. Often times people suffering from back pain turn to drugs for temporary relief, and we are all well aware of the opioid crisis in this country. Given the fact that chiropractic care is a safe and effective option for back pain, chiropractors are in a key position to make a positive impact both with the patients they care for and their communities.

Enhance your cultural competence and your awareness of issues of diversity, equity and inclusion within the healthcare system and the profession with this Learn ACA multi-course package. Register for this package to earn up to 10 CE credits, eligible for ethics in applicable states, and sharpen your skills in addressing health disparities, approaching challenging conversations, and treating different patient populations with sensitivity. Learn more about Learn ACA’s DEI Bundle or register now to receive a comprehensive package of resources that will help you navigate these important interpersonal issues, improve your cultural competencies, and ensure you are leading the way in the chiropractic profession and broader healthcare community.

The purpose of this program is to review different study types and explore the types of questions that they answer. The presentation will explore experimental designs, observational designs, reviews narrative, systematic and scoping. Issues of therapy, diagnosis, prognosis and harm will be looked an in light of randomized controlled trials, cohort studies, case-control studies and systematic reviews. Important elements in each design necessary to critically appraise will be reviewed. The process of synthesizing evidence using a GRADE approach to develop guidelines will be discussed.

Part 1 of this 2-part course will explore a simple approach to practical clinical rehabilitation concepts and methods to enhance patient rehabilitation and injury prevention.

Join Dr. Michael Ross for part two of his presentation as he dives deeper into a simple approach to practical clinical rehabilitation concepts and methods to enhance patient rehabilitation and injury prevention.

Despite the Global Pandemic that was taking over the country, 2020 saw more HIPAA fines levied than any other year in the history of HIPAA. This was largely due in part to new initiatives by Health & Human Services, which included the implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act, as well as the OCR’s Right of Access Initiative. In this webinar, we'll be reviewing breaches and fines -- big and small, to give practical takeaways that you can use within your practice to ensure you are in compliance with these new regulations.

Integrated Care Pathways is a three-part series that introduces possible ways a chiropractic doctor may work closely with a hospital or medical team. The series will cover possible pathways, how to work with the medical model, communicating with other doctors and, finally, problem solving for those tough cases. (Three CE credits)