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New Mexico state association president and>> Palmer graduate about his feelings on chiropractic advanced practice.>>>> >>>>>> Dear New Mexico Colleagues,>>>>>> I know that there has been some debate among ourselves concerning >> Advanced>> Practice and how it relates to chiropractic practice and chiropractic>> philosophy, not only in New Mexico, but nationally as well. Why do we >> want>> to advance our knowledge by obtaining different post-doctoral>> certifications? Increase our knowledge, gain more insight into our >> patients>> conditions, increase our skill level, increase services thereby >> increasing>> income and increasing professional recognition are a few that come to >> mind.>>>>>> Why did I choose to take the diplomate program for neurology in the late>> eighty's. I just felt that I needed to expand my knowledge and skills in>> examination techniques, diagnostic skills and expand my working knowledge >> of>> neurology to apply to my everyday chiropractic skills. In the middle >> 90's I>> choose to take the sports medicine diplomate program to again expand my>> knowledge in sports injuries and how to treat sports injuries more>> completely to treat my youngest daughter, who was very active and >> involved>> in sports and was prone to injuries. Did any of these >> additional/advanced>> programs change my chiropractic philosophy. NO. Did these advanced>> education programs make a change in my skill-set to serve my patients >> more>> completely? YES. Increase services and income. NO. Increase >> professional>> recognition. YES. (within the chiropractic circle)>>>>>> Why did I choose to take the Advance Practice Certification Program. >> There>> are many reasons why I am doing Advanced Practice, yes I am calling it>> "Advanced Practice", but here are a couple of reasons that I think we all>> need to consider. 1. This September, the Chiropractic Profession will be>> 115 years young, and where are we when it comes to patient utilization,>> somewhere between 8 to 12 % of the population in the US and less in other>> countries. 2. The Chiropractic Profession is the third or fourth choice >> for>> portal of entrance referral from other health care providers, if we are>> considered at all. This needs to change and can be accomplished by >> gaining>> additional respect and recognition from our consumers (patients),>> communities, insurance carriers and the allopathic profession. I read>> somewhere, "Knowledge is Power".>>>>>> Has the Advance Practice program and certification changed my >> Chiropractic>> Philosophy. NO. Do my patients get adjusted when they come to the >> office.>> YES. Do my patients receive injections when clinically necessary. YES.>> Increase professional recognition. YES. (from chiropractic and >> allopathic>> physicians). Increase services and income. YES.>>>>>> Patients that have been under my care for many years and come to me first>> for their health care needs think that the AP program is wonderful for >> them>> and the profession. New Patients are impressed that a DC can inject and >> are>> very receptive to the combination of adjusting and injections. This is >> all>> accomplished with keeping the autonomy of the title of Chiropractic>> Physician. The AP certification has been a win-win situation for my>> practices and patients and it can be for your practice too.>>>>>> Yours in Chiropractic Health,>>>>>>>>>> Dr. M. E. Brown, DC, AP, APCP>> President>> New Mexico Chiropractic Association>>>> ______________________________________________________>> ACA-members mailing list>> To post to the list:>> ACA-members@...>> NOTE: The ACA does not accept requests/inquiries through the listserve.>> The listserve is for peer-to-peer collaboration only. 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