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PRIMARY CONTACT

FALL 2019

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Volume 58

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Issue No. 1

Congratulations Class of 2019 Bridge to Health in Africa Increasing capacity for inflammatory arthritis care

A publication from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College for alumni, members and friends

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CMCC 37th Annual

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From the President

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From the Chair

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Dr. Natalia Lishchyna joins mission Canada 2019 for the parliamentary elections in Ukraine

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CMCC News

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Friends for Life

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Increasing capacity for inflammatory arthritis care

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All the very best to the Class of 2019

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Taking it all in stride - Dr. Patrick Vellner balances education with elite crossfit competition

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Staying green

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Symposium at Homecoming

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Testing your metal

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BackSwing '19

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Honouring Dr. Michelle Prince for her contribution to improving the patient experience

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Donations

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In Memoriam

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FROM THE PRESIDENT

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CMCC Membership, sponsorship of events, and by estate bequests and other major gifts. Every gift, large and small, helps to keep our tuition among the lowest in North America, while providing for continuous improvements at CMCC.

I often reflect upon how lucky we are to have the ongoing support of thousands of dedicated alumni and friends who have so generously given to CMCC over the years and allowed us to grow and accomplish major initiatives in our strategic plans.

As this issue of Primary Contact goes to press, we will have admitted our most recent class of eager, highly qualified Year I students ready to begin their adventure as professionals who will ultimately take on the formidable responsibility of caring for patients.

In this issue you will find photos from our June convocation ceremony, along with a list of names of our proud graduates.

I am always energized by this cycle of saying goodbye to our graduates and welcoming the next generation. Many of you have heard me speak about how CMCC’s reliance on tuition is the lowest in North America, with almost 25% of our operating expenses covered by non-tuition revenue. A significant part of the latter is comprised of generous donations towards our various fundraising campaigns, by

At CMCC, change is everpresent and invigorating. When I speak at alumni events, even our most recent graduates are amazed at what has changed since they left CMCC. This year’s new students will be studying histology and other subjects in a newly renovated multi-purpose laboratory, replacing microscopes with innovative technology. A new IT service hub will provide students with easy access to support for their computing needs.

Several of the small group study rooms in the library will have new large interactive displays and network streaming devices to allow for collaborative study. Our newest clinic embedded within the multidisciplinary Bowmanville Health Centre will provide a great interprofessional learning experience for our interns and is our first clinic in the far-east portion of the Greater Toronto Area. Our new clinic in the Rexdale Community Health Centre is already exceeding expectations in providing interns with complex cases in an underserved segment of Toronto that also includes new immigrants to Canada.

All of these amazing changes, and many more to be announced in the near future, are possible because of the selfless financial support of our institution by our alumni and friends.

CMCC’s Homecoming last June was a wonderful experience for those who wanted to network with former classmates and old friends, to hear global experts

on interprofessional care and the Global Spine Care Initiative and take advantage of multiple workshops. In 2020, we have a very special weekend planned for all CMCC alumni and friends – our 75th anniversary celebration. This event will combine a continuing education symposium, anniversary class recognition, and a very special gala to be held in the Royal Ontario Museum at the conclusion of our celebration. Please be sure to mark June 5-6, 2020 on your calendars so that you can plan to spend the weekend with us. This event is open to all CMCC alumni, not just those celebrating the fiveyear reunions.

I’ll be traveling again to multiple provinces this coming year to attend association annual general meetings and host alumni events. In September I was at the Maritime Conference in Nova Scotia and then in Alberta. In November I’ll head out to join our BC alumni on Vancouver Island.

I’ll also be representing CMCC at various international events.

Whether at CMCC, in your local province, or overseas, I look forward to interacting with you and personally thanking you for your ongoing support. Because some provincial AGMs are held on the same weekend, I sometimes have to skip attending one, but I’ll always make sure someone from CMCC will be there to tell you about the latest happenings here on campus.

I hope to see you soon!

David Wickes, DC, MA

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FROM THE CHAIR our students while maintaining CMCC’s leading position among chiropractic educational institutions.

The Board Executive held their meeting at Homecoming and participated in welcoming our alumni to CMCC. Homecoming serves as a weekend when classmates reunite, reminisce and celebrate while attending social events and practicerelated continuing education. This particular Homecoming included our Biennial Research Symposium along with social events.

The students, both new and returning, now filling the halls at CMCC after the summer break, embody the beginning and the middle of their chiropractic education just as Convocation in June was a triumphant finale. I, and all members of the Board of Governors, enjoy sharing the celebration of the successful completion of the Doctor of Chiropractic program by the graduates, and the opportunity to welcome another amazing group of new colleagues. Together with those receiving graduation awards, we are grateful to the donors who make them available to recognize student successes, while reminding us of those who have led the way for our profession, and whose names they bear.

At the Symposium, cutting edge research was shared on the prevention and management of low back pain, and thoughts on the expanding role of the chiropractor.

The grand reception, including dinner and awards, was a great success. It was wonderful to meet the chiropractic pioneers who attended Homecoming and to be reminded of how hard they worked to establish our profession.

Following Convocation, the Board went on its annual retreat, where we discussed a wide range of exciting topics and opportunities.

This is part of our ongoing work with the administration towards providing the best education for

Several alumni are highlighted in this issue of Primary Contact.

Their stories provide inspiration and information about various possibilities of chiropractic practice including collaborations both in Canada and abroad.

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In September, the Board Executive participated in the Ontario BackSwing golf tournament. This is always a great opportunity to interact with chiropractors and a variety of CMCC’s vendors and supporters. The silent online auction provides amazing items that everyone across Canada has the opportunity to bid on.

This issue also includes initial information about CMCC’s 75th Anniversary. You have played a part in CMCC’s history and we hope that you will join us to share in the celebrations. We would love to welcome you at Homecoming 2020, our 75th Anniversary event which will have as its grand finale a magnificent gala at the Royal Ontario Museum.

I close with a quote,

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”

Benjamin Franklin

Through your support CMCC continues to progress and grow as a premier chiropractic institution committed to training our future generation of chiropractors.

With respect and admiration,

Rahim Karim, DC MBA FCCPOR(C) CHE To contact any member of the Board, please email board@cmcc.ca.

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DR. NATALIA LISHCHYNA JOINS MISSION CANADA 2019 FOR THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN UKRAINE Dr. Natalia Lishchyna (Class of ‘98) is a clinician at CMCC’s Bronte Harbour Chiropractic Clinic in Oakville and a Municipal Councillor for Oakville Ontario’s Ward 6. She was first elected to Town Council in a by-election held in July 2015, before being acclaimed as the Ward 6 Town Councillor in the 2018 municipal election. This past summer, Lishchyna was invited to Ukraine, her country of birth, to join Mission Canada 2019 as a short term observer (STO) for the Parliamentary Elections held in Ukraine the week of July 21.

Here Lishchyna speaks about her participation and what it meant for her: Elections of governments that are free, fair, open and transparent are the hallmark of democratic countries. I have been lucky to have grown up in Canada where this is a way of life. In my country of birth, it’s a relatively new concept. Upon our arrival in Kyiv, we were warmly greeted at the airport by Canadian Ambassador to Ukraine, Roman Waschuk, Mission Head, Dr. Lloyd Axworthy and Deputy Mission Head, Olya Odynsky-Grod.

While in the capital city of Kyiv, the STOs received briefings and training for the upcoming election.

From Kyiv, my STO partner and I were dispatched to the Khmelnytskyi Oblast in southwestern Ukraine.

We were stationed in the beautiful city of Kamienets-Podilskyi (there was a 14th century castle around the corner from the hotel). Our interpreter and driver were fantastic in helping us do our work.

As part of the CANADEM team (CANADEM is an international notfor-profit NGO) I was able to observe the pre-and post-election day procedures as well as the opening, voting, counting and tabulation procedures on election day.

Along with other teams dispatched throughout the country, we reported real time data back to the core team in Kyiv. Election day was a long day. We worked from 7:00 a.m. to the following morning at 1:30 a.m.

Observations of city and rural ridings involved a lot of driving. (Coming back home, I have a new appreciation for pothole-free roads!) The election workers at the polls were very friendly and proud of the work they were doing to advance democracy in their country.

The mission was neutral and impartial in its organization, its conduct of observation, and in its findings. The day after the election,

Dr. Axworthy, in the interim report to the media, stated the following based on the work of the Canadian observers in the field: “Ukrainians have affirmed their commitment to democratic development by electing a new parliament in an election that largely met international democratic standards.”

I am grateful to the Clinic Management Team and CMCC for allowing me the opportunity to attend this Mission at such a late notice given that the Parliamentary elections were originally scheduled for October 2019.

It was an exercise in democracy of which I was very proud to be a part.

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CMCC NEWS

Drs. Sil Mior, Danielle Weisner, Deborah Kopansky-Giles, Jordanne Buote and Pierre Côté

CMCC at the 72nd World Health Assembly (WHA)

Each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) hosts an assembly meeting where representatives of the United Nations’ 194 member states send high-level delegations to Geneva to participate in health planning and decision-making. This year, the 72nd WHA took place between May 20 and 28.

The World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC) has been in official relations with WHO as a Non-State Actor for over two decades. This relationship qualifies the WFC to send a delegation to the WHA to observe the assembly, attend events and participate in meetings.

In recent years, CMCC faculty members, Drs. Pierre Côté and Deborah Kopansky-Giles have been part of the WFC delegations and have engaged in collaborative work with WHO in different program areas including Global Health Workforce; Integrated, People Centred Health

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Services; Ageing and Life Course; Disability and Rehabilitation; and International Classifications.

This year’s WFC delegation also included CMCC faculty member Dr. Silvano Mior. Recent CMCC graduate Dr. Danielle Weisner and CMCC student Jordanne Buote also joined the delegation on behalf of the World Congress of Chiropractic Students (WCCS).

This year saw the largest CMCC representation on any WFC delegation and the institution’s engagement was proactive, positive and appreciated. CMCC is recognized by the WFC as a powerful contributor to chiropractic internationally and a strong advocate of public health both nationally and globally. Its delegates were proud ambassadors for CMCC in Geneva and demonstrated a high level of commitment to WHO priorities including its goal of ensuring healthy lives and promoting wellbeing for all at all ages.

Collaborating with IHPME

Last spring, the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation (IHPME) announced a new partnership between the Institute and the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC) that aims to foster greater collaboration and promote educational research among the students and faculty of CMCC’s Clinical Sciences Graduate Studies Diploma Program.

Continuing IHPME’s efforts to advance intellectual exchange across all areas of health services research and learning, this partnership will allow eligible students of CMCC to apply to the Master of Science in Health Services Research (HSR) at IHPME and grant recognition for up to two graduate level courses taken at CMCC as MSc HSR course credits.

In addition, qualified CMCC faculty

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will be eligible for consideration as adjunct or status faculty within IHPME allowing them to serve on thesis committees for students participating in this opportunity.

“As collaborative health care is increasingly recognized as an optimal model for patients, we are delighted to reach this agreement which will foster many of the same benefits to our students and faculty in terms of sharing resources and generating new solutions,” said Dr. Christine Bradaric-Baus, Vice President, Academic of CMCC. As the largest graduate unit situated within the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, IHPME is committed to providing an integrative space where students, faculty, health care researchers, partners and providers can empower one another to transform the way we think, lead and act in our efforts to reshape the health care system.

Together with CMCC, a leader in evidence-based chiropractic education and research, this collaborative relationship will help to further discussions and address shared issues of integrated care, health promotion and system performance within Ontario.

Macquarie and CMCC face off during an axe-throwing competition

CMCC Researchers welcome colleagues from Macquarie University in Australia

From July 8 to 10, Drs. Mike Swain and Aron Downie from Macquarie University met with Drs. Martha Funabashi and Samuel Howarth to discuss potential joint research projects.

While here, each of them presented their research to CMCC clinical interns and graduate students.

Swain’s research area is the epidemiology of childhood MSK conditions. Downie’s research concerns the initial assessment of patients with back pain and when it may be appropriate to refer for further investigation.

“Agreements such as this empower our organizations not only to increase capacity and expand offerings to graduate students, but to enable them to make meaningful contributions to the definition and evolution of new integrated health care models and approaches,” commented Dr. Paula Stern, Director of Graduate Studies at CMCC. “We look forward to the many new opportunities that will arise from this agreement.”

For the majority of their visit, they planned collaborative projects in connection with the Human Performance Laboratory and discussed with Dr. Starmer the ways in which they could integrate Force Sensing Table TechnologyTM, FSTT®, into their curriculum.

Interested applicants are invited to contact Dr. Stern at pstern@cmcc.ca

After all the work, the group let off a little steam through the ancient

Macquarie's Aron Downie (left) and Mike Swain (right) with CMCC's Steve Tran

art of axe-throwing with their CMCC hosts!

Learn more about their respective research through www.cmcc.ca‘s front page news at: https://www.cmcc.ca/news/cmccresearchers-welcome-colleaguesfrom-macquarie-university-inaustralia

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writing and career development planning from established faculty with great track records at acquiring high-level funding. This will also provide an opportunity to interact with colleagues at a similar career stage and expand her network of potential collaborators.

FSTT® Consortium at Cleveland Chiropractic College

July 25 through 27, Drs. David Starmer and Grand Choi travelled to Cleveland Chiropractic College in Kansas City along with Human Performance Lab Coordinator Steven Tran to deliver guidance in integrating the Force Sensing Table TechnologyTM, FSTT®, into the curriculum and meet with other institutions that are using the technology.

Their packed schedule included training with Cleveland’s Technique Simulation Lab Coordinator and a presentation to guests from Texas Chiropractic College, Logan University, Parker University, Northwestern Health Sciences University and D’Youville College.

During their time there, they discussed the possibility of creating an annual FSTT® consortium and collaborating on a joint submission for a workshop at ACCRAC 2020 as well as opportunities to participate in multisite research.

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Dr. Starmer had the opportunity to present to faculty at Cleveland, during which there was a great deal of interest. His presentation centred on using the experiential learning strategies and technology, from a broad perspective to enhance educational competencies.

Dr. Martha Funabashi accepted into prestigious US Bone and Joint Institution Young Investigator Initiative Program USBJI YII On September 3, 2019. CMCC was pleased to announce that Dr. Martha Funabashi was accepted to participate in the United States Bone and Joint Institute Young Investigator Initiative Workshop (abbreviated USBJI YII).

As part of this program, Funabashi will receive one-onone mentorship regarding grant

“This is a great opportunity to support Dr. Funabashi’s promising work in Spinal Manipulation Therapy. With her acceptance into this prestigious program, she will have the opportunity to bring her recognized high quality research to the next level through collaborating with colleagues and career researchers. Funabashi’s success reflects the strength of her work and her recognized potential,” says Dr. Christine Bradaric-Baus, VP Academic.

“I am very honoured to be accepted in this program and excited about its potential to advance our ongoing investigations on spinal manipulation's safety. I look forward to continue to work and learn from a strong team of mentors that includes Drs. Sam Howarth (CMCC), Mark Erwin (CMCC), Martin Descarreaux (UQTR) and Greg Kawchuk (University of Alberta),” says Funabashi.

Funabashi was originally trained as a physiotherapist, and subsequently earned a master’s degree in neuroscience and a PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences.

Her research will focus on the investigation of SMT forces on spines with disc degeneration and the differences in comparison to healthy spines. The team will also start the investigation of Spinal Manipulation Therapy’s safety (in terms of severe adverse events, such as vertebral fracture) for patients with this condition.

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FRIENDS FOR LIFE

Treatment after a long day of cycling

In the summer of 2012, CMCC first teamed up with the Toronto People with AIDS (PWA) as part of the Wellness Crew during their six-day, 600 km Friends for Life Bike Rally.

The incredible first experience grew to an annual outreach in which interns share in a life enriching experience offering chiropractic treatment to the cyclists and crew who cycle to raise awareness and funds in support of critical services that help people living with HIV/ AIDS. This year, CMCC’s team and supporters contributed over $1,500 to a total of $1,660,000 raised.

Spinterns and guests at Cyclebar Leaside

Thanks to everyone who joined the CMCC Spinterns at Cyclebar Leaside cycling studio for their pre-rally fundraiser, this successful event raised $550.

Thank you to the 2019 Spinterns Anser Abbas, Justin Brooks, Stuart MacPherson, Taylor Speirs, Stephanie Romero, Rebecca Burns, Krisanne Mascarenhas, Julian Cossio Velez, Harold Matheson, and Kara Haus who provided a total of 240 treatments to 105 new patients.

Also a big thank you to supervising clinicians.

The ride is transformative

on a number of levels for all participants. For our Spinterns, this event not only gives them the opportunity to support riders, but also helps them to meet people from all walks of life and to gain experience in ways they would have never expected to in a regular clinic setting.

Every day, the Spinterns published ‘a story from the road,’ which chronicles their journey. For more insight into this life changing journey, you can find their stories on the CMCC website here: https:// www.cmcc.ca/events/friends-forlife/updates-from-the-road

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INCREASING CAPACITY FOR INFLAMMATORY ARTHRITIS CARE DR. AKSA AHMED WORKS AS A MEMBER OF MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL’S RHEUMATOLOGY TEAM the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto, she saw it as an excellent opportunity to further develop her expertise in the care of patients with arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders and to learn more about nonconservative treatments and their effects. Ahmed works within a multidisciplinary setting at the Rebecca MacDonald Centre for Arthritis and Autoimmune Disease.

Dr. Aksa Ahmed has been working as a chiropractor and researcher at Mount Sinai Hospital since graduating from CMCC in 2015.

While completing her Doctor of Chiropractic at CMCC, she immersed herself in research.

“I conducted research with Drs. Brian Budgell and Carlo Ammendolia,” says Ahmed, who built her experience around degenerative arthritis and related conditions. When Ahmed learned about the Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care (ACPAC) program offered through the Office of Continuing Professional Development at

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“The ACPAC program is designed to train allied health professionals for extended practice roles and to promote the development of innovative models of arthritis care across various multidisciplinary clinic settings,” says Ahmed.

She is the first chiropractor to complete the program and sees the potential value for more chiropractors to learn about conducting advanced assessments, diagnoses and management of various musculoskeletal and arthritic conditions. “The ACPAC program provides an excellent opportunity for any chiropractor currently practicing in a hospital or multidisciplinary clinical setting who is looking to expand their knowledge on the treatment of rheumatological and/or orthopaedic conditions.”

As part of the program, Ahmed had the opportunity to complete clinical hours within the Department of Rheumatology at Mount Sinai Hospital. There, she held a position within a multidisciplinary team that allowed her to assist in streamlining the assessment of patients with inflammatory arthritis in Dr. Edward Keystone’s and Dr. Heather McDonaldBlumer’s practices. She also completed training at Mount Sinai Hospital’s Orthopaedic Department and Toronto Western Hospital’s MI-STREAM clinic. “The ACPAC program allows one to select their own subspecialty clinical placements in addition to an extensive core rheumatology placement (adult and some exposure to paediatric rheumatology at the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children), thus making it a uniquely valuable experience aligned with one’s particular interest and/or current clinical specialty,” says Ahmed.

While completing the ACPAC program, Ahmed also took the opportunity to conduct a quality assurance pilot study to assess the efficacy of a non-rheumatologist, practicing in an extended practice role, in improving patient

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access and potentially reducing wait times to rheumatology follow-up visits.

...there is the potential to reduce wait times for those with inflammatory arthritis and obtain appropriate help for those with osteoarthritis.

In her study, entitled An advanced clinician practitioner in arthritis care can improve capacity for rheumatology follow-up visits in an outpatient hospital setting – a pilot study, Ahmed sought to develop a shared clinical practice model within the Rheumatology Department of a publicly funded hospital to facilitate access to follow up appointments.

“Rheumatologists are primarily interested in assessing and treating patients with inflammatory arthritis,” says Dr. Ahmed. “Since there are limited non-conservative treatment options available for osteoarthritis, it’s not in anyone’s best interest to have rheumatologists spend their days assessing patients who may be better served by allied health professionals.” By having allied health professionals

work with the rheumatologists to assess patients, together as a team, they can see more patients than they would working alone thus increasing capacity. With this interprofessional model of care, there is the potential to reduce wait times for those with inflammatory arthritis and obtain appropriate help for those with osteoarthritis.

Her small (n=10 patients) quality assurance project supported that a well-trained extended role practitioner can accurately assess patients with established

inflammatory arthritis and make correct binary management decisions (change/no change + suggested care) in a shared-care clinical management model.

Ahmed’s research demonstrates the value of the extended role practitioner in reducing long waitlists for care. She would like to see more chiropractors considering the ACPAC program, information about which can be found on the University of Toronto’s website at www.acpacprogram.ca.

To see her complete paper, visit www.cmcc.ca/rheumatologystudy

Arthritis and chiropractic care Chiropractic use among adults is on the rise, and the majority of chiropractic patients report improvement over the course of care (Adams et al 2017). Patients with arthritis, not just neck pain or back pain, in fact gravitate towards chiropractic care (Hurwitz & Chiang 2006). More than half of adult chiropractic users identify as having arthritis, and the prevalence of arthritis among chiropractic users will only increase as the population ages (Forte & Maiers 2019).

Arthritis patients in chiropractic

practices commonly complain of functional limitations, especially difficulty walking, and are more likely than the general population to be under medical care and to have undergone surgery. In light of this patient profile, it is essential that the modern chiropractor have a solid grounding in arthritis care, including cross-disciplinary care.

Adams J, Peng W, Cramer H, Sundberg T, Moore C, Amorin-Woods L, Sibbrit D, Lauche R. The prevalence, patterns and predictors

of chiropractic use among US adults: results from the 2012 national health interview survey. Spine 2017;42(23):1810-1816.

Hurwitz EL, Chiang LM. A comparative analysis of chiropractic and general practitioner patients in North America: findings from the joint Canada/United States survey of health, 2002-03. BMC Health Serv Res 2006;6:49.

Forte ML, Maiers M. Differences in function and comorbidities between older adult users and nonusers of chiropractic and osteopathic manipulation: a cross-sectional analysis of the 2012 national health interview survey. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2019:42(6):450-460.

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ALL THE VERY BEST TO THE CLASS OF 2019

Congratulations to the Class of 2019 who crossed the stage June 20 at Roy Thomson Hall, becoming CMCC’s 74th graduating class, and joining respected alumni across the globe. Highlights of this year’s convocation included special hoodings by family members of graduates, chiropractors welcoming family to the chiropractic community. Double congratulations to Dr. Allison Christy who crossed the stage with her newborn.

Special thank you to Dr. Dwight Chapin, who gave the Convocation Address and to Dr. Thomas Kratky who captured the spirit of his class in a memorable Valedictory Address.

Special hoodings Dr. Danielle Bray was hooded by her uncle Dr. John Rae (Class of ’03) Dr. Camille Dallaire-Dahlager was hooded by her mother, Dr. Renee Dallaire (Palmer ’91) Dr. Adrienne Goldsworthy was hooded by her father, Dr. Jeff Goldsworthy (Class of '87) Dr. Amy Herron was hooded by her father, Dr. Peter Herron (Class of ’95) Dr. Alison MacDonald was hooded by her sister, Dr. Alexandria Hall (Class of ’13) Dr. Drew Martinow was hooded by his brother Dr. Steve Martinow (NYCC’15) Dr. Ryan Philipson was hooded by his mother, Dr. Diane Travis-Philipson (Class of ’03) Dr. Jessica Pileggi was hooded by her uncle Dr. Gerald Handford (Class of ’94)

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Tyler Baron Mehdi Barati Mahvar Jared J. W. Barrieau* Roger Barroso Scott Henry Batten Melissa Belchos‡ Madison Graylen Wardman Bell† Erik L. Bernard Jonathan F. Best†

Travis Bissonette Philip Mathew Bottero Harman Singh Braich* Danielle Elizabeth Bray* Rylan Jay Brouwer Hollie Louise Brown Rudolfo Giovanni Budidharma Jordanne Buote Randall Paul Busch

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John F. Carnevale Caeden Cali Chau† Jae Hyun Cho Allison Christie‡ Jonathan Kevin Chung Anthony Ciccarelli‡ Sarah Michelle Coletti‡ Erin Louise Cougle† Laura Ann Creppin Emily Jayne Cugnet-Huber Robert Douglas Cutting Wenda Dai Camille Dallaire-Dahlager† Brandon Jackson Davy Benjamin Santos De Villena, Jr. Robyn Mariel Deck Brendan Dennis Rachel Elisabeth DiCienzo† Danial Alfred Dimitri Tyler James Dobos Stephanie Dawn Drinkle Jillian Lee Edgar Michael Callocchia Edgar Katherine Dawn Edgecombe Dillon James Elliott* David Marc Emond† Delaram Eshaghi Shadi Fattahi* Chad Devon Fink Adam Gordon Fowlie Kevin David Fox-Chen Stephanie Jessica Galea Jaclyn Haley Gardiner Kathryn Gaskin Marcus Fraser Gatto* Jaime Goguen Adrienne Denise Goldsworthy* Igor Gongalskyy Rachel Lynn Green Kristen Mary Grubb Pegah Hajizargarbashi Dale Elizabeth Halpenny† Emily Paige Hanmer Sam Anthony Joseph Hanna Iain William Harrington Wenjin Haw* Rylan Henley Amy Lynn Herron* Baxter Anton Hickey† Sandra Hinin* Gary Douglas Ga Sun Ho Blair Robert Hogan Jordan J. Hotta Vincent Huynh Graduation Honours ‡ Summa Cum Laude † Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude

Thomas L. Isaman Peter M. Johnston Jenna Faye Jones Jenna M. Jubinville Orion Hikaru Katayama† Christopher Ryan Kelly Steven Edward Kelly Idris Khan Joshua Neil Kiely Stacey Anastasia Vasiliki Konidis‡ Thomas Steven Kratky Nicolas Richard Kuiper† Michael Louis Lau Kara Ann Irene Laverdure Carleen N. Lawther Corinna Lee* Matthew Robert Lepore† Kristin M. Ling Brett Mitchell Lypchuk Tania Maalouli Alison MacDonald‡ Ferzin Mahava Eric Christopher Maldiney Nobel Malhotra Emma Jean Mangialardi Serge Marchak Andrew R. Martin Drew Taylor Martinow Rebecca-Jane McAllister Jordan McCool-Morin‡ Kayla Helen Kay McMann* Amanda Marie Mithrush* Nathaniel William Moore Kyle Richard Morand† Alyssa Lauren Moraze Kelly Lynn Marie Morlog† James John Motyer Kira Moussa Allison Amy Newton Natalie Wing Yi Ng Angela M. Nogueira‡ Ryan Edward Nolan Brett Alexander O’Drowsky Patrick Oritsebemigho Ogbiti Megan Leith O’Neill Taylor Elizabeth Ostrander Lavleen Kaur Pabla Patrick Michael Paolini Baltej Singh Parhar* Deep Patel Elliott Russell Evans Perkins Arielle Nicole Petropolis Ryan M. Phillipson Jessica Leigh Pileggi

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Yanik Remy Poliquin Paul Prsala* Christine Oksana Rad† Richar Raigoza† Matthew Rice James Robert Riley Michelle Rush Graeme Schnell Arvin Sepahdoost Paul Wilfred Seto Rohit Sharma Madeleine Shen† Sarah Marie Shepherd Emily D. G. Simpson Ripendeep Singh Satnam Singh Hannah Rae Skalosky* Charles Evan Bowman Smith Shadi Soleymani Sarah Ashlynn Sullivan Kira L. Swan Joshua Michael Synnott† Kristi Anne Szolomicki Dickson Tam† Erika Stephanie Taylor Kathryn Marie Telford† Taryn Alana Thomas Sarah Frances Tkachuk Jessica Toth Taylor Stewart Trotter Ian Pak Han Tse* Shane J. Van Moorsel Ryan Andrew Vandervecht Olja Vazic‡ Tharshni Velauthapillai Patrick James Vellner Sanjeev Vijayakumar Katelyn Marie Walker Justine Kendra Watson Andrea Helen-Kathleen Watson* Claire Elizabeth Wells† Carly Elizabeth Wilson Zachary Owen Wilson Ashley Lynn Wincikaby† Jessica Michelle Wingrove‡ Terah Loc Puei Wong Benjamin Jun-Man Wong* Nicole Jean Wong† Amy M. Woollacott Brenda Feng-Mei Yee† Megan Yim Emily Irene Younes† Brittany Katherine Zuback

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TAKING IT ALL IN STRIDE DR. PATRICK VELLNER BALANCES EDUCATION WITH ELITE CROSSFIT® COMPETITION

While studying at CMCC, Dr. Patrick Vellner became known as one of the fittest men in the world. A CrossFit® champion, he managed his studies and also competed successfully with full time athletes from all over the world.

In speaking with him, Vellner makes his CMCC routine sound like the perfect balance – work out early, study, make those study breaks count by working out - and sleep well. This regimen saw him move through the ranks from a CrossFit® beginner in 2013 to a serious contender in 2015,

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the year he began his studies at CMCC, to one of the world’s most recognizably fit men. He is also remarkably grounded, articulate and well-liked by his peers.

What is CrossFit®?

For those of us unfamiliar with CrossFit®, the program has been around about 12 years. “It is a training method that has evolved into a competitive landscape,” says Vellner. “It constantly changes.

The emphasis is on functional movement. Maybe a gym workout with running, the next time it could be weightlifting. It is always

different. The modalities and times vary.”

When we spoke with Vellner he was preparing for a competition the following week. There were eight events in total, but he didn’t know what they would be. “Sometimes you get information ahead of time, but generally, you need to train for everything. Sometimes it’s running, biking, swimming, other times it’s push ups, pullups and weightlifting.

There are a lot of balls to keep in the air.”

To ensure he has all his bases

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covered, Vellner has a coach that programs for him. “Over the course of week, I do different movements. In a month of training, I probably don’t do all the movements that come up in CrossFit®. You have to be adaptable. Every year, something brand new comes up. You have to learn on the fly and adapt. General physical preparedness is the name of the game. You need to train aerobic and non-aerobic systems. I like it because it’s always changing and never boring.”

How did he manage it with CMCC’s tough academic schedule?

Vellner became involved with CrossFit®, in 2013 shortly before starting CMCC. He participated in open competition, and the

"Sometimes you get information ahead of time, but generally, you need to train for everything."

following year, he made it to the regionals. In 2015, he made it to the world championships. So, when he began studies at CMCC, he continued training, using a gym close by. “With such a heavy course load, I had to be flexible. I had to learn to see where I could save time.“ “For example, I learned how I was

able to focus. I realized that if I put two hours of focussed work into something, that was about as much as I could do. My break would be training. I cycled between the two activities and it became routine. Once you can identify the best strategies that work for your situation, you can get better.

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I realized what to do and not do, I was much better at it.”

My time in clinic was completely different, with days on and off. “I was able to go to competitions because I could book time off. It took a great deal of organization and planning. Once or twice, I had to move an exam. If I knew the schedule ahead of time, I could work it out. I was never excused from anything, but with enough notice, time and planning, there was no reason why I couldn’t do it.”

As far as most high-level CrossFit® competitors, he is the only one who works or has been a student.

“It’s cool to be a role model and not someone who put everything on hold," he says, "to keep things balanced.” Although Vellner does recall having to get on a plane for competition the same day he wrote his OSCE. Survival tips: “I try to make time for things that matter. I was able to go out with friends. I looked at it as ‘you only have a finite amount of time and energy’ so allocate it where it is needed. Everything deserves your attention and you have to maintain your friendships. At the end of the year, I thank people for being there for me and for being understanding when I have less time.”

He was even a part of Students’ Council during his first two years at CMCC, though he ended his tenure after Year II. With his schedule and commitments, we wanted to know about his survival tricks. Vellner identified those as: friends, organization, sleep and a healthy acceptance that “things aren’t always easy, and that’s okay.”

“Friends were definitely key,” says

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Vellner. “I survived CMCC through my friends. We helped each other and even the co-misery was nice!

It helped everyone stay sane and survive!”

In terms of scheduling his days, he commented: “Weekends don’t mean a whole lot to me and Monday is my day to get things done. It’s my life admin day -- No training, no school. This morning (a Monday), I got up, had a coffee, read a book for an hour and then started my logistics for the week.”

Regarding sleep, Vellner says: “People stay up too late. I’d rather go to bed early. Nothing happens at night. People get stuck surfing the internet. They can waste two hours. I started reading again. I go to my room, read for an hour and then sleep.”

On training and treating “I live a performance-based life so all the good and bad habits are exaggerated. I notice now, when I’m treating, I’m sometimes sore.

Being sore from training is good and bad, because it’s easy to fall into bad habits in clinic. During our internship, with a day off in between treatments, you don’t necessarily realize the impact repetitive strain can have on you.

When I’m sore, I have to learn to be more ergonomic.”

What’s next?

Not one to slow down, Vellner got on a plane immediately following Convocation this June to return to Alberta, where hopefully he could relax for a day or two before packing his belongings and moving to Nanaimo, BC. His girlfriend, Michelle Workun-Hill, is completing her medical residency at a local hospital and Vellner will be joining her and enjoying life on beautiful Vancouver Island for a bit.

Staying Green

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Reducing energy consumption lowers greenhouse emissions from power plants. If you work in a commercial building, please turn off equipment and lights when you leave for the day.

In your office or home, consider energy consumption and try and make choices that will reduce environmental impact. Think about windows and skylights that allow the natural light in and choose lighting that will work for the long run.

CMCC has been systematically replacing its compound fluorescent lights with LED lights since completing an energy audit which revealed the potential to reduce energy and save money through the switch.

Here’s an example of how that might work in a home from Earthled.com

When looking at a 60-Watt incandescent bulb, say, for example, the price of running that single bulb for 20 years (based on 6 hours per day) is $360.

The price of running a 60-Watt LED equivalent for the same amount of time would be closer to $72.

So while an incandescent might only be around $1.00/bulb in comparison to $10.00/bulb for the LED, think about how much you would save by replacing every bulb in your house!

The 20-year savings on replacing a single incandescent bulb with an LED would be $288, but when you multiply that by (as example) 20 light bulbs in your home, you’re saving $5760 in the long run. If you have even more, let’s say (as example) 40 light bulbs in your home, you’re saving $11,520 over 20 years. That’s $576 dollars a year!

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This year’s Homecoming in June was combined with CMCC’s biennial research symposium to create Homecoming at Symposium, a weekend to offer the social events that Homecoming is known for in addition to the Symposium which this year brought together world class experts to present on the Prevention and Management of Low Back Pain.

received Life Memberships to CMCC.

The weekend culminated with a reception, dinner and awards.

Congratulations to the Class of 1969, the 50th Anniversary Class, who were honoured with a tribute video and

Pioneer Award In recognition of outstanding leadership, vision and dedication to the chiropractic profession in Canada Dr. Wanda Lee MacPhee (Class of ‘94)

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Other awards which were presented were: Alumnus/Alumna of the Year In recognition of exceptional leadership, mentorship and dedication to chiropractic education and patient care: Dr. John Taylor (Class of ‘79)

Community Service Award In recognition of outstanding leadership, dedication and service to local community initiatives Dr. Deborah Brake-Patten (Class of ‘94) Congratulations to all three recipients!

Guests were also treated to a sneak preview of CMCC’s 75th anniversary weekend on June 5 and 6, 2020.

To view regular updates and more details on what promises to be a memorable milestone weekend, please visit www.cmcc.ca/CMCC75 Don’t forget to save the date!

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TESTING YOUR METAL BRIDGE TO HEALTH BRINGS MSK SOLUTIONS TO RURAL AFRICA

In February 2019, Dr. Marco De Ciantis (Class of ’12) joined a volunteer team of medical and dental professionals to deliver MSK care to rural Ugandans as part of a Bridge to Health (BTH) humanitarian mission. He was accompanied by Dr. Ceara Higgins (Class of ‘09) who had first travelled with the group the previous year, and who had “signed up to return within the first 48 hours of landing at home.”

De Ciantis and Higgins learned of the opportunity through fellow alumni Dr. Evelyn Lock (Class of ‘10). Lock first heard about the humanitarian group through two patients, both dental professionals, who shared with her some of the organization’s challenges in treating MSK-related

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pain in their patient population. She was connected with the medical director of Bridge to Health and in no time, Lock had agreed to join the group and run a pilot MSK program, beginning with a needs assessment.

Since then, BTH has officially adopted an MSK Program within the services they offer.

During her first outreach with Bridge to Health (BTH) in 2017, she was struck by the way MSK treatment and rehabilitation seamlessly integrated with the rest of the health care team, and she saw many of the group members’ attitudes change as they saw what evidence-based chiropractic care could do. “In our lives in Canada, we don’t often get the chance to

share so intimately with other practitioners, what we do, nor do they see the effects of our treatments so obviously.”

“Even among ourselves, we have been surprised at what we can accomplish as chiropractors. We get amazing results. Exercise prescription and rehabilitation is of huge benefit in Uganda, where many people live by subsistence farming and need their bodies to work.”

About Bridge to Health Bridge to Health Medical and Dental, was founded in 2012 by a small group of Canadian medical and dental professionals with the mission to provide sustainable, cost effective

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healthcare to rural under-serviced populations in partnership with local government, academia and civil society.

On a practical level, BTH is organized by four foundational pillars, seeking to: •

Provide high quality medical and dental care in conjunction with local teams

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Educate local populations on prevention and treatment of disease

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Train local health care practitioners through mentorship, lectures and year-round virtual learning Research to identify and inform sustainable, cost effective, long term solutions.

The group currently works in Kenya and Uganda and is hoping to expand to Rwanda in 2020.

Higgins had been looking for this kind of experience abroad and was drawn to the organization’s focus on

sustainability. “We work with Clinical Officers, a classification of health care worker that we don’t have in Canada, that is a cross between a nurse and a medical doctor within the African system. As we work, we pass on the additional knowledge pertaining to MSK issues to the Clinical Officers to and though we begin doing intake and diagnosis, by the end of our stay, they are performing the intake and triage and we are there as back up. We stay in touch with them upon our return, so we can follow the cases along.”

For De Ciantis, it was a personal challenge. “I’ve never been camping a day in my life and only left the continent once and that was last year, to travel to Iceland. To accept an offer where I was going to rural Africa for weeks was definitely an opportunity to learn about myself and to use my skills to help those in need. The trip didn’t fail me. I’m still processing the whole experience – the sights, sounds, smells, etc. I am back home in Canada feeling more present and less inhibited in my outlook.”

Highlights De Ciantis says his greatest learning

had to do with how much he could accomplish without tools. “I learned that I can perform professionally in harsh environments with little to no resources, relying mostly on my head, hands, and the help of others.”

The group stayed in a guest facility run by their on the ground partners, the Kigezi Healthcare Foundation, and would travel daily to set up what was essentially a field hospital. “We left every day as a team, carrying our equipment, about 25 hockey bags worth,” he says,”and treated until we had to leave – either because of nightfall or rain.”

Conditions were sometimes difficult, and it was especially hard to witness the realities of life for the villagers who typically had no access to healthcare. Many of them were referred to hospitals and would be followed up by the clinical officers once the BTH group left. Balancing it off was the cooperation and collaboration among the various health providers.

“One of the best surprises was how well the whole team functioned

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together. From the MDs to the DCs, to the pharmacists, we all gelled personally and professionally in a way I haven’t experienced before,” says De Ciantis. Adds Higgins: “Everyone was really excited to have manual therapists involved. It was a pleasant surprise.”

De Ciantis, Higgins and Lock are planning to return, though the location will change since the clinical officers they have been working with are now doing their own outreaches into the rural villages, applying the increased skills and knowledge passed along to them through the chiropractors and physiotherapists in the BTH program. “When we started, they were doing about three per year whereas now they are visiting those remote locations several times per month,” says Higgins.

Education and Research A big draw for Higgins was the sustainable approach BTH has taken, providing additional training to the Clinical Officers so that they can approach their patients with greater diagnostic capabilities and provide them more tools to stay mobile.

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learn as much as they can and even following long days of outreach, will return the next day having done research on cases from the day before. Our goal is to make them selfsufficient,” she says.

When De Ciantis and Higgins made the journey in 2019, they ran a research study to gauge the efficacy of the training provided to the officers during prior outreaches and to determine how much the officers could retain of the training they provided during the duration of the current outreach. At the same time, they collected data on the types of MSK conditions they were encountering, following up on research Lock began in 2017 when she made her first trip and performed a needs assessment for MSK care, looking at patient demographics and determining the kinds of issues that were predominant in the area.

According to De Ciantis, the information was well-received and the officers were really excited to learn about conditions previously unknown to them and to be able to implement new treatments. Although they are still churning through the data, he and Higgins found that the

additional knowledge they were able to provide, particularly in history taking, was something the officers were able to implement.

BTH has intentionally removed barriers to learning, allowing Clinical Officers to continue receiving wages while they learn new skills.

“The goal is to help the clinical officers to become self-motivated and self-sufficient, secure in their new knowledge and abilities. Health care tends to be underfunded in rural Africa and it is difficult for everyone when they are understaffed and struggling with a lack of resources.

One way we are able to enable the officers to dive into an immersive educational experience away from their own clinical jobs is to make sure they have some wage continuity or compensation for the time they are with us,” says Lock. Another of the approaches BTH uses when working with their counterparts abroad is to be conscious of the mutual learning that takes place.

“Just as I know more about MSK treatment, the officers know much more about local infectious disease struggles, and we share this knowledge in our teaching rounds each day,” she says.

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The value of exercise and patient education Because BTH volunteers are there for just two weeks, the care they offer focuses heavily on what the patients can do for themselves. “We focus on exercises and rehabilitation, which has a great appeal to everyone, since health care is pay per treatment,” says Higgins.” Typically, without training, clinical officers would prescribe pills for back pain. If we can show them another way, then everyone wins. Patients don’t have to pay for a prescription and there are no side effects for them to worry about.

Even with exercise alone, we have seen amazing changes.”

"For the chiropractors who volunteer with BTH," says Lock, "you feel like

During her first outreach, Higgins met a man with two dislocated patellae, a condition he had lived with for five years. “He was 85 years old and it was beginning to affect his ability to farm, which demonstrates how different our approach to health care is in Canada,” says Higgins. “Obviously, it would have been treated as an emergency here in Canada. “However, In Uganda, he was given a pair of crutches and

a miracle-maker every day." carried on. After working with him for the day, she was able to move the two patellae back into “almost the right place,” and showed him how to massage the muscles of the area to keep them loose enough to relax and resume their natural positions and gave him exercises to help the area return to normal. “He was literally carried in, and able to walk out.”

She saw him one more time before she left and was able to follow his progress through the Clinical Officers afterward. Months later he was still able to walk.

“For the chiropractors who volunteer with BTH,” says Lock, “you feel like a miracle worker every day. When you graduate as a chiropractor, you don’t necessarily realize the

power of what chiropractic can do, especially from a low-cost treatment perspective. What we can do and the effect it has… is staggering. In 2017, our local Ugandan team and patients hadn't been exposed to rehabilitation medicine. "No medicine? How can exercises help pain?" They asked.

Returning in 2018, she was able to see how the community had shared exercises, stretches, etc. with others.

It was inspiring to see change and progression through patient education.”

Other health care streams “Within the medical stream, a Point of Care Ultrasound System (aka POCUS) has been extremely useful and versatile for investigating respiratory complaints like Tuberculosis,” says De Ciantis. Through the use of an app

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on a smartphone, doctors and clinical officers could see the telltale signs of TB or help a woman see her unborn baby through the phone screen.

Thanks to generous sponsors, this is technology they can leave behind.

Within the dental program, a major goal is to diminish the rate of extractions by emphasizing preventative dental care, such as improved dental hygiene. Like clinical officers, dental officers are unique to the African system and may have a year or two of education in the field. “I recall there being a day or two where there were no extractions, something they were really striving for,” says De Ciantis.

For those who have lost teeth, BTH has facilitated a denture-building program using local materials.

Through their partners at KIHEFO, specialized training in Canada has recently been made available to a dental officer who will attend George Brown College in Toronto, Ontario, to take a denturist program so that he can return to his community to provide this service back in Kabale.

Other research conducted on the trip included studies of TB, diabetes and hypertension and though the health services they offer are impressive, the MSK program is the lowest cost program run by the group. “In a country where all health care is pay per service, being able to offer something for little to no cost is really valuable,” says Lock.

The trouble with folk medicine in the modern age New York Times reporter Donald G. McNeil accompanied De Ciantis and Higgins on their recent trip, noting some of the challenges around health care. He interviewed the local village medicine man, revealing one of the issues the lack of mainstream health care in these rural locations presents – the gaps

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are filled with traditional medicine practitioners whose knowledge has not necessarily kept up with modern times.

This was something De Ciantis noted as well, as pain presenting as MSK issues could in some cases be explained as being caused by a traditional or local method of healing.

For example, headaches caused by dehydration were actually a by-product of a folk treatment for another issue.

To fully understand the implications, consider that Ebola had just come to the Congo, the border of which is just 20 km away. The healer the team spoke to did not fully understand how to recognize it among his patients and this would likely be the case with most healers, which according to McNeil, outnumber medical doctors by “80 times” across Africa.

While there is a role for village medicine practitioners, it is clear that greater access to modern

interventions is also required.

With their successes with the Clinical Officers in Kabale and the increased number of outreaches to rural villages, BTH will be moving to the Kisumu region of Kenya and possibly other areas in Uganda and Rwandan in 2020. “The group may possibly have left earlier,” says Lock, “but we had just launched the MSK program and we wanted to make sure it was solid and that the officers felt more comfortable.”

For her part, Lock says she feels gratitude. She doesn’t get as angry about the little things, and feels she has a better understanding of what is important in life.

For more information on Bridge to Health, visit their website at www.bridgetohealth.ca or contact Dr. Evelyn Lock, Head of the MSK Program, at evelyn@bridgetohealth.ca if you are interested in joining the team in east Africa.

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BACKSWING '19

We couldn’t have asked for better weather for CMCC’s 15th annual BackSwing Golf Tournament, held at Bayview Golf & Country Club on September 12. What was supposed to be a rainy day, turned into a beautiful sunny day on the greens during which we grossed more than $86,000 for chiropractic education and research.

A big congratulations to all of our winners! The overall winning team shot a 59 and was the foursome of: Mr. Marc Lira, Dr. Christopher Taylor, Dr. David Piche, and Dr. Tyson Joseph. The longest drive competitions were won by Drs. Karen Chrobak and Ed Cambridge, and the closest to the pin was also Dr. Karen Chrobak and Mr. Matt Lau. Unfortunately, nobody won

the Jaguar XF prize for our hole in one competition, but there is always next year. We hope to see you there!

Everyone enjoyed a BBQ lunch before the shotgun start of the tournament and a perfectly roasted beef tenderloin, with garlic mashed potatoes, and roasted asparagus and peppers for dinner.

The tournament featured an online silent auction, allowing those unable to attend to bid on items.

A live auction took place during the dinner, hosted by Mr. Allan Freedman. Legendary Canadian jockey Sandy Hawley was the guest dinner speaker and entertained the audience with great stories from his lengthy career.

Many thanks to the BackSwing Committee chaired by Dr. Rocco Guerriero and the many students who volunteered and to CMCC interns for providing treatment again this year.

An extra special thanks to Guerriero who announced this year that he is stepping down from the committee.

Guerriero has been an integral part of BackSwing since its inception, when he and Dr. Peter Kim took their idea for a tournament to CMCC’s former President, Dr. Jean Moss. We are thankful for his tremendous support in helping us achieve our fundraising goals and for chairing the BackSwing Committee for the past three years.

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HONOURING DR. MICHELLE PRINCE FOR HER CONTRIBUTION TO IMPROVING THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE that provides high-quality tote bags to 1,100+ new chemotherapy patients each year. The tote contains items to engage and comfort patients during chemotherapy and help them manage the side effects.

This past August 13, staff, volunteers and patients in the Windsor Regional Cancer Centre recognized and celebrated 2019 Human Touch Award Winner Dr. Michelle Prince (Class of ‘98) and her dedication to improving the patient experience.

Prince, who died last year after a five-year-cancer journey, was recently honoured posthumously with a Human Touch Award from Cancer Care Ontario. These awards are presented annually to recognize exemplary and compassionate patient care.

The Human Touch award was presented to Prince’s family along with a special video tribute meant to capture her compassion, positive spirit and love of dance.

The award is a recognition of Prince’s contributions to improving the patient experience including: •

Inspiring and supporting the Dr. Michelle Prince Comfort Care Tote Program. The program is a partnership between T2B (Transition to Betterness) and the Cancer Centre Foundation

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Live streaming her 56th chemotherapy treatment on Facebook. More than 25,000 viewers from around the world watched as she talked about the experience and answered their questions in real-time.

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Co-chairing the Starry Night fundraiser with her husband Eddie Francis. The event raised more than $1.5 million for the new Windsor-Essex Hospitals System.

“Michelle continues to touch so many lives and that is what this award is all about,” said Monica Staley Liang, Vice President of the Erie St. Clair Regional Cancer Program. “Every patient who enters our program now and into the future will benefit from her dedication and commitment to improving the cancer journey for all.”

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Dr. Kenneth James Evans Class of ’56

CMCC is grateful to its supporters who have thought to include a donation to CMCC in recognition of the passing of their loved one. Memorial cards are available through Donation Services at 416 482 2340 ext. 194.

Dr. Eric D. Feegel Class of ’50

Dr. Fred Hendricks Class of ’59

Dr. R. Lyle Smith Class of ’62

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Primary Contact - Fall 2019

TAXES BUILD ROADS, BUT MAYBE YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE IN MIND?

Fall 2019 Volume 58 / Issue 1 Primary Contact is published twice a year by the Division of Marketing and Communications at CMCC. Your opinions, comments, and input are important to us. Do you have suggestions for topics we can cover?

Phone: 416 482 2340 ext. 217 Fax: 416 482 3629 communications@cmcc.ca Other frequently requested email addresses: admissions@cmcc.ca alumni@cmcc.ca board@cmcc.ca development@cmcc.ca govclub@cmcc.ca membership@cmcc.ca president@cmcc.ca Executive Editor: Shannon Clark Contributing Editors/Writers: Mara Bartolucci Margaret McCallen

There are several ways that giving can benefit you and your family directly through tax reduction. Take a few minutes now to consider where you would like your money to go.

Decrease losses during a heavy tax year Heading into a big tax year? Selling your practice or making a major change? Consider decreasing your loss through taxes and increase your personal legacy at the same time through a one-time donation to CMCC. Gifts of marketable securities Transferring stocks in-kind to CMCC saves you 100% of the capital gains tax and you receive a charitable tax receipt for the full amount of the value of the stock.

Reduce probate fees on your estate A small arrangement today can help your family in the future. You can reduce probate fees on your estate by making CMCC a beneficiary of bequests, residual gifts, RRSPs or RRIFs in your will. Your estate will receive a tax credit to offset liquidation of assets and final tax bills.

Want to give but no cash at hand?

Consider a no medical simplified life insurance plan with CMCC as beneficiary. By naming CMCC, your monthly fees become tax deductions, allowing you to amass a personal fund for CMCC while you benefit on a monthly basis.

A $5,000 plan can be as low as $22 per month.

To learn more about how you can support CMCC in any of these ways or discuss other options, please contact Dr. Peter Kim, Director, Development and Clinic Advancement at 416 482 2340 ext. 184 or pkim@cmcc.ca.

Art Director: Dora Kussulas Photography: istockphoto.com Chris Vassalos CMCC Media Services Associate Vice President, Institutional Advancement & Communications: Mara Bartolucci Director, Alumni Relations: David Coleman Director, Development and Clinic Advancement: Dr. Peter Kim

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CMCC MEMBERSHIP & BENEFITS 2019–20 Stand out and make a difference!

Renew or become a member today! Your support benefits our students‌. and you!

Our extensive benefits program provides significant savings in patient care, online resources, continuing education as well as home and personal products and services.

Register online at www.cmcc.ca/membership or contact us at 416 482 2340 ext. 146 or membership@cmcc.ca

PRACTICE OPPORTUNITY '20 In association with the Ontario Chiropractic Association

Take that important step to connecting with the next generation of chiropractors!

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 — CMCC • Network and connect with over 500 CMCC students • Discuss your practice needs: associateships, practice for sale, locums and more • Showcase your latest equipment, supplies and services to the next generation of chiropractors; increase your profile by becoming a sponsor • Registration will be locked in on a first-come first-served basis

REGISTRATION OPENS IN OCTOBER!

For more information: W: www.cmcc.ca/PracticeOpportUnity T: 416 482 2340 ext. 200 E: events@cmcc.ca

For sponsorship opportunities please contact sponsorship@cmcc.ca