A perspective on Chiropractic Councils on Education accreditation standards and processes from the inside: a narrative description of expert opinion

ConclusionsAn overarching confounder for positive changes in CCE accreditation standards and processes is the inability to clearly define basic and fundamental terms such as ‘chiropractic’ and its resultant scope of practice. This is said to be because of vocal, diverse and disparate interest groups within the chiropractic profession. Silence or nebulous definitions negotiated in order to allow a diversity of chiropractic practice to co-exist, appears to have compli cated and hindered the activities of CCEs. Recommendations are made including an adoption of an evidence-based approach to accreditation standards and processes and the use of expertise from other health professions. Further, the focus of attention should be moved away from professional interests an d toward that of protection of the public and the patient.
Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies - Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research