Research Case Study Preparation and Publication Forum

The Diplomate Research Case Study is your greatest contribution to the validation and efficacy of chiropractic care for children or pregnant women. It requires commitment and considerable time. Because of this we recommend you begin to select the case you want to work on early on and register for the Diplomate on-line forum as soon as possible to access our tutorials on writing a publishable Case Study. The Forum is your place to decide, discuss and finalize your case. Our On-line Case Study Writing Course is where you learn to write the Case Study.

Please make sure to download the ICPA Case Study Patient Consent Form: ICPA Case Study Consent Form

Once you register to access the forum and have read these tutorials, please submit discussion in the forum about your case and paper. After you have completed the on-line Case Study Writing course, your paper is to be submitted to this forum for further review and discussion. In the forum, you have the opportunity for a personal interaction with a doctor who will offer suggestions, directions and advise in your writing.

Please note, in this forum, your paper will be considered for completion to gain credit towards Diplomate status only. It may be months after you have acquired Diplomate status that your paper will be selected for submission to a peer reviewed journal. At this point, you will be contacted by our Research Director, Dr. Joel Alcantara to fine tune and perhaps even elaborate on your case for submission.

Please keep all records of before/ after ultrasounds, x-rays, scans, photos readily accessible for publication. We highly encourage photos of set-ups, adjusting, etc of the patient for future use. When utilizing photos of patients, please have our permission to publish forms filled out and filed for retrieval. It can be accessed here: http://www.icpa4kids.com/seminars/Diplomate_Photo_Release.htm

For Candidates seeking Diplomate status, it will be necessary for you to have a poster presentation of your Research Case Study at our Graduation Ceremony weekend which is in conjunction with our Convention in Washington, DC October 21 -24, 2010.

Categories of Family Wellness Related Research

  • Spinal and cranial adjustments of all techniques are applicable.

  • Chiropractic care for pregnancy relating to improved quality of life, better birth outcome.

  • Chiropractic care for all ages of children resulting in resolution of symptoms or improved quality of function and life.

  • Theories relating to clinical results.

  • Developments of new protocols related to existing adjusting protocols taught in the ICPA classes.

  • Nutrition/ homeopathy/ acupuncture, movement therapy, etc care in combination with chiropractic adjustments.

  • Case results including collaboration with other providers.

 

Abstracts should be submitted in one of the following categories:

Basic Sciences: Includes the use of animals and computer-related research or investigation on cadavers, in fields such as anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, biochemistry, immunology, etc.

Diagnostic Sciences: Includes the evaluation of various diagnostic or analytical methods or instruments. Where new concepts are presented there should be accompanying data collection on normal and abnormal populations of patients. Clinical examination techniques such as palpation or x-ray and interexaminer reliability studies are encouraged.

Clinical Management: Includes clinical trials, retrospective studies and multiple case studies. The presentation of new adjusting/manipulation methods are encouraged but such presentations should include some clinical data collection on why the techniques should be considered.

Special Interest: Papers on history, anthropology, epidemiology, cost of care, standards of care and educational methods fall into this category. Philosophical papers will also be reviewed provided they follow formal philosophical argument with references rather than the presentation of personal opinion.