World Federation of Chiropractic
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| Abbreviation | WFC |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1987 |
| Location |
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President | Dennis Richards |
| Website | www |
The World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC) (French: La Fédération mondiale de Chiropratique (FMC); Spanish: La Federación Mundial de Quiropráctica (FMQ)) is an international consulting body representing chiropractic to the international health care community.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Background
In September 1987, at a World Chiropractic Summit convened by the European Chiropractors' Union[7] in London, England. There was agreement that a President's Committee be formed to inquire into, and report upon, the formation of a world federation representing national chiropractic associations. The President's Committee reported, and the World Federation of Chiropractic was established in Sydney, Australia on October 2, 1988[8] at a World Chiropractic Congress[9] organized by the Chiropractors' Association of Australia. It was initially conceived by Gary Auerbach[10] of Tucson, AZ, in consultation with David Chapman-Smith, a barrister practicing in Toronto, Canada.
The Federation today represents virtually every national chiropractic association in the world; now numbering some 90 Countries.[11] The offices of the WFC are under the direction of David Chapman-Smith, who has served as Secretary-general of the WFC since its founding.[12][13]
Presidents
| President | Country of Origin | Term of Service |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Auerbach |  United States
|
1989–1992 |
| Christoph Diem |  Switzerland
|
1992–1995 |
| John Sweaney |  Australia
|
1995–1998 |
| Louis Sportelli | United States
|
1998–2000 |
| Bruce Vaughn |  Hong Kong
|
2000–2002 |
| Paul Carey |  Canada
|
2002–2004 |
| Anthony Metcalfe |  United Kingdom
|
2004–2006 |
| Gerard Clum | United States
|
2006–2008 |
| Efstathios Papadopolous |  Cyprus
|
2008–2010 |
| J. Michael Flynn | United States
|
2010–2012 |
| Dennis Richards | Australia
|
2012–present |
Recognition
The WFC is in formal relations as a Non-governmental organization (NGO) with the World Health Organization.[14] It achieved full formal relations status in 1997, after strong support from the World Federation of Neurology[15] World Federation of Public Health Associations,[15] and the International Council of Nurses.[15] The WFC is also an Associate Member of the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS).[16]
Associations
The WFC's offices also provides administrative services for the International Federation of Sports Chiropractic (FICS).
References
- ^ Online Dictionary Listing
- ^ ^Chapman-Smith, David; Cleveland, Carl (2005). "International Status, Standards, And Education Of The Chiropractic Profession". in Haldeman, Scott. Principles and practice of Chiropractic. McGraw-Hill. p. 111. ISBN 0-07-137534-1
- ^ "World Federation of Chiropractic – The Who, What, Why, Where and How". ChiroWeb.com. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
- ^ Haldeman, S (2005). Principles and Practice of Chiropractic (3rd ed.). McGraw-Hill. p. 112.
- ^ Taylor, R: "Family medicine: principles and practice", Springer, 2003, Page 1104 [ISBN 0387954007, ISBN 978-0-387-95400-4]
- ^ Rekel, D: "Complementary medicine in clinical practice: integrative practice in ..."", Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2005 [ISBN 0763730653, ISBN 978-0-7637-3065-9]
- ^ http://www.chiropractic-ecu.org/default.asp?pid=51
- ^ http://www.chiroweb.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=44147
- ^ http://www.jac-chiro.org/E_A003.htm
- ^ http://www.garyauerbach.com/photo/resume/index.php
- ^ http://www.wfc.org/website/WFC/Website.nsf/WebPage/ContactInfo?OpenDocument&ppos=8&spos=0&rsn=y&Language=EN
- ^ http://www.wfc.org/website/WFC/Website.nsf/WebPage/HistoryMain?OpenDocument&ppos=2&spos=1&rsn=y
- ^ http://www.wfc.org/website/WFC/Website.nsf/WebPage/ContactInfo?OpenDocument&ppos=8&spos=0&rsn=y
- ^ http://www.who.int/civilsociety/relations/ngolisteb120.pdf [Pg. 6]
- ^ a b c Dynamic Chiropractic –. 15 (04). February 10, 1997 http://www.chiroweb.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=38107.
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