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| Abbreviation | WFC |
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| Formation | 1988 |
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President | John Maltby |
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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, Arizona, in consultation with David Chapman-Smith, a barrister practicing in Toronto, Canada.
The offices of the WFC are under the direction of Richard Brown, who has served as Secretary-General of the WFC since 2015. [11] [12]
Recognition
The WFC is a non-state actor in official relations with the World Health Organization. [13] It achieved full formal relations status in 1997, after strong support from the World Federation of Neurology, [14] World Federation of Public Health Associations, [14] and the International Council of Nurses. [14] The WFC is also an Associate Member of the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS). [15]
References
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- ^ ^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. July 24, 2000. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
- ^ Haldeman, S (2005). Principles and Practice of Chiropractic (3rd ed.). McGraw-Hill. p. 112. ISBN 9780071375344.
- ^ Taylor, R: "Family medicine: principles and practice", Springer, 2003, Page 1104 [ ISBN 0387954007, ISBN 978-0-387-95400-4
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- ^ "The European Chiropractors' Union". www.chiropractic-ecu.org. Archived from the original on May 15, 2007.
- ^ "The First Congress of the World Federation of Chiropractic... Be a Part of It". March 1991.
- ^ "Country Report". www.jac-chiro.org. Archived from the original on March 14, 2004.
- ^ "Gary Auerbach: Platinum Photography Resume".
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- ^ a b c "WHO Establishes Official Relations with the Chiropractic Profession". Dynamic Chiropractic. 15 (4). February 10, 1997.
- ^ "Membership • Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences".