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TheUnifiedVCA

FallConvention

September26-28RestonTownCenter

17.5 CEUsUp to 15.5 Type 1!

Approved for VA, MD, DC; Call Re: Other States

Page2DC Program-at-a-Glance

Friday,September268:15 am Unified VCA Golf Outing (add’l fee)1:30 pm Registration Opens2:00-6:00 pm “Hidden Obstructions to Optimal Performance” by Brian D. Jensen, DC OR “Setting the Stage for Family Wellness” by David Fletcher, DC OR “Fundamentals of Office Ergonomics for Chiropractors” by Jonathan Puleio, MS, CPE6:00-6:45 pm General Session: BIG NEWS!!! ECA-IPN & Insurance Updates6:45-7:15 pm Welcome Reception with Exhibitors

Saturday,September277:30-8:00 am Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors8:00-10:00 am “Global Mechanical Assessment (GMA)” by John Downes, DC OR “Patient Education for New Practitioners (& Not-So-New)” by Kevin Pallis, DC10:00-10:15 am Meeting Break with Exhibitors10:15-11:45 am Completion of GMA OR Completion of Patient Education11:45 am-1:00 pm General Session: Profession Updates & Membership Meeting1:00-2:00 pm Walk-Around Lunch with Exhibitors & New Member Lunch2:00-4:00 pm “The Interacting Mechanics & Chemistry of Facet Syndrome & Disc Herniation” by David Seaman, DC OR “Neurology: Improving Patient Outcomes” by John Donofrio, DC4:00-4:15 pm Dessert Break with Exhibitors4:15-6:15 pm Facet Syndrome & Disc Herniation Continues OR Neurology Continues6:15-6:45 pm President’s Reception (By Invitation: Sponsors, Premier Members, Speakers, Unified VCA & Virginia C-PAC Boards)7:15 pm - ? Awards Dinner & Casino Party (DCs receive 1 ticket w/registration; add’l fee for CAs & others)

Sunday,September287:30-8:00 am Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors8:00-10:00 am Facet Syndrome & Disc Herniation Continues OR Neurology Continues10:00-10:30 am Extended Exhibit Visitation Break10:30 am-12:30 pm Completion of Facet Syndrome & Disc Herniation OR Completion of Neurology

As of 7/26/14;Subject to Change

Sessions & Speakers

Hidden Obstructions to Optimal Performance

(For DCs)Sponsor: Foot Levelers

Brian D. Jensen, DCDr Jensen explores the most prevalent causes of pain, disease and degeneration. He offers practical ideas for the evaluation and treatment of the modern patient as well as insight into effectively communicating these complex ideas to patients. This program goes beyond simple condition-based care and correlates the early teachings about the subluxation complex with some of the latest technological advances in the profession. Dr. Jensen is Associate Director of Professional Education for Foot Levelers, Inc. A Palmer Davenport grad, he starting practicing chiropractic in Nebraska and now practices at Kennedy Chiropractic in Salem, VA. He is also President of DMX of Virginia (Digital Motion X-Ray). Dr. Jensen has had numerous articles published in the Journal of Chiropractic Education, Dynamic Chiropractic, Success Express and others.

Setting the Stage for Family Wellness: Using Today’s Clinical & Communication Technologies to Become

a Family Wellness Chiropractor in Your

Community(For DCs & CAs)

Sponsor: Chiropractic Leadership Alliance (CLA)

David Fletcher, DC, FRCCSS (C)

This presentation highlights the importance of shifting the patient’s perspective of chiropractic away from symptoms towards wellness. Lifelong, family wellness patients become a reality when this transition occurs. A review of the neurodynamics of the vertebral subluxation accompanies an introduction to today’s use of spinal-neural scanning technology and reporting protocols. Dr. Fletcher is the Chairman and Chief Clinical Officer of CLA, developer of INSiGHT neural stress analysis technologies. His organization sees unmanaged stress as the leading cause of degenerative disease and declining wellness and feels that measuring its impact on core nervous system functions is an essential component in shifting the conversation towards health and healing in every community. He practices in ON as a Fellow in the Chiropractic Sport Sciences and lectures internationally on stress and healing strategies from a chiropractic perspective.

Fundamentals of Office Ergonomics for

Chiropractors(For DCs & CAs)

Sponsor: Humanscale

Jonathan Puleio, MS, CPE

Page3CA Program-at-a-Glance

Friday,September268:15 am Unified VCA Golf Outing (add’l fee)1:30 pm Registration Opens2:00-6:00 pm “Setting the Stage for Family Wellness” by David Fletcher, DC OR “Fundamentals of Office Ergonomics” by Jonathan Puleio, MS, CPE6:00-6:45 pm General Session: BIG NEWS!!! ECA-IPN & Insurance Updates6:45-7:15 pm Welcome Reception with Exhibitors

Saturday,September277:30-8:00 am Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors8:00-10:00 am “The Top 8 Ways CAs Impact Practice Growth” by Kim Klapp, Assistants for Chiropractic Excellence OR “Patient Education” by Kevin Pallis, DC10:00-10:15 am Meeting Break with Exhibitors10:15-11:45 am Top 8 Ways CAs Impact Continues OR Completion of Patient Education11:45 am-1:00 pm General Session: Profession Updates & Membership Meeting1:00-2:00 pm Walk-Around Lunch with Exhibitors2:00-4:00 pm Top 8 Ways CAs Impact Continues4:00-4:15 pm Dessert Break with Exhibitors4:15-6:15 pm Completion of Top 8 Ways CAs Impact6:15-6:45 pm President’s Reception (By Invitation: Sponsors, Premier Members, Speakers, Unified VCA & Virginia C-PAC Boards)7:15 pm - ? Awards Dinner & Casino Party (DCs receive 1 ticket w/registration; add’l fee for CAs & others)

Sunday,September287:30-8:00 am Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors8:00-9:00 am “Impart Positivity” by Dr. Craig Camidge & Dr. AJ LaBarbera9:00-10:00 am “Insurance Verification for Insurance & Cash Practices” by Dr. Anna Bender10:00-10:30 am Extended Exhibit Visitation Break10:30 am-12:00 pm “Review of Botanical & Enzyme Anti-Inflammatory Ingredients in Nutritional Products for Office Staff” by Bryan Miller, Anabolic Laboratories Inc.

As of 9/10/14;Subject to Change

A growing percentage of new back injury cases are linked to sedentary computer postures. This seminar explores the link between low back pain and computer use and teaches how to proactively apply ergonomics principles to workstations. Attendees will gain an understanding of the current design challenges in modern offices and their associated health implications. Key research developments in the areas of seating, input device design, display technology and lighting will be discussed. Attendees will learn how to properly configure a computer workstation for their patients’ optimum comfort and health. A board-certified professional ergonomist, Jonathan Puleio’s areas of expertise include ergonomic program development, product design and applied anthropometry. A member of the Humanscale Consulting team of ergonomists since 2002, Jonathan is currently collaborating with the International Standards Organization (ISO) on the development of international ergonomic standards for office environments. Jonathan holds several U.S. patents for the design of ergonomic products, and holds both undergraduate and graduate degrees in Human Factors and Ergonomics from Cornell University.

Global Mechanical Assessment (GMA)

(For DCs)Sponsor: Life University

John Downes, DC, CCEPDr. Downes introduces a paradigm of analysis that evaluates and considers the local, regional and global affects of extremity and spinal dysfunction and the neurological implications. He’ll present the GMA hypothesis, demonstrate/explain its implications, and show how to integrate it into current patient evaluations.

Since receiving a BS from Lynch-burg College, VA, then graduating from Life College, Dr. Downes has blended clinical practice with education and research. He is in private practice in GA plus serves Life University as its Executive Director of International Affairs and Sport Science Institute. Dr. Downes is a board member of the Council on Extremity Adjusting, the U.S. Sports Chiropractic Federation and FICS Executive Council. He serves on the editorial advisory board for the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies and on the manuscript review committee for the Journal of Chiropractic Education. He has worked with numerous Olympic teams and athletic organizations.

Patient Education forNew Practitioners

(& Not-So-New)(For DCs & CAs)

Sponsor: The New Renaissance (TNR)

Kevin Pallis, DC

Deciding between practicing as an associate or going solo... Hiring and firing staff... Effectively blending clinical responsibility with patient education... The difference between trying to change your patients and helping them to understand that there is so much more to chiropractic than just pain relief... Administrative procedures and paper work... Dr. Pallis will help new doctors develop and maintain a strong practice foundation – and give established doctors an opportunity to take a fresh look at what they’re doing. Dr. Pallis graduated first in his class from Logan Chiropractic College in 1982 and practiced with his wife in MA for 30 years. Co-owner of The New Renaissance (TNR), Dr. Pallis was personally trained and mentored by Dr. Joe Flesia and has lectured across the

U.S. and Canada. He is co-author of “A Parent’s Guide to Raising Healthy, Purposeful Children,” along with several other books, CDs and DVDs. He has coached hundreds of Chiropractors in his career and aims to touch a couple

hundred more before he’s done. He lives by the mantra, “Healthier People = Healthier Planet.” Along with Dr. Ed Plentz, Dr. Kevin co-founded Love Has No Color, a world project that helps Native American kids.

Page4Exhibitors & Sponsors

The vendors and organizations that exhibit at Unified VCA conventions help you to keep up-to-date with the myriad of products and services vying for your attention -- and dollars. Their participation demonstrates their commitment to your profession on a state level -- and helps the UVCA to keep registration fees as low as possible, while meeting expenses continue to skyrocket. And if that’s not enough, they add to the fun! On top of the exhibit and travel costs they incur, many of the attending vendors contribute in other ways: donating a prize for the important annual raffle to support the Unified VCA’s Legal and Legislative Fund, providing a healthy snack to help ease the association’s food and beverage budget or conducting a prize raffle from their own booth. A special thanks to the following companies that have already committed to the upcoming Fall Convention by sponsoring a speaker and/or CEUs.

AnabolicLaboratories,Inc.- 2 Speakers!ChiropracticLeadershipAlliance(CLA)

ErchoniaCorporationFootLevelers,Inc.

HumanscaleLifeUniversity- Speaker & CEUs!

TheNewRenaissance(TNR)

The Interacting Mechanics & Chemistry

of Facet Syndrome & Disc Herniation

(For DCs)Sponsor: Anabolic Laboratories, Inc.

David Seaman, DC, MS, DABCN, DACAN

Dr. Seaman returns to VA with a completely new presentation. In this class, he reviews the anatomy, physiology and clincal presentation of facet syndrome and radicular symptoms as well as primary disc pain without radiculopathy. He discusses referred pain mechanisms associated with facet syndrome and discogenic pain and diagnostic considerations/physical exam procedures. From there, Dr. Seaman moves into treatment with manipulation, end-range loading and botanicals. He also touches upon facet syndrome and disc pain in the context of Medicare documentation. Dr. Seaman received his bachelor’s degree in biology from Rutgers University, then attended New York Chiropractic College, graduating in 1986. He earned his master’s degree in nutrition from the University of Bridgeport in 1991 and completed his postdoctoral studies in neurology at Logan College of Chiropractic the next year. A popular and prolific author of nutrition, chiropractic, neurology and other articles, Dr. Seaman is author of the well known and often used text “Clinical Nutrition for Pain, Inflammation and Tissue Healing.”

Neurology: Improving Patient Outcomes

(For DCs)Sponsor: Erchonia

Corporation

John Donofrio, DC,DABCN, FACFN

Dr. Donofrio explains how subluxations affect brain function, causing the breakdown of the human body, human mind and eventually the human spirit. He describes both left and right brain function and the disease processes that neurological inbalance may lead to. He shows how cold light laser can be effective in helping pain, inflammation, improving range of motion and arthritis. Attendees will receive a refresher on the different areas of the cerebral cortex and how they can be utilized to correct dis-ease plus take home neurological exercises and nutrition guidelines. Dr. Donofrio is a practicing doctor, educator and consultant. He has identified, established and implemented the most appropriate, effective and least invasive protocols for restoring and sustaining health and balance within patients. His ongoing clinical research supports the development of his methods and his seminar series on natural health care protocols for health professionals around the world. Dr. Donofrio has a successful PA practice where he utilizes chiropractic neurology, nutrition, Erchonia low level cold light laser therapy and detoxification programs to help people heal and grow. Over 90% of his patient base travels around the world to utilize his treatment plans.

The Top 8 Ways CAs Impact Practice Growth

(For CAs)Kim Klapp

In this fast-paced and far-reaching program, Ms. Klapp identifies the top eight ways in which Chiropractic Assistants and other office staff impact practice growth. She’ll share successful strategies related to mindset, communi-cations, the new patient experience,

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Hyatt Regency RestonHyatt Regency at Reston Town Center is located at 1800 President’s Street, Reston, VA 20190 (http://www.reston.hyatt.com). In the thriving heart of the Town Center, the hotel is surrounded by over 50 retail stores, 30 restaurants and theaters. The hotel offers newly renovated rooms, a 24-hour executive center, a 24-hour Health Club and a heated indoor pool. A special group rate on a standard room rate of $129 (+ taxes), single or double occupancy, expired on September 4th. Space and rates are subject to hotel availability. To find out what is available, call 1-888-421-1442. Refer to group name VIRGINIA CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION and event name FALL 2014 CONVENTION.

Overflow HotelIf the Hyatt sells out, we have great rates at the nearby Westin and Sheraton hotels. BOTH are less than 2 miles and less than 3 minutes from the Hyatt Regency, have been recently renovated, and have free shuttles to Reston Town Center.

Group Name: Virginia Chiropractic AssociationAfter SEPTEMBER 16,

space and rate are subject to availability

Sheraton Reston: 11810 Sunrise Valley Dr, Reston, VA 20191, Phone 703-620-9000, Rate of $79.Westin Reston Heights: 11750 Sunrise Valley Dr, Reston, VA 20191,Phone 703-391-9000, Rate of $99.

office systems, patient education, internal marketing and teamwork. In addition to managing First Choice Chiropractic since 1995, Ms. Klapp has spoken for Parker, LifeVision, ChiroEurope, Master’s Circle, Five Star and many state associations. An author and coach, she founded the A.C.E. Program (Assistants for Chiropractic Excellence) in 2000 to provide quality CA coaching and team training via monthly online courses. She teaches chiropractic teams the most up-to-date techniques and communication strategies for generating more referrals, collections and patient compliance.

Impart Positivity(For CAs)

Dr. Craig Camidge &Dr. AJ LaBarbera

Positivity in the office -- especially with patients -- is not just a nicety. It is key to maximize practice efficiency and effectiveness. Dr. Camidge talks about the vital role positivity plays, even in increasing patient compliance and improving treatment results. Dr. LaBarbera will provide practical how-tos so that you can turn these “concepts” into real lifestyle changes. Dr. Craig Camidge and Dr. AJ LaBarbera practice with the Tuck Chiropractic Clinic group in southwest VA. Dr. Camidge earned his BA in chemistry from Hartwick College in NY and graduated summa cum laude from NYCC in 2008. He is especially interested in the treatment of episodic and chronic pain through a partnership

between doctor and patient and speaks throughout the community on topics ranging from injury prevention and optimal performance to ergonomics and workplace wellness. Dr. LaBarbera grew up in Roanoke. He received a BS in Biology from Virginia Tech, followed by his Doctorate from Palmer College Iowa in 1999. As a second generation DC, Dr. LaBarbera was brought up with quality Chiropractic and knows firsthand the value of Chiropractic care.

Insurance Verification for Insurance or Cash

Practices(For CAs)

Dr. Anna BenderDr. Anna Bender provides tried and true documentation to help you verify benefits. She will teach you how to talk to patients about financial issues, whether your doctor’s practice is all-insurance, all-cash, or somewhere in between. Dr. Anna runs Atlee Chiropractic Center

in Mechanicsville. She completed her undergraduate studies in Biology at Winona State University in Minnesota and her doctoral training at Palmer College of Chiropractic in Iowa. She recently finished extensive postdoctoral training in Pediatric and Prenatal chiropractic, reflecting her passion for working with pregnant moms and kids. Dr. Bender is Chair of the Unified VCA’s Education Committee and was instrumental in developing backpack safety materials for members’ use.

Review of Botanical & Enzyme Anti-Inflammatory Ingredients in Nutritional Products for Office Staff

(For CAs)

Sponsor: Anabolic Laboratories, Inc.

Bryan F. MillerNumerous products are now available to naturally assist in the management of pain and inflammation. Learn what these ingredients and compounds are, where they come from and how they work. Valuable information you’ll use far beyond the workplace! Mr. Miller is a representative with Anabolic Laboratories, Inc., a pharmaceutically licensed manufacturer of clinical nutritional products. He has 17 years of experience in clinical product sales and consulting, including modalities, pharmaceutical and professional nutritional products.

Golf OutingJoin your friends and colleagues at nearby Hidden Creek Golf Course on Friday morning. Structured so all skill levels can participate, with time to have lunch and change before classes begin. $85 covers green fees, cart and prizes!

Dinner &Casino Party

The Saturday dinner party featuresawards, prize-50/50 raffle, entertain-ment, full buffet, open bar and LOTS OF FUN. The ballroom is transformed into the Chiro Casino, complete with professional gaming tables, dealers and prizes. One dinner party ticket is included in every DC registration. Tickets for staff, family and friends are available - and strongly recommended!

Please use a separate form for each registrant

OR REGISTER ONLINE at www.virginiachiropractic.org

Your Name:_____________________________________________________________________________

If Staff, Your DC’s Name:__________________________________________________________________

Practice Name:__________________________________________________________________________

Street:_______________________________________________________________ Ste:______________

City:________________________________________________ State:_________ Zip:_________________

Phone:_____________________________________ Fax:________________________________________

E-mail:_________________________________________________________________________________

CHECK ONE: __Unified VCA Member DC __PREMIER Member DC __Non-Member DC __Staff of Member DC __Staff of PREMIER DC __Staff of Non-Member DC

Early Regular By 8/31 9/1-9/22__ Unified VCA Member DC $349 $399__ Non-Member DC $509 $559__ 1st CA from VCA Member Office $189 $239__ Addl CA from Member Office (each) $169 $219__ 1st CA from Non-Member Office $239 $289__ Addl CA from Non-Member Office (each) $219 $269PREMIER MEMBERS ONLY:__ Unified VCA Premier Member DC FREE $50__ 1st CA from Premier Member Office FREE $50__ Addl CA from Premier Member Office (each) $149 $199

Payment: $____________ Registration Fee from Above + $____________ ____(#) Tickets to Saturday Dinner Party @ $58 each (IN ADDITION to ticket automatically included with each DC registration) - includes full dinner buffet, open bar, entertainment, and FUN + $____________ ____(#) Golfers for Friday Morning Outing @ $85 each (request to play in foursome with _____________________________________) + $____________ Total Amount Due

__Check, Payable to VCA ORCharge: __Visa __MC __Discover (Sorry, No AMEX)

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Expiration Date:__________________________ 3 Digit Auth. # on Back:____________

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LateAfter 9/22

$449 $609 $289 $269 $339 $319

$100 $100 $249

Premier Member DCs

& 1 of their CAs attend forFREE with early-bird

registration.

PRE- REGISTRATION

REQUIRED.

DC & CA RegistrationUnifiedVCAFallConvention,September26-28,2014,Reston

To Register:• FAX completed registration

form to 540-932-3101• MAIL to Unified VCA, POB 15,

Afton, VA 22920• REGISTER ONLINE at www.

virginiachiropractic.org

Cancellations:If written notification of cancellation is received at least 72 hours prior to the convention start, payment will be refunded, less a $50 processing fee. No refunds or credits will be issued within 72 hours of the program.

Questions?• CALL 540-932-3100• E-MAIL vcacentral@hughes.

net or UnifiedVCA-Elaine@comcast.net