*Ethical Navigation of Acute Care and Wellness Care Guidelines (Dieter, online 2020)

Overview

What is wellness care?  What are the ethical and legal differences between acute care and wellness care?  Many chiropractors have been caught by this question.  This seminar will help you clarify definitions, ethical practices, and guidelines around this critical topic.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the seminar, you will be better able to:

  • define acute care and wellness care
  • understand and apply ethical practices around acute and wellness care

Instructions

This seminar is part of the The WAVE 2020.  To access, you must be registered for the full Conference. Once you are registered you may choose this and whichever lecture hours you prefer.

  1. Check on the right of this screen or under the CREDITS tab to see if this session is approved for CE in your licensure state(s).
  2. You must be logged in to your Life West CE account in order to access this seminar.
  3. Once in the seminar, follow the MENU of steps on the left side of the screen, or follow the navigation buttons at the bottom of the screen.
  4. In order to earn credit, you must complete all of the course steps, including printing or downloading your certificate.  Your certificate will not be sent to you.

If you have questions or concerns along the way, contact Life West Postgraduate & Continuing Education at thewave@lifewest.edu or 510.780.4508 during our regular business hours 9am-5pm Mon-Fri. Please expect a response within 1-2 business days.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 AB Chiropractic College
    Alberta College of Chiropractors
  • 2.00 AK Chiropractic Board
    Alaska Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 AR Chiropractic Board
    Arkansas Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 AZ Chiropractic Board
    Arizona Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 CA Chiropractic Board, Category A Ethics
    California Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Category A Ethics
  • 2.00 CO Chiropractic Board
    Colorado Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 CT Chiropractic Board
    Connecticut Board of Chiropractic Examiner
  • 2.00 DC Chiropractic Board
    District of Columbia Board of Chiropractic
  • 2.00 DE Chiropractic Board
    Delaware Board of Chiropractic
  • 2.00 GA Chiropractic Board
    Georgia Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 HI Chiropractic Board
    Hawaii Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 IA Chiropractic Board
    Iowa Board of Chiropractic
  • 2.00 ID Chiropractic Board
    Idaho Board of Chiropractic Physicians
  • 2.00 IL Chiropractic Board
    Illinois Medical Licensing Board
  • 2.00 KS Chiropractic Assoc
    Kansas Chiropractic Association
  • 2.00 KY Chiropractic Board
    Kentucky Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 MA Chiropractic Board
    Massachusetts Board of Registration of Chiropractors
  • 2.00 MD Chiropractic Board
    Maryland Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 ME Chiropractic Board
    Maine Board of Chiropractic Licensure
  • 2.00 MI Chiropractic Board
    Michigan Board of Chiropractic
  • 2.00 MN Chiropractic Board
    Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 MT Chiropractic Board
    Montana Board of Chiropractors
  • 2.00 NB Chiropractic Assoc
    New Brunswick Chiropractors' Association
  • 2.00 NC Chiropractic Board
    North Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 ND Chiropractic Board
    North Dakota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 NE Chiropractic Board
    Nebraska Board of Chiropractic
  • 2.00 NH Chiropractic Board
    New Hampshire Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 NJ Chiropractic Board
    New Jersey Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 NM Chiropractic Board
    New Mexico Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 NS Chiropractic College
    Nova Scotia College of Chiropractors
  • 2.00 NV Chiropractic Board
    Nevada Chiropractic Physicians' Board
  • 2.00 ON Chiropractic College
    Ontario College of Chiropractors
  • 2.00 OR Chiropractic Board
    Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 PACE
    FCLB Providers of Approved Continuing Education
  • 2.00 QC Chiropractic Ordre
    Quebec Ordre Des Chiropracticiens
  • 2.00 RI Chiropractic Board
    Rhode Island Board of Examiners in Chiropractic
  • 2.00 SC Chiropractic Board
    South Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 SD Chiropractic Board
    South Dakota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 TN Chiropractic Assoc
    Tennessee Chiropractic Association
  • 2.00 TX Chiropractic Board
    Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 UT Chiropractic Board
    Utah Chiropractic Physicians Licensing Board
  • 2.00 VA Board of Medicine
    Virginia Board of Medicine
  • 2.00 VT Chiropractic Board
    Vermont Board of Chiropractic
  • 2.00 WA Chiropractic Comm
    Washington Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission
  • 2.00 WY Chiropractic Board
    Wyoming Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Course opens: 
08/21/2020
Course expires: 
12/31/2020

Hour 1: Imaging Modalities & Case Studies

  • General considerations of imaging
  • Deciding when to and when not to take images
  • Comparisons of radiography, MRI, CT, Ultrasound, DEXA, Bone Scan
  • Case 1: Blunt trauma to the head: CT & MRI
  • Case 2: Rear-end auto accident with unstable ADI: MRI, evaluation of integrity of transverse ligament & cord

Hour 2: Case Studies

  • Case 3: Visible postural deformity in cervical spine; scoliosis evaluation, asymptomatic: congenital/structural scoliosis
  • Case 4: Anterior neck fullness. Cervical spine pain and dysfunction. No recent trauma: Tracheal deviation
  • Case 5: Anterior neck fullness. Cervical spine pain and dysfunction. No recent trauma: Old Iliac wing fracture
  • Case 6: Non-traumatic low back pain: uterine leiomyomas / CA++ breast implants
  • Identification of artifacts in imaging

 

Phil Dieter, DCPHIL DIETER, DC

Dr. Philip Dieter graduated magna cum laude from Life Chiropractic College West in 2006.  He has been teaching with Life West since 2013 in the areas of anatomy, technique, and business.  Dr. Dieter is the Governmental Affairs Director of CalChiro (formerly the California Chiropractic Association) and was CalChiro Doctor of the Year in 2019.
  

Scroll down to see available credit hours.

NOTE: that while you are invited to partake in all of the conference sessions, and while you should print a certificate of completion for each, your state may have limitations on the total number of hours accepted for the conference as a whole.  Check https://wave.lifewest.edu/chiropractic-ce-credits/ to see how many hours your state allows for the sum of all conference sessions.  You will not receive a single certificate for the entire conference; rather you may print or download a separate certificate after each conference session.

ONLINE HOURS: If you are a CA Doctor, these hours will only count as online hours. This includes any live online seminars we present. This conference is not at all eligible for earning live hours in the state of California. If you are from any other state please check directly  with your board to determine if you are able to earn live and online hours for this conference. 

COVID-19:  Check with your state Board(s) for the latest information regarding online CE acceptable for license renewal. 

Life Chiropractic College West is accredited by the CCE and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

*The following State and Province boards do not require an application when a program is sponsored by a college accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE): CO, CT, DE, DC, ID, IL, IA, MD, MA, MI, MT, NE, NJ, OH, OR, PR, RI, SC, UT, VT, VA, WA, WY. Life Chiropractic College West cannot guarantee that any session of this offering will be accepted by these licensing board(s). Life West urges licensees to familiarize themselves with the laws governing continuing education in the jurisdictions where they hold licensure.

Available Credit Hours

  • 2.00 AB Chiropractic College
    Alberta College of Chiropractors
  • 2.00 AK Chiropractic Board
    Alaska Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 AR Chiropractic Board
    Arkansas Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 AZ Chiropractic Board
    Arizona Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 CA Chiropractic Board, Category A Ethics
    California Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Category A Ethics
  • 2.00 CO Chiropractic Board
    Colorado Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 CT Chiropractic Board
    Connecticut Board of Chiropractic Examiner
  • 2.00 DC Chiropractic Board
    District of Columbia Board of Chiropractic
  • 2.00 DE Chiropractic Board
    Delaware Board of Chiropractic
  • 2.00 GA Chiropractic Board
    Georgia Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 HI Chiropractic Board
    Hawaii Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 IA Chiropractic Board
    Iowa Board of Chiropractic
  • 2.00 ID Chiropractic Board
    Idaho Board of Chiropractic Physicians
  • 2.00 IL Chiropractic Board
    Illinois Medical Licensing Board
  • 2.00 KS Chiropractic Assoc
    Kansas Chiropractic Association
  • 2.00 KY Chiropractic Board
    Kentucky Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 MA Chiropractic Board
    Massachusetts Board of Registration of Chiropractors
  • 2.00 MD Chiropractic Board
    Maryland Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 ME Chiropractic Board
    Maine Board of Chiropractic Licensure
  • 2.00 MI Chiropractic Board
    Michigan Board of Chiropractic
  • 2.00 MN Chiropractic Board
    Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 MT Chiropractic Board
    Montana Board of Chiropractors
  • 2.00 NB Chiropractic Assoc
    New Brunswick Chiropractors' Association
  • 2.00 NC Chiropractic Board
    North Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 ND Chiropractic Board
    North Dakota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 NE Chiropractic Board
    Nebraska Board of Chiropractic
  • 2.00 NH Chiropractic Board
    New Hampshire Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 NJ Chiropractic Board
    New Jersey Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 NM Chiropractic Board
    New Mexico Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 NS Chiropractic College
    Nova Scotia College of Chiropractors
  • 2.00 NV Chiropractic Board
    Nevada Chiropractic Physicians' Board
  • 2.00 ON Chiropractic College
    Ontario College of Chiropractors
  • 2.00 OR Chiropractic Board
    Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 PACE
    FCLB Providers of Approved Continuing Education
  • 2.00 QC Chiropractic Ordre
    Quebec Ordre Des Chiropracticiens
  • 2.00 RI Chiropractic Board
    Rhode Island Board of Examiners in Chiropractic
  • 2.00 SC Chiropractic Board
    South Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 SD Chiropractic Board
    South Dakota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 TN Chiropractic Assoc
    Tennessee Chiropractic Association
  • 2.00 TX Chiropractic Board
    Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 UT Chiropractic Board
    Utah Chiropractic Physicians Licensing Board
  • 2.00 VA Board of Medicine
    Virginia Board of Medicine
  • 2.00 VT Chiropractic Board
    Vermont Board of Chiropractic
  • 2.00 WA Chiropractic Comm
    Washington Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission
  • 2.00 WY Chiropractic Board
    Wyoming Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Please support our generous WAVE sponsors & exhibitors!

Please take some time to visit our virtual exhibit hall. Our sponsors and exhibitors make this event possible. Now that the WAVE 20 is digital, it’s more important than ever to show them your appreciation.

Sponsors

Platinum Sponsor:

Standard Process

Gold Sponsor:

NCMIC

Silver Sponsors:

ChiroSecure            chirotouch          Erchonia

Bronze Sponsors:

Chiropractic Biophysics          Chiropractic Economics          gochirotv

Life West Booths

Life West Alumni Affairs & Institutional Advancement          Life West Bookstore          Life West Admissions

Exhibitors

20/20 Imaging          Anatomage          Avant Wellness          BaxMAX

CalChiro            Cervipedic          Chiropractic Biophysics          Chiropractic Economics

ChiroPreferred          ChiroSecure          chirotouch          Doctor Multimedia

DYNAROM          Erchonia          gochirotv          Jacuzzi

Jane        Magneceuticals          NCMIC          Power Surge

SKED          Standard Process

 

 

Please login or create an account to take this course.