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At the ECU Convention the ECU president gets the opportunity to address the membership.
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Zürich June 3rd 2011
*ECU General Assembly
*Europe; a diverse landscape
* StatusReykjavik 2008
*Survey of all the national associations
*How many chiropractors?
*How many students?
*The size of the population
*Factors not taken into consideration
*Laws & regulations
*Number of osteopaths, naprapaths, manual therapists, non ECCE chiropractors, chiropractors not being a member of the national association
Country ChiropractorsIn country
(According to ECU website)
StudentsIn country
Location
Belgium 98 24 AECC (21) (1 more than NA stated –total adjusted to reflect)IFEC (3)
Cyprus 13 2 AECC
Finland 46 6 AECC (2)WICO (3)(1)
France 268 494 IFEC (489)Abroad (5) (1 of which at RCU)(1 of which at WIOC)
Germany 63 40 AECC (40)WIOC (7)(11 more than NA stated – total adjusted to reflect)
Great Britain 1396 850 AECCC & WIOC (700)McTimoney (150)
Greece 27 5
Iceland 7 5 (3)AECC (1)(1)
Ireland 117 21 AECC (5)WIOC (16)McTimoney?
Italy 220 25 AECC (14)RCU (1)IFEC (7)WIOC (3)
Liechtenstein 4 1 AECC
Luxembourg 5 -
Netherlands 214 45 AECC (36)WIOC (5)(3)IFEC (1)
Norway 450 299 AECC (136),
Poland 3
Portugal 22 5 AECC (2) (NA not yet replied)IFEC (1)WIOC (2)
Spain 163 46 AECC (3)RCU (40)IFEC (1)WIOC (2)
Sweden 179 47 AECC (16) (4 more than stated – total adjusted to reflect) (3) (28) IFEC (3)
Switzerland 258 19 (6) Abroad (13) Including:IFEC (2)
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*Are we growing, status quo or are we fading out?
* Is there a reason for concern?
*How healthy is the profession?
*Some countries experience growth
*But in general:
*In too many countries; we do not grow.
*European situation
*Some have everything
*The rest have little or nothing
*In most places in Europe and the world
*Marginal group
*One country cannot experience success over years by itself.
*Dependant on other countries having success too.
* SWOTThreats:
*Competing professions
*Physiotherapists
*Osteopaths
*Manual therapists
*Naprapaths
*The gap between the academic institutions and the profession
*Parts of the profession are still in the alternative or CAM business
*Lack of unity
*Lack of organisation
*What can the ECU do?
*Vision 2020
*Where do chiropractors want to be in 10 years?
*What kind of rights do chiropractors want?
*What do we have to do to get these rights?
*Task Force on education
*Task Force on legislation
*Task Force on Public Relations
*Better organised
*Work shops
*Seminars
*Active communication
*We must
*expand, both in numbers and in countries
*Market for manual treatment of nms disorders
*Osteopaths, manual therapists, physical therapists,
*Need to encourage integration
*communication with other health personnel
*Brave leadership
*Establish more chiropractic programmes at universities
*Need to be united
*More emphasis on interprofessional education
*Better organised