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VITAE
RONALD C. EVANS, DC, FACO, FICC
Current to August 15, 2016 Date of Birth: May 8, 1946 Married to: Linda Kay Evans (Seefeldt) Son: Ryan David (41) Son: David Paul (36) Residence: 3169 Killington Loop The Villages, Florida 32163 Sumter County Telephone: (515) 661-2419 Office: 6950 NE 14th Street Suite 34 Ankeny, IA, 50023 Telephone: (515) 225-0393 Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION
Valley High School, West Des Moines, Iowa 1964 Grandview College, Des Moines, Iowa (Pre-Med) 1964-1965 Graceland College, Lamoni, Iowa (Pre-Med) 1965-1967 Iowa State University, Ames, IA (Pre-Med) 1967-1968 St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota pre-Med) 1972-1973 Northwestern College of Chiropractic St. Paul, Minnesota 1973-1976
MILITARY SERVICE
United States Navy Hospital Corpsman/Dentalman 1968-1972 Great Lakes Naval Training Center
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San Diego, CA USS Simon Lake AS33 Bremerton, WA; Bangor, WA; Bangor, ME; Groton, CT; New London, CT; Charleston, SC; Panama; Cuba
AWARDS (Military)
Good Conduct Medal Distinguished Service Citation/USS Simon Lake AS-33 Gold Medal/International Shooting Fund
CHIROPRACTIC EDUCATION
4 years pre-chiropractic education 4 years chiropractic education 2 years internship in the Northwestern College of Chiropractic teaching clinics of St. Paul and Minneapolis 5 years post graduate specialty education in orthopedics
PRE-PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
President: Student Body, NWCC 1975-1976 President: Student American Chiropractic Association NWCC 1974-1975 Editor: Student Newspaper, NWCC 1973-1976 Editor: Student Annual/Yearbook, NWCC 1975-1976
POST GRADUATE EDUCATION
Chiropractic Orthopedics: Northwestern College of Chiropractic Impairment Rating: Northwestern College of Chiropractic Chiropractic Clinical Neurology: New York College of Chiropractic General Examination Preparation/Psychometry: National Board of Chiropractic Examiners Assessment of Clinical Competency in Physicians: Royal Academy of Physicians
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and Surgeons (CN) Sports Medicine: National College of Chiropractic Industrial Medicine: Northwestern College of Chiropractic Enhanced Diagnostic Imaging: Northwestern College of Chiropractic
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES
Arizona Chiropractic License # 3155 R (8/81) (retired) Iowa Chiropractic License # 4574 (8/76) Minnesota Chiropractic License # 1380 (9/76) (Inactive) Diplomate: National Board of Chiropractic Examiners Diplomate: American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists Fellow, Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists Certified in physical therapy, NWCC Clinical Certification in Roentgenology, NWCC Certified in Clinical Practice, NWCC Post-graduate Orthopedics Certification, NWCC Certified in the Rating of Physical Impairments, NWCC Certified in Impairment rating, NAAIRP Certified in Cox Technic (11/2009)
CURRENT PRACTICE
Retired from clinical activities 12-4-2010 Partnership practice since 1976 with Dr. Sam C. Evans (DC) (deceased 2002). Joint venture partnership practice with Dr. Sam C. Evans and Dr. Gregory R. Norton (DC) since 1985. Joint venture partnership practice with Dr. Gregory R. Norton and Dr. Joseph S. Ferezy (DC) since 1993. Joint venture partnership practice with Dr. Mark A. Hines, MD and Dixie Harms, ARNP from 2005 -2010. Private practice totally oriented toward the diagnosis and management of orthopedic and neurological disorders. Other practice associates include: Dr. K.A. Skibsted (DC).
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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Member: American Chiropractic Association Member: Iowa Chiropractic Society, resigned 3/98 Member: Council on Roentgenology of the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) President: Council on Roentgenology of the Iowa Chiropractic Society 1979-1980 Member: Communication Committee, Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research 1982-1983 Secretary: Council on Chiropractic Orthopedics ACA 1980-1982 Member: Council on Chiropractic Orthopedics, of the ACA Current Director: Iowa Society of Chiropractic Orthopedists 1978-1979 Vice President: Iowa Society of Chiropractic Orthopedists 1979-1980 President: Iowa Society of Chiropractic Orthopedists 1980-1981 Dean: Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists of the CCO 1981-1982 Fellow: Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists Current Member: Health Care Equalization Committee of Iowa Current Vice President: Council on Chiropractic Orthopedics, ACA 1982-1983 President: Council on Chiropractic Orthopedics, ACA 1983-1984 Member: Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research Current Trustee, Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research Vice President, Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research Chairman, Evidence Based Resource Center, FCER Chair, Department of Defense Committee, FCER Senior Member, Oversight Advisory Committee (Chiropractic Health Care Benefits Advisory Committee, Department of Defense (Health Affairs) (1994-2008) Delegate: American Chiropractic Association State of Iowa 1983-1986 Alternate Delegate: American Chiropractic Association, State of Iowa 1990-1997 Member: American College of Chiropractic Orthopedists 1983-current Fellow: International College of Chiropractors 1983 Secretary: American College of Chiropractic Orthopedists 1984-1986 Member: American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists Resigned 9/2000 Chairman: Chiropractic Forum, American Public Health Association 1984-1985 Secretary: American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists 1984-1986 Chairman: Lexicon Committee, ACA 1986-1989 Member: Master Plan Committee, ACA 1987-1988 Member: Resolution Committee, ACA 1985-1986 Examiner Emeritus American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists, Part II, OSCE Examinations; Part I MCQ Psychometrics Exam Commissioner, Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists 2000-current Examiner Emeritus, Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists Chair, Vision 2010 Committee, Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists
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Vice President, Iowa Pain Institute 2004-2005 Co-Founder, Academy of Industrial Injury Management 2010 – Chair, Committee on Programmatic Accreditation, Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists 2010-2016 Chair, Committee on Web Based Examinations, Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists 2016- Member, Graduate Studies Curriculum committee, Northwestern Health Sciences University 2009- 2011
CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
Member: Phase II School Board Committee Waukee School System, Waukee, IA 1988 Member: Caring Squares, Nursing Home Visitation Square Dance Organization 1988 Member: Plaids 'N Dads Square Dance Club 1988- Member: Forum Breakfast Club; Business Professionals 1988-1997 Secretary: Forum Breakfast Club 1993-1994 President, Forum Breakfast Club 1996 Member: Des Moines Rifle and Revolver Club 1989- Master Mason, Capitol Lodge, 110, Des Moines, IA 5/22/2004 Maser Mason, Villages Lodge 394, The Villages Florida 7/2016 Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite 32 Deg, Valley of Des Moines, 11/17/2004 Royal Order of Scotland 2010
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC AWARDS
"Chiropractic Orthopedist of the Year": American College of Chiropractic Orthopedists 1984 Governor's Volunteerism Citation (DNR) 1988 for work with protected bird species (eagles) Charter Member Award: NWCC Institute for Chiropractic Research 1979 Dean’s Appreciation Award: Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists 1981-82 Appreciation Award: American College of Chiropractic Orthopedists 1982 President's Citation: Iowa Chiropractic Society 1982 Appreciation Award: NWCC Orthopedics Class (DSM) 1983 Appreciation Award: NWCC Orthopedics Class (MPLS) 1983 President's Award: Council on Chiropractic Orthopedics 1983-84 Service Award: American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists 1984-87
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Outstanding Contribution Award: Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research 1985 Secretary Award: American College of Chiropractic Orthopedists 1984-85 President's Citation: Council on Chiropractic Orthopedics 1984 Meritorious Service Award: ACA Special Assignment 1985 Appreciation Award: American College of Chiropractic Orthopedists 1985 President's Citation: Council on Chiropractic Orthopedics 1986 Meritorious Service Award: ACA Lexicon Committee 1986 Meritorious Service Award: ACA Presidential Search Committee 1987 President's Award: American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists 1991 Examiner Emeritus: American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists 1993 Distinguished Service Award: American College of Chiropractic Orthopedists 1994 Lifetime Achievement Award: Council on Chiropractic Orthopedics 1994 Award of Excellence: Iowa Chiropractic Society 1993-1994 Presidential Award: Iowa Chiropractic Society 1994 Outstanding ICS Member: Iowa Chiropractic Society 1996-1997 Iowa Board of Chiropractic Examiners Service Award: Iowa Chiropractic Society 1990-2001 Distinguished Service Award, American college of Chiropractic Orthopedists, 2001-2002 Distinguished Service Award, Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists, 2003 Ronald C. and Linda K. Evans Chiropractic Orthopedic Scholarship Fund, Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists, 2015
CURRENT BUSINESS ACTIVITY
Chief Medi Officer: Medical Director of ICPC; A single specialty primary independent provider network in the Midwest and Iowa, and a complementary healthcare administrator. Executive Officer: Independent Provider Environment Management (IPEM) President, Co-Founder, Hemingway Anglers, LLC Founder, TheOpenClinic.com Founder, eBones.com Founder, RonaldCEvans.com Founder, IowaLawWatch.com Editor, iPractice Consult professional newsletter
CONCURRENT ACTIVITIES
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Consultant: Firestone Back School and Work Rehabilitation Center Past Director: Project Outreach, Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research Post-graduate Associate Professor: Northwestern College of Chiropractic Editorial Advisor: Staying Well; FCER resigned 2000 Post-graduate Associate Professor: Texas College of Chiropractic Post-graduate Associate Professor: Logan College of Chiropractic, St. Louis, MO Undergraduate Associate Professor: NWCC, Orthopedic and Neurological Disorders Chairman: Orthopedics Residency Program, NWCC, 1980-1984 Chair: Diplomate Congress V, VI, ACCO, 1981, 1982 Former Director: Department of Postgraduate Orthopedics, NWCC, 1980-1984 Past Chairman: Insurance Relations Committee, ICS 1988 Editorial Advisor: DC TRACTS, Data Trace International, Inc. 1988- Advisory Board Member: NMS Rehabilitative Corp.; Orlando, Florida Prepublications Book Reviewer: Williams & Wilkins Publishers; C.V. Mosby Co.; Aspen Publishing Member: Committee on Inter professional Relations, Iowa Chiropractic Society Chairman: Symposia on the Neck and Back, Council on Chiropractic Orthopedics Chair: ACA Auditing Committee 1984 Member: ACA Ways and Means Committee 1984 Member: ACA Awards Committee 1984-1988 External Examiner: Australian Specialty Examining Board, Orthopedics Member: ACA Credentials Committee 1986 Impairment Evaluation Panel Member: Iowa Foundation for Medical Care 1986- Consultant: National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Company Member/President: Iowa Board of Chiropractic Examiners 1990-2001 Governor's Appointee: Iowa Health Reform Committee 1993 Associate Editor: Journal of Neuromusculoskeletal System of the ACA retired 2001 Member: Fiscal Oversight Committee for Iowa Department of Health/Professional licensure Acquisitions Editor: ACA Press resigned Member: RAND Consensus Panel on Appropriateness of Cervical Spinal Manipulation Senior Trustee: Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research 1994-continuing Senior Member: Military Health Oversight Committee; Department of Defense 1994-continuing Governor's Appointee: Iowa Health Regulation Review Task Force 1996 Member, Health Professions Sub-Committee, IHRRTF Member, Legislative Merit Review Formation Committee, IHRRTF Appointee: Iowa Community Health Management Information System 1996 Member, Ethics and Confidentiality Sub-Committee, ICHMIS Member, Desert Foundation Senior Policy Analyst, ICPC 1994-
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Editor, National HealthCare Analyst 1996 Member, BCBS Peer Review Panel 1994- Part IV Examiner, National Board of Chiropractic Examiners 1996 Commissioner, Commission on Accreditation, Council on Chiropractic Education 2001-2003 Chair, Subcommittee, Graduate Education and Specialty Certification, Council on Chiropractic Education Member, Subcommittee, Graduate Education and Specialty Certification Accreditation, Council on Chiropractic Education Chair, 2010 Committee, Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists Chair, Evidence Based Resource Center, Foundation for Chiropractic Eduction and Research Vice President, Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research 2008-to closing of Foundation
PROVIDERSHIPS
Chiropractic Primary Care Provider: HMO-Iowa 1986- 1993 Participating Provider: Medicare, Blue Shield, Blue Shield Alliance, Wellmark Health Plans of Iowa, Principle Health Care Inc., PPO, Plains Health Networks, Inc., Iowa Chiropractic Physicians Clinic, American Medical Security, Cigna, Aetna, Midlands Choice, Mayo Management System Incorporated, Heritage Family Health Plans, ChiroAccess, Comprehensive Health Group, Blue Shield of Iowa UnityChoice Health Plan, Life Investors, Employee Group Services, Insurers Administration Services, Bankers United, PFL Life Insurance Company, Trustmark/Starmark Health Resources, LaHood and Associates, Select Benefit Administrators, United Health Care Administrators, United Benefit Life, Safeco, Golden Rule, EPIC, Continental Life, DCA, Health Access, John Alden, Seabury and Smith, Blue Cross Blue Shield Wisconsin, Health Enterprises, McNerney-Heintz, Inc., Medicare/Medicaid, CorVel, EMC Preferred Provider: Work Comp PPO, Mercy Hospital, DSM
LECTURES AND SYMPOSIA
1980
Iowa Chiropractic Society:
Causalgia/Reflex Dystrophies 4 Hours
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Tardy Ulnar Palsy 1 Hour
Differential Diagnosis of Conditions Presenting Low Back Pain 12 Hours
Cervical Disc Syndrome 12 Hours
Northwestern College Of Chiropractic Flexible and Rigid Casting 12 Hours
General Cervical Traction Methods 2 Hours
Evaluation of Spina Bifida 1 Hour
Cancer Detection of the Oral Cavity 1 Hour
Undergraduate Orthopedics of the Spine:
Principles and Applications 160 Hours
Orthopedics of the Extremities:
Principles and Applications 160 Hours
Drake University Principles of Chiropractic: It’s Role in Health Services 3 Hours
Wisconsin State Chiropractic Association Roentgen, Orthopedic and Neurological Disorders
Of The Lumbar Spine 10 Hours
Minnesota License Renewal Program Roentgen, Orthopedic and Neurological Disorders
Of The Lumbar Spine 10 Hours
South Dakota Chiropractic Association Orthopedic Considerations of the Low Back And
Lower Extremity 12 Hours
Differential Diagnosis of Conditions Presenting
Neck and Arm Pain 12 Hours
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Colorado Chiropractic Association
American Chiropractic Association The Unstable Low Back 4 Hours
Council on Chiropractic Orthopedics Of The
American Chiropractic Association
First Annual Symposium: Boston
Differential Diagnosis of Conditions Presenting
Low Back Pain 12 Hours
1981
Northwestern College Of Chiropractic Post-Graduate Orthopedics Series, Leading To Diplomate
Status with American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists
Minneapolis 54 Hours
Des Moines 54 Hours
Homecoming: The Impairment Rating an Overview 2 Hours
Advanced Impairment Rating Procedures 36 Hours
Texas College of Chiropractic Post Graduate Orthopedics in Review:
Preparatory To American Board of Chiropractic
Orthopedists Examination
Austin 20 Hours
Florida Chiropractic Association Council on Orthopedics The Unstable Low Back
Tampa 12 Hours
Los Angeles College of Chiropractic Post-Graduate Orthopedics Series Leading To
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Diplomate Status with American Board of Chiropractic
Orthopedists
Los Angeles 48 Hours
Diplomate Congress V Chairman: San Diego
Iowa Society of Chiropractic Orthopedists Differentials in Neck and Arm Pain
Clear Lake, Iowa 12 Hours
Council on Chiropractic Orthopedics Of The
American Chiropractic Association
Second Annual Symposium: St. Louis
Differential Diagnosis of Conditions Presenting
Low Back Pain 12 Hours
1982
Northwestern College Of Chiropractic Postgraduate Orthopedic Series Leading To
Diplomate Status with the American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists
Minneapolis 72 Hours
Des Moines 72 Hours
Inter-Professional Impairment Rating Review
Des Moines 12 Hours
1982 Graduation Commencement Address
“The Trident of A Professional—Ambition,
Compassion, Honor” 1 Hour
Florida Chiropractic Association Council on Orthopedics Differential Diagnosis of Neck Pain
West Palm Beach 12 Hours
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American College of Chiropractic Orthopedists The Lumbar Disc: 15 Concepts
Palm Springs, Ca 2 Hours
Logan College of Chiropractic The Lumbar Disc: 15 Concepts
St. Louis 4 Hours
Texas College of Chiropractic Differential Diagnosis of Low Back Pain
Houston 12 Hours
Council on Chiropractic Orthopedics Of The
American Chiropractic Association
Third Annual Symposium: Boston
Roentgen and Orthopedic Considerations Of
Conditions Presenting Neck and Arm Pain 12 Hours
American Council of Chiropractic Consultants Cervical Injury Diagnosis
Chicago 3 Hours
1983
Northwestern College Of Chiropractic Postgraduate Orthopedic Series Leading To
Diplomate Status with the American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists
Minneapolis 106 Hours
Des Moines 106 Hours
Advanced Impairment Rating Procedures
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Minneapolis 24 Hours
Industrial Rehabilitation
“Investigations of Malingering In Soft Tissue Injuries” 2 Hours
With South Dakota State Chiropractic Association
The Impairment Rating 36 Hours
Sioux Falls
University of Iowa Medical School Health Perspectives 1983, Chiropractic Health Care
Iowa City 8 Hours
Iowa Chiropractic Society
Spring Convention: The Injured Worker in Iowa
Des Moines 12 Hours
Missouri State Chiropractic Association Spinal Trauma: Roentgen and Orthopedic Considerations
St. Louis 12 Hours
Alabama State Chiropractic Association Spinal Trauma: Roentgen and Orthopedic Considerations
Montgomery 12 Hours
American Chiropractic Association National Convention: Impairment Rating Overview
Atlantic City 2 Hours
Maine State Chiropractic Association Impairment Rating Of the Lumbar Spine
Portland 10 Hours
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1984
Washington State Chiropractic Association Routine Physical Examination Procedures
Seattle 5 Hours
Texas Chiropractic Association Differential Diagnosis of Low Back Pain With
Routine Physical Examination Procedures
Lubbock 10 Hours
Council on Roentgenology of the American Chiropractic Association Waldo Poehner Memorial Address “The Trident of a Specialist”
Kansas City 1 Hour
Logan College of Chiropractic Undergraduate Seminar on Advanced Neuro-Orthopedic Concepts
St. Louis 10 Hours
Northwestern College Of Chiropractic Introduction to Chiropractic Orthopedics: Post Graduate Studies Leading To
Certification with the American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists
Omaha 4 Hours
Minneapolis 4 Hours
Post Graduate Orthopedics Class #3, Orthopedic and Neurological Testing
Omaha 12 Hours
Minneapolis 12 Hours
Iowa Chiropractic Society Fall Convention: Disability Evaluation of Low Back and Leg Pain
Des Moines 10 Hours
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Association of Trial Lawyers of Iowa Disability Evaluations: The Chiropractic Expert Witness
Des Moines 1 Hour
1985
Logan College of Chiropractic Advance Orthopedics for Undergraduate Students
St. Louis 50 Hours
American Bar Association Workmen’s Compensation and Chiropractic
Marco Island, Fl 3 Hours
Iowa Society of Chiropractic Orthopedists Advanced Orthopedics
Des Moines 2 Hours
American College of Chiropractic Orthopedists Anterior Compartment Syndrome of the Leg
Palm Springs, Ca 2 Hours
Iowa Workmen’s Compensation Advisory Committee Worker’s Compensation and Chiropractic
Des Moines 1 Hour
Northwestern College Of Chiropractic Flexible and Rigid Immobilization Procedures
Minneapolis 12 Hours
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Texas Chiropractic College Alumni Association Malpractice, Malingering and Orthopedic Maneuvers
Houston 6 Hours
Texas College of Chiropractic Lower Extremity Orthopedics
Houston 3 Hours
Australian Chiropractor’s Association Advanced Orthopedic Concepts of Neck and Arm Injuries
Rotorua, NZ 10 Hours
Michigan State Chiropractic Association Malpractice and Malingering
Lansing 6 Hours
Defense Research Institute of the American Bar Association Malingering
New Orleans 1 Hour
American Public Health Association Chiropractic Scientific Forum Papers Presentation
Washington, Dc 2 Hours
Governor’s Conference on Work Safety Chiropractic Approach to Lumbar Disc Syndrome
Des Moines 1 Hour
1986
Phillip Institute of Technology Alumni Association Conference (RMIT)
Workmen’s Compensation; Neurology and Compartment Syndromes
Melbourne, Au 12 Hours
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Health Policies Corporation Hf 2219 Address
Des Moines 1 Hour
Council on Chiropractic Physiologic Therapeutics of the American Chiropractic Association Physical Therapy in Orthopedics
Helena, Mt 12 Hours
1987
Northwestern College Of Chiropractic The Impairment Rating
Minneapolis 36 Hours
Omaha 36 Hours
Introduction to Chiropractic Orthopedics, an Overview
Iowa City 6 Hours
Farmland Insurance Company Chiropractic Claim Review Procedures
Des Moines 1 Hour
Iowa Foundation for Medical Care Chiropractic in Iowa Law, Retrospective and Future Planning
Des Moines 1 Hour
Iowa Chiropractic Society Medical Record Keeping and the Third Party Pay System
Des Moines 6 Hours
1988
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American Chiropractic Association Neck and Upper Extremity Differential Diagnosis
Study Cruise 9 Hours
Iowa Chiropractic Society Medical Records Keeping
Des Moines 3 Hours
Iowa Foundation for Medical Care Chiropractic Claim Review Process
Des Moines 1 Hour
1989
Northwestern College Of Chiropractic Overview of the American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists Credentialing Process
Iowa City 3 Hours
1990
Intracorp, Inc. Rehabilitative Medicine, Criteria for Selection of Patients for Rehab
Des Moines 2 Hours
Northwestern College Of Chiropractic Homecoming: Shoulder and Knee Syndromes, Current Concepts
Minneapolis 4 Hours
Insurance Association of Iowa Rehabilitative Medicine
Des Moines 1 Hour
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Forum Breakfast Club Low Back Hygiene
Des Moines 1 Hour
1991
Data Trace Audio Lectures in Orthopedics of the Thoracic Spine
Washington, Dc 6 Hours
1992
Iowa Industrial Commission Annual Symposium: Chiropractic Management of Low Back Pain
Des Moines 4 Hours
Royal Academy of Physicians and Surgeons Ninewells Medical University Protocols of Examination of the American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists
Dundee, Scotland 12 Hours
1993
Des Moines Area Community College Low Back Injuries and Their Prevention
Des Moines 1 Hour
Governor’s Conference on Work Safety Management and Prevention of Low Back Injuries
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Des Moines 2 Hours
Northwestern College Of Chiropractic University Chiropractic Education Research Foundation Critical Investigation of the Cervical Spine
Minneapolis 2 Hours
1994
Los Angeles College of Chiropractic Principles of Orthopedic Examination
Reno, NV 12 Hours
Los Angeles 12 Hours
Iowa Chiropractic Society Soft Tissue Injuries
Des Moines 8 Hours
Luncheon Address: Chiropractic in Health Reform
Des Moines 1 Hour
Farm Bureau Insurance Company Health Reform
Des Moines 3 Hours
Montana Chiropractic Association Impairment Rating
Helena 16 Hours
Northwestern College Of Chiropractic University Chiropractic Education Research Foundation
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Cervical Spine
Minneapolis 4 Hours
Northwestern College Of Chiropractic Commencement Address
Minneapolis 1 Hour
ICPC Managed Care in Iowa
Des Moines 3 Hours
1995
Northwestern College Of Chiropractic Homecoming: Developing an Appropriate and Defensible Treatment Plan Based Upon
Complete History and Physical Data
Minneapolis 4 Hours
Cervical Spine and Upper Extremity Orthopedics Minneapolis 12 Hours
Lumbar Spine and Lower Extremity Orthopedics Minneapolis 12 Hours
Soft Tissue and Impairment Rating Orthopedics Minneapolis 12 Hours
Multiple Sclerosis Support Group Multiple Sclerosis and Chiropractic
Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Younker Rehabilitation Unit 3 Hours
Iowa Trial Lawyers Association Basic Chiropractic Examination Procedures
Des Moines 1 Hour
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Maryland Chiropractic Association Orthopedics of the Cervical and Lumbar Spine
Ocean City, Md 15 Hours
Iowa Medical Care Association Chiropractic and Iowa Law
Des Moines 2 Hours
ICPC Managed Care in Iowa
Des Moines 5 Hours
1996
Oversight Advisory Committee Department Of Defense/Health Affairs Introduction and Training of Military Chiropractic Providers
St. Louis 12 Hours
Harvard Medical School Alternative Health Care: Chiropractic
Boston 16 Hours
Chiropractic Health Physicians Managed Care; Chiropractic Orthopedics
Salt Lake City 12 Hours
Farm Bureau Insurance Managed Care and Chiropractic
Des Moines 2 Hours
Palmer College of Chiropractic Managed Care and Chiropractic
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Davenport 4 Hours
ICPC Managed Care and Chiropractic; Chiropractic Orthopedics
Des Moines 16 Hours
1997
American Physicians Association Desert Foundation Managed Care and Chiropractic
Las Vegas 12 Hours
ICPC Managed Care and Chiropractic; Chiropractic Orthopedics and Extremity NMS Disorders Des Moines 16 hours
1998
South Dakota Chiropractic Association Chiropractic Orthopedics
Mitchell, SD 16 hours
ICPC Managed Care and Chiropractic Orthopedics; Lumbar Spine Trauma Des Moines 16 hours
1999
ICPC Managed Care and Chiropractic Orthopedics; Cervical Spine Trauma
Des Moines 16 hours
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2000
American Association of Nurse Practitioners Fibromyalgia
Washington, DC 6 hours
International Conference Spinal Manipulation Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research Entrapment Syndromes
Minneapolis 3 hours
Iowa Trial lawyers Association Impairment Ratings 2000
Des Moines 3 hours
ICPC Managed Care and Chiropractic Orthopedics; Fibromyalgia
Des Moines 16 hours
2001
ICPC Managed Care and Chiropractic Orthopedics; Entrapment Neuropathies
Des Moines 16 hours
Iowa Association of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Tinel, Phalen, Froment & the Rest of the Gang: A Primer; How and Why of Orthopedic and Neurologic Examination: Universal Principles Using the Upper Extremity as a Model Des Moines 1 hour
Iowa License Renewal Seminar Cervical Spine Disorders 2 hours Des Moines
2002
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ICPC Managed Care and Chiropractic Orthopedics
Des Moines 16 hours
Iowa License Renewal Seminar Cervical Spine Disorders 2 hours Des Moines
2003 ICPC Managed Care and Chiropractic
Des Moines Western States Chiropractic College, Portland, OR Cervical Nerve Root Syndromes 6 hours
2004 ICPC Cervical Nerve Root Syndromes
Des Moines 6 hours Des Moines University of Osteopathic Health Science Health Care Integration 1 hour
2005 FCER Cervical Nerve Root Syndromes
Boston 1 hour UCERF Iowa Code and Rules 2 hours Des Moines
2006 UCERF
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Iowa Code and Rules 2 hours Des Moines CMCP Evidence Based Guidelines: Theory and practice Maui 2 hours Impact of DoD health Care Research Maui 2 hours
2007 Iowa Pain Institute Healthy Aging 2 hours Des Moines
2008 ACCO Case Report: Iatrogenic Tendinopathy Associated with Levaquin (levofloxacin) 1 hour Carlsbad, CA
2009 ACCO Failed Low Back Surgery Syndromes 4 Hours San Antonio, TX
2010 Failed Low Back Surgery Syndromes 12 hours ` Baton Rouge, LA Cervical Spine and Shoulder Industrial Injury 12 Hours Baton Rouge, LA
2013 Lower Extremity Injury and Management University of Bridgeport Chiropractic College 10 Hours Fort Lauderdale
2014
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Shoulder and Lower Leg Orthopedics University of Bridgeport Chiropractic College 15 Hours Orlando
RADIO AND TELEVISION APPEARANCES
WHO 1040 Radio
March 23, 2001 Drive Time with Jerry Reno
“Elder Care in Iowa”
WHO-TV13
March 24, 2001
April 21, 2001
May 19, 2001
June 30, 2001
July 21, 2001 Rotator Cuff—When You Just Can’t Lift Your Arm Anymore
August 25, 2001
August 29, 2001
September 22, 2001
October 13, 2001
PUBLICATIONS
Orthopedic Test and Signs, a Compendium, NWCC, 1979 3rd ED, 1984, 1985 Differential Diagnosis of Conditions Presenting Neck and Arm Pain, NWCC, 1980, 2nd ED, 1984, 1985 Orthopedic Considerations of the Low Back and Lower Extremity, NWCC, 1980, 2nd ED, 1984, 1985 The Impairment Rating, NWCC, 1981, 2nd ED, 1984 The Injured Worker: Role of the Chiropractor, Journal of
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The Australian Chiropractor's Association; Vol. 15, Number 2, 6/85 Malingering and Symptom Embellishment, Chapter 15 Chiropractic Family Practice; 1st ED. Williams & Wilkins, 1990 Thoracic Spinal Examination Procedures; audio-lecture For DC TRACTS bimonthly publications, 1989-1990 Truncal Pain; Chapter 5, as a contribution to Scoliosis, By D. Aspergren, Williams & Wilkins, 1991. Illustrated Essentials in Orthopedic Physical Assessment; Mosby Publishing, 11/93 Illustrated Orthopedic Physical Assessment; 2nd edition Mosby Publishing, 2/2001 Illustrated Orthopedic Physical Assessment; 3rd edition Elsevier/Mosby 12/2009 (with companion DVD) Instant Access to Orthopedic Physical Assessment Mosby Publishing, 11/2001 Instant Access to Orthopedic Physical Assessment 2nd Edition, Elsevier/Mosby 1/2010 Back School; a statistical correlation to demonstrate efficacy of a Back school Education Program in the therapeutic regimen: a one year study Completed 12/31/82 CPT/ICD-9 coding and reference glossary for Iowa Chiropractic Society The Role of The Doctor of Chiropractic In Health Care Reform in The State of Iowa Within the Context of the Principles of Reform Of the Iowa Health Reform Council Notice of Intended Action Insurance Division [191] New Chapter 75 Iowa Individual Health Benefits Plans Managed Care in the United States Perspectives on Chiropractic Health Care Delivery in Total Managed Care Systems , ICPC 1995 Noticed Rules, Chapter 110, Center for Rural Health and Primary Care, ICPC New Section. 514c.11 Patient Access to Types of Physicians under Managed Care Health Plan or Indemnity Plan with Limited Provider Network., ICPC Analysis of the Final Report on the Physician Utilization Study as authorized by Iowa State Senate File 2470(1996) and completed by Donald G. Hamm, Jr., FSA
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William M. Mercer, Incorporated as the Clinical and Cost effectiveness of Various Types of Physicians for the Iowa Division of Insurance January 6, 1997 by Ronald C. Evans, DC, FACO, FICC Anthony I. Rosner, Ph.D. February 10, 1997 Fibromyalgia: A Conservative perspective on Definition, Diagnosis and Management A VIDEO PRESENTATION for FCER 5/95 Identifying and Understanding Lateral Elbow Pain with Emphasis on Lateral Epicondylitis, DC TRACTS bimonthly publications, 1989-1990 Alternative Medicine: Implications for Clinical Practice Chiropractic Health Care, Journal of the American Chiropractic Association, 2001 Basic Chiropractic Testing and Evaluation Techniques PAIN: Is it real, or s it Memorex Iowa Trial Lawyers Association Medical Damages Seminar June 9, 1995 Testing Methodology and Protocol of the American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists Evans RC, Brandt JR Alternatives in Cancer Pain Treatment: The Application of Chiropractic Care Evans RC, Rosner AL, Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 2005 Committee On Postgraduate, Specialty and Continuing Chiropractic Education Reshaping Graduate Education of Doctors of Chiropractic Report and Recommendations 2002 Council on Chiropractic Education Commission on Accreditation, Accreditation Standards for Chiropractic Specialty Certification Organizations 2004 Spinal Manipulation: Treatment of a Patient with Low Back Pain and Chronic Cauda Equina Syndrome A Case Study, Iowa pain Management Institute, 2003 The Mystery of Fibromyalgia, Evans RC, Lowe J, Honeyman-Lowe G, St. Claire S, West H, JACA, 2004 Impairment Rating Procedure ACA 2002 Case Report: Iatrogenic Tendinopathy Associated with Levaquin (levofloxacin) e-Journal of the Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists, 3/2008
INTERESTS
Fly Fishing
Computer science
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Photography
Writing
Lecturing
Travel
INCLUDED IN
Who's Who in Chiropractic, 1979
Outstanding Young Men in America, 1980
Who's Who in America, 2000
INVENTIONS
Copyright and trademark for the Greenfield Babinski Neurological Reflex Hammer;
suppliers; Ergotron, Inc., Mpls. & Owatonna Engineering, Owatonna, MN
Copyright computer program for the Evaluation and Rating of Physical Impairments;
IMPSTAT; co-authored with Logic Unlimited, Inc.
Co-licensee /co-developer of EXAM-MAKER, a computerized exam making
program, based of multi-statistical permutations; with LOGIC UNLIMITED, Inc.
Manuscripts in Process
Saracen A novel
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Boy A Novel
Polar Wife A Novel
Down the Drain A Novel
Stone Killer A Novel
Missiles and Waves A Novel
Snow A short story
Golden Hours A short story
Best Boy Winning A short story
Have you see God, Grandpa? A short story
You Can’t Get There From Here A collection of travel stories
Linda Won’t You Come Dance with Me An autobiography
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About Dr. Ronald C. Evans
Dr. Evans is a Doctor of Chiropractic and a 1976 graduate of Northwestern Health Sciences University, and chaired its Chiropractic Orthopedics Residency Program from 1980 to 1984. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists (DABCO) and Examiner Emeritus of that Board. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists (FACO) and Examiner Emeritus of that Board, also. Dr. Evans continues to serve the Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists as an advisor to the Board. He also serves as the psychometrician for the Academy
Dr. Evans is a Fellow of the International College of Chiropractors (FICC), and has
lectured in orthopedics and neurology for 40 years, lecturing extensively throughout the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, and Scotland.
Dr. Evans has lectured on the campuses of Northwestern Health Sciences, Drake
University, Texas College of Chiropractic, Logan University/College of Chiropractic, Southern California University of Health Sciences, and Palmer College of Chiropractic, Western States Chiropractic College, as well as at the Center for Alternative Medicine Research, Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Evans has addressed diverse audiences that include the Association of Trial Lawyers
of Iowa, the American Bar Association, the Australian Chiropractor’s Association, the Defense Research Institute of the American Bar Association, the American Public Health Association, and the Royal Academy of Physicians and Surgeons.
Dr. Evans is retired from an 11-year term of office on the Iowa Board of
Chiropractic Examiners, serving as chairperson of the Board for nearly half that term. He retired from private practice in Des Moines in 2010, and was the senior
chiropractic orthopedic staff of a multi provider, multidisciplinary health care facility specializing in the non-surgical management of orthopedic and neurological disorders.
He served as a Trustee of the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and
Research, and is the last Vice President of FCER. He has served as Editorial Advisor for its publication “Staying Well” for many years. Dr. Evans was the Chair of the Evidence Based Resource Center of FCER and he served FCER as the Chairman of its Department of Defense Committee.
Dr. Evans was an appointee to the RAND Consensus Panel for the study of the
Appropriateness of Manipulative Care for the Cervical Spine. He is an appointee, by the Secretary of Defense of the United States, to the Oversight Advisory Committee for Chiropractic Health Care, Department of Defense, and served as a Senior Member of that Committee, as well as its successor committee, the Chiropractic Healthcare
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Benefits Advisory Committee. Dr. Evans served as an Editorial Advisor for DC TRACTS, and was a
Prepublication Book Reviewer for Williams & Wilkins Publishers; C.V. Mosby Co. and Aspen Publishing. He was an Associate Editor for the Journal of Neuromusculoskeletal System of the ACA and an Acquisitions Editor for the ACA Press
Dr. Evans was an appointee by Iowa Governor Terry, E. Branstad, to the Iowa
Health Reform Council, the Iowa Health Regulation Review Task force, and the Iowa Community Health Management Information System (CHMIS). He is the Medical Director of the Iowa Chiropractic Physicians Clinic, (ICPC) a single specialty independent provider network for Iowa and surrounding Midwestern states.
Dr. Evans is the recipient of the Chiropractic Orthopedist of the Year Award
(1984) and the Distinguished Service Award (1994) from the American College of Chiropractic Orthopedists, receiving the ACCO Distinguished Service Award again for 2001-2002.
The Council on Chiropractic Orthopedics recognized Dr. Evans for Lifetime
Achievement in 1992 and he received the President's Citation for Distinguished Service by the American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists in 1991.
Dr. Evans received the Award of Excellence in 1993-1994, the Presidential
Award in 1994, and the Outstanding ICS Member in 1996-1997, all from the Iowa Chiropractic Society.
Most recently, he received the Iowa Board of Chiropractic Examiners Service
Award: Iowa Chiropractic Society 1990-2001. Dr. Evans received the Distinguished Service Award from the Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists in March 2003. In 2015, The Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists honored both Dr. Evans and his wife, Linda Kay Evans by establishing the Ronald C and Linda K Evans Chiropractic Orthopedics Scholarship Fund for graduate students in the specialty.
Dr. Evans‘ writings include Orthopedic Test and Signs, A Compendium, NWUHS, 1979,
3rd ed, 1984, 1998; Differential Diagnosis of Conditions Presenting Neck and Arm Pain, NWCC, 1980, 2nd ed, 1984, 1985; Orthopedic Considerations of the Low Back and Lower Extremity, NWHSU, 1980, 2nd ed, 1984, 1985; The Impairment Rating, NWCC, 1981, 2nd ed, 1984; Testing Methodology and Protocol of the American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists, Evans RC, Brandt JR; Evans RC, Rosner AL. Alternatives in Cancer Pain Treatment: The Application of Chiropractic Care. Seminars in Oncology Nursing 2005; 21 (3):184-9. Case Report: Iatrogenic Tendinopathy Associated with Levaquin (levofloxacin) e-Journal of the Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists, 3/2008. His textbooks include The Illustrated Essentials in Orthopedic Physical Assessment, 1993; Illustrated Orthopedic Physical Assessment, 2001, and Instant Access in Orthopedic Assessment, 2002. Both these textbooks are now in their 3rd
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editions, released in 2009-2010.
Dr Evans holds the copyright and trademark for the Greenfield Babinski Neurological Reflex Hammer; IMPSTAT (a computer program for the Evaluation and Rating of Physical Impairments (coauthored with Logic Unlimited, Inc.); and he is the co-developer of EXAM-MAKER, a computerized exam making program, based on multi-statistical permutations, with Logic Unlimited, Inc.
Dr. Evans strives to keep abreast of leading and scientifically based developments in the chiropractic profession and health care. He is recognized as a leading authority in testing the clinical competency of physicians both for health care licensing and for specialty credentialing. He is married and has two grown sons.
