Spotlight on OCA Accomplishments:
A Look Back As
We Move Forward
We are thrilled to share recent OCA
achievements that impact you and your practice
as the profession moves forward.
Advocating For You
The OCA works to promote the interests of the profession and integrate chiropractic
into the broader health care system. Here’s a look at how we have been actively
furthering your advancement.
Making progress
We secured support from the Ministry of Health
and Long-Term Care to grant chiropractors
authority to order laboratory tests and
diagnostic ultrasound.
Solution inclusion
New provincial opioid guidelines and quality
standards recommend manual therapies,
such as SMT as first-line treatments for
acute and chronic pain instead of opioids.
New opportunities
We advocated with the Ministry of Health
and Long-Term Care and each Local
Health Integration Network (LHIN) for
chiropractors to be an integral part of
the rollout of the Rapid Access Clinics
(which build on ISAECs and hip and
knee CIACs).
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SPRING 2018
By popular demand
Our Community Engagement & Leadership Program
had an approximate 20% increase in participation
since last year.
We’ve got your back
The OCA supported chiropractors in developing
poster submissions and presentations. Members
and our fraternal partners received the Association
of Family Health Teams Ontario’s Bright Lights
Awards and Health Quality Ontario’s Abstract of
Distinction Award.
The host with the most!
Our Advocacy Day at Queen’s Park had a record-
breaking 20+ meetings with MPPs, followed by ten
additional MPP meetings in their ridings.