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Illinois State Opioid Survey

Illinois State Opioid Survey

we are participating in a number of State of Illinois councils and committees that are actively working on solutions to the current opioid epidemic. To assist in solving the crisis, the Illinois Department of Human Services/Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (IDHS/DASA) and Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. (AHP, a consulting contractor working with DHS) have created a short, anonymous web survey that asks people about activities taking place in their communities that are addressing the opioid epidemic and what they think the State needs to do to solve it.

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Chiropractic’s Unique Role in the Opioid Epidemic

Chiropractic’s Unique Role in the Opioid Epidemic

While scanning my news feed this morning, a few alarming words caught my eye: “Opioids could kill nearly as many Americans in a decade as HIV/AIDS has killed since the epidemic began in the early 1980s.” Across America, people are talking about chiropractic as a safer alternative to opioid medication for pain relief, and, yet, I don’t think the magnitude of this opportunity has been realized by most doctors of chiropractic in this country.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Chiropractic Physician office Updated May 13, 2021

Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Chiropractic Physician office Updated May 13, 2021

The ICS has been carefully monitoring CDC and other information on the COVID-19 (coronavirus 2019). Although the ICS is not and cannot be a primary source on this subject, we want to make our members aware of relevant information that has been published by the CDC. The spread of this virus has particular implications for physician offices, as both health care providers and as employers.

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Know your ABCD’s of Tech to Grow Your Practice – IBH

Know your ABCD’s of Tech to Grow Your Practice – IBH

The future is now. In an ever-changing world, healthcare has never been more poised for disruption. While evidence-based healthcare (EBH) has been the hot topic over the last decade, I would encourage you and the rest of the profession to consider that we are moving rapidly into an era of Intelligence-based healthcare (IBH). Let’s review the ABCD’s of IBH!

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May is Posture Month

May is Posture Month

May is Posture Month, and it’s our opportunity to get patients engaged and promote your practice. Supported by the Illinois Chiropractic Society along with 50+ other partner associations, the campaign promoting good posture is a public health interest for DCs who consider posture a primary cause of back pain, and the majority of medical physicians who agree.

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