November 2005

CCGPP: ‘No conflict of interest’

Members of the “best practices” project of the Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters (CCGPP) do not have a conflict of interest and the project’s integrity is not threatened, according to a press release from the council.

According to the press release, questions about the relationships of members have been raised. It said, “CCGPP needs to have as much input into the third-party payer system as is possible, and it was our intention to have a limited number f people who do have relationships with payers … In fact, input from all stakeholders is not only desirable, it is mandated by all international document evaluation instruments [to develop validity] … We have members from education and from other healthcare professions, representing consumers and other perspectives, as required.”

The goal of the council, according to the press release, is to provide information that exposes others groups and prospective patients to the advantages of chiropractic and “to help chiropractors become more effective as they search for information for their patients.”

The council is composed of 135 members and advisors who represent a broad spectrum across the profession.

Source: Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters (CCGPP)

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