Sherman College of Chiropractic announces IRAPS 2024 call for abstracts

Sherman College of Chiropractic is now accepting abstracts for its 19^th International Research and Philosophy Symposium (IRAPS), a peer-reviewed chiropractic conference that addresses vertebral subluxation research and the philosophy of chiropractic.

To be considered for presentation at IRAPS 2024, abstracts must be submitted by September 30, 2023. IRAPS will be held in conjunction with the college’s flagship event, Lyceum, May 2-4, 2024, on the Sherman College campus in Spartanburg, S.C.

Topics for abstracts, both for both platform and poster presentations, may include:

• Case studies that focus on the location, analysis, and correction of vertebral subluxation (LACVS).
• Philosophy of chiropractic as a component of LACVS-type care.
• Scholarly pursuits that will advance chiropractic education, practice, and the profession.

“The goal of IRAPS is to bring leaders in philosophy and research together, along with practitioners and educators who are centered on vertebral subluxation practice, to build a stronger academic community worldwide regarding the subluxation model of chiropractic,” explains Christopher Kent, DC, ACP, JD, Sherman’s Director of the Center for Scholarly Activity. “The program’s intent is to foster a view that the chiropractic profession is centered on vertebral subluxation, based on vitalism, dedicated to research and developing a discipline of philosophy.”

Continuing education credit will be available, and attendees may choose to attend the full Lyceum program, including IRAPS, or they may choose a one-day IRAPS-only package. IRAPS speakers will receive a 25 percent discount at registration, and full program details will be released after speakers have been selected. Conference registration opens in September 2023.

Abstracts should be formatted as short papers with approximately 300 words and references should be included.

For more information on IRAPS, visit www.sherman.edu/iraps.