WFC publishes new online reading list

February 2, 2015 — The World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC) is pleased to announce the debut of an important, free, online service for the chiropractic profession and the public it serves: a suggested reading list of key research papers.

When you want an overview of research on a chiropractic topic, whether for yourself, for patients, or to advocate for the profession, wouldn’t it be nice to have access to relevant papers collected in one location?

“That is the vision for this WFC project,” WFC President Greg Stewart, DC, of Canada, said. “The project is being led by Dr. Greg Kawchuk (pictured) of the University of Alberta, chair of the WFC Research Council, who has brought together expert curators from within the Research Council and abroad. We owe them a great debt for the expertise and hard work that has produced this exciting new service.”

The initial version of the suggested reading list goes live today at wfcsuggestedreadinglist.com, with 10 key papers curated in each of 21 subject areas, including cost-effectiveness of care, biomechanical and neurophysiological mechanisms of action, safety, pediatrics, wellness, and many others.

Each listed paper includes the published abstract and a link to the original publication when available. Importantly, the site is searchable, and visitors can leave suggestions for new topics and papers.

“This is just the beginning of this project,” Kawchuk said. “We are already working on round two, which will add new topic areas such as nutrition and public health.”

This project has been possible because of generous sponsorship from NCMIC and Standard Process, two of the WFC’s long-standing and most supportive partners.

Source: World Federation of Chiropractic