Description
Ethics in Chiropractic – Credit Hours: 2Risk Management
Ethics in Chiropractic reviews the most up-to-date code of professional ethics in the Chiropractic profession and provides Chiropractors with the knowledge of the Chiropractic Code of Ethics. This 2 hour course will cover the following:
- What is Ethics and why is it important in the healthcare setting?
- Ethics in Chiropractic: recent statistics of disciplinary actions against Chiropractors.
- Chiropractic internal workshops on improving ethics in the Chiropractic profession.
- What defines “unethical conduct”?
- The American Chiropractic Association mission to elevate healthcare through a “Code of Ethics”.
- The 15 ACA Code of Ethics defined.
- The International Chiropractic Association’s Code of Professional Ethics
- Duties, obligations, and responsibilities of the Doctor of Chiropractic to their patients, to the public, and to the profession.
- Chiropractic Informed Consent
This course is approved to satisfy risk management requirements for each state.
Georgia Law – Credit Hours: 1Law
The purpose of this course is to aid the Chiropractic Profession by providing Georgia Licensed Chiropractors with the knowledge of the Chiropractic Rules and Regulations in the state of Georgia. The following topics defined by the Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia will be covered.
- Definition of Chiropractor, the subluxation and the adjustment
- Chiropractic Advertising
- Continuing Education requirements for Chiropractors
- Chiropractic Immoral and Unprofessional Conduct
- Electrical and Therapeutic Modalities
- Chiropractic Reasonable Care and Skill
- Chiropractic Travel to Treat; Visiting Practice
Sexual Boundaries – Credit Hours: 2Risk Management
The purpose of this course is to aid the Chiropractic Profession by providing Chiropractors with the knowledge of ethics and sexual boundaries with their patients and staff. Case studies and laws relating to understanding and avoiding ethical and sexual boundaries issues in the Chiropractic setting will be used. The following topics will be covered:
Defining Professional Boundaries
· The Basis for the Doctor / Patient Relationship
· Transference / Counter-transference
· Terminology Associated with Sexual Misconduct
· How to Reduce Exposure
· Boundary Violation vs. Boundary Crossing
· Preparing for High Risk Situations
· Case studies
· Issue Warning Signs
· Guidelines for Prevention
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