WCCS

News
Volume 3 Number 2

September 2015

A warm welcome to the World Congress of

Chiropractic Students quarterly report.

Our active membership consists of students

from 26 chiropractic colleges worldwide.

Presidents Message

The World Congress of Chiropractic Students

(WCCS) is an international collaboration of
chiropractic students representing the global
student chiropractic population.

Our purpose is to advance and unite the

global chiropractic profession through
inspiration, integrity and leadership.

Regional blog

A message from Derek Cardenas

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Reports
Recent and upcoming WCCS events Pages 2-4

Presidents Message

Photo Gallery

The purpose of the World Congress of

Chiropractic Students is to advance and
unite the global chiropractic profession
through
inspiration,
integrity,
and
leadership. This important statement was
ratified unanimously in 2010 by the member
schools that make up the WCCS. I have
always been very proud of this purpose
statement, but for my first 3 years in the
WCCS I was having a lot of trouble
explaining to people HOW we achieve this
purpose. I think many of our delegates have
a little trouble explaining how the WCCS
does this, and as a result it can be difficult
for other organizations to understand what
we do and what our intentions are. I hope
my thoughts below will help you better
understand, and better communicate, just
how valuable the WCCS can be.

Upcoming events

When we students look at chiropractic, we

see many professional organizations around
the world leading the charge to advance our
profession, increasing access to chiropractic
care for more and more people around the
world every year, and we couldnt be happier
about it! There are many incredible
chiropractic leaders in these organizations
who are more than happy to advise and even
mentor students whenever we may need it.
Many of our members are already involved
with some of these organizations, and many
more plan on being involved with these
organizations in the future.

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Unfortunately we also see how much fear

and disrespect some people can harbor for
others in our profession. Misunderstandings
and disagreements are impeding the growth
and potential of chiropractic, and I believe
this is where the WCCS can play a part to
h
help
our profession advance. The WCCS, as
a
student
organization, has
high
membership turnover and a low institutional
memory; we are not in a position to create
policy, lobby governments, or challenge
healthcare systems. We have no desire to
accredit schools,
scho
regulate licenses, or
interfere with administrations. Instead, the
WCCS provides a place for some of the most
passionate chiropractic student leaders from
around the world to come together and to
begin to understand each other.
As our understanding of each other grows,
relationships begin to form. Students from
24 schools on 6 different continents all begin
to understand why their fellow chiropractors
make the decisions that they do, what their
desires are for the chiropractic profession,
and what challenges
ch
we face in our regions.
We exchange ideas, challenge each other,
and support each other.
The WCCS has no desire to take any side in
any philosophical disagreements, in fact the
truth is closer to the opposite. When we
come together we seek to identify
iden
those

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Member Colleges
Listing of member colleges

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Past Congresses
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issues in chiropractic that we can agree on,
we use those issues as a foundation, as a
common ground, from which to begin
working together. By building these
relationships, working together and
developing respect for each other, we will be
better prepared
prepare when the time comes for us
to face the issues that arent so easily agreed
upon.
Our purpose and vision remain unchanged,
our membership is committed to advancing
the global chiropractic profession. Together.
The diversity of the
WCCS is not a threat,
and it is not a
weakness, it is in fact
one of our greatest
strengths.

Derek Cardenas
WCCS President

REPORTS | Volume 3 Number 2

discussed which would be a wonderful

opportunity for the growth of chiropractic
within Africa.

Regional Blog Africa

If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you
want to go far, go together. ~ African
proverb
This proverb cannot be truer for the African
region which is constantly aiming to
promote the chiropractic profession. In the
interim between the last African regional
reports the individual chapters have been
extremely productive.
Many thanks must be given to Gillian
Johnston and her outgoing executive
committee (Lauren Eves and Thiani de Beer)
for their successful term as the University of
Johannesburgs
(UJ)
WCCS
chapter
executive. The growth and development of
the chapter under your guidance was
inspiring. Please find her report available at
(http://www.wccsworldwide.org/africanregion-blog) detailing their year fundraisers
and incredible work with their annual
collective focus. It gives me great pleasure
to announce the new UJ executive
committee:

Chair- Gareth Hardie

Treasurer- James Lowe

Secretary- Sam Pearson

In their brief time in office they have been

involved in a number of annual collective
focus events including blood drives and the
year-end function for the Muscular
Dystrophy Foundation of South Africa.

The Durban University of Technology (DUT)

announced their new executive committee
shortly after the AGM in Atlanta. A belated
welcome to the:

Chair- Mynhardt Erasmus

Vice Chair- Talia Govender

Secretary- Genista Goorchuran

Treasurer- Roxanne Proome

I would personally like to commend
nd
Mynhardt, the convener of the 2 African
Regional event, and his support team on the
success of this event. It was a pleasure to
attend this thought provocative event.
Please find his full report
repor in this quarterly
report. His regional blog is available at
(
(http://www.wccsworldwide.org/africanregion
region-blog).
The DUT chapter are pursuing a mission trip
to the Shoshong Clinic in Botswana later this
year. We wish them the best of luck with this
and consider ourselves lucky to have such
passionate individuals as part of this
organisation.

Recent communication has been initiated

between the WCCS and ACF (African
Chiropractic Federation).
Federa
This federation was formed in Durban in
2013 and their 3rd AGM took place in Athens
at the WFC congress, in May of this year.
The following countries were represented at
this meeting Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya,
Namibia, South Africa, Uganda and
Zimbabwe/Botswana.
Plans to start a chiropractic programme at
Kenyatta University, in Nairobi was

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I personally look forward to the possibility of

expanding the WCCS African regions
representation. Their next AGM is expected
to take place in Namibia in April of 2016.
This is an event the WCCS hopes to have a
representative at and we look forward to
future
ture
communications
with
this
organisation.
A Tanzanian proverb
states that many hands
make light work. I look
forward to the potential
growth
within
the
African region over the
next year, with the
teamwork and passion
of the WCCS in this region the possibilities
pos
are endless.
Chanelle Scott-Crossley
Scott
African Director | Board of Directors

African Regional
Event Report

The WCCS-DUT
WCCS
Chapter hosted their first
African
Regional
event,
Adjusting
Knowledge on the 8-10th
8
of August 2015.
This was the second African regional event,
after the first one hosted by UJ in 2013. The
event had an overwhelming attendance of
107 delegates
delega
from DUT, UJ and recent
graduates. The WCCS-DUT
WCCS
Chapter would
like to thank everyone who attended as well
as our sponsors for making this event
possible.

REPORTS | Volume 3 Number 2

Saturday and Sunday consisted of a full days

of speakers in the heritage listed Notre

In keeping with the annual collective focus,

the WCCS-DUT and UJ Chapter had been
collecting books for a couple of months
prior to the event. A donation of more than
200 books was made to the Durban
Children's Home along with bookshelves and
hygiene products. The highlight of the
annual collective focus was the sponsorship
of a childrens education for one year which
was also handed over to
the Durban Children's
Home which took place
on the last day of the
African Regional Event.
Mynhardt Aras Erasmus
DUT Chapter Head
delegate

Dame building in the heart of Fremantle.

Topics included Sports Chiropractic, Animal
Chiropractic, being an all star associate,
Sacral Occipital Technique, tips for new
g
graduates,
Australian Spinal Research, the
sitting disease epidemic, how to play nice
with medicine and Neural Organisational
Technique, Rural Chiropractic, Myths of
Practice, Hands on India, opening your own
practice and Philosophy. Highlights included
tip from Dr. Brian nook on mastering
tips
difficult techniques, inspirational insights
and stories from amazing Chiropractors
from all aspects of the profession, the most
elaborate spread of intolerance friendly
foods and the uplifting and reinvigorated
attitudes that all the students walked away
with.

Americas Regional Event

Report

The WCCS Americas Regional Event has

been organized by the UNEVT Chapter and
th
it started at 8:00 am of Friday the 24 of
September. Students from UNEVT, UNEVE,
UV, LIFE WEST, LIFE U and SHERMAN
attended for a total amount of 172
delegates.
Some
amazing
speakers
including Dr. Jaime Pinillos, Dr. Ian DavisDavis
Tremayne and Dr. Eddy Diaz were invited to
share their experiences and to motivate
students about our wonderful profession.
They entertained the audience with very
different subjects around the three
chiropractic pillars: art, science and
philosophy. A special segment was arranged
to learn about how Chiropractic began and
has evolved throughout Mexico and the
influence of WCCS during this process.

Western Pacific
Saturday night all speakers and delegates
Regional Event Report were invited to a Cruise on the Swan River.

The World Congress of Chiropractic

Students 2015 Western Pacific Regional
Event- Enhancing Connections was held in
th
th
Fremantle, Perth on the 11 -13
of
September. The weekend kicked off with
registration at the Little Creatures Brewery
on Friday night, overlooking the ocean and a
picturesque Western Australian sunset.
Keynote speaker Dr. Braden Keil gave a talk
on pediatrics, followed by dinner, drinks and
a meet and greet. There were 78 delegates
in attendance over the weekend, including
students from Murdoch, RMIT, Macquarie
and new graduates.

This was a fantastic way to solidify

friendships, network with mentors and see
the sites of Perth. Four hours of dancing,
canaps, drinks and festivities plastered
smiles on the faces of all and the
opportunity to interact with the speakers
was invaluable. The Chiropractors that
attended the weekend did so at their own
cost, some flying in from interstate and
others traveling hours to make the event. As
convener, I would like
l
to thank all of the
speakers for giving up their time, for their
support prior to and during the event and for
allowing this group of
knowledge
hungry,
enthused students to
get an amazing insight
into
the
incredible
profession that we are
all soon to be
b a part of.
Gracie Atkins
2015 West-Pac
Wes
RE Convener

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We had amazing activities and night time

events with the purpose of strengthening
the connections among the Chapters
participating in the event! We finished this
amazing experience with all the UNEVTWCCS chapter addressing the students, to
invite them to the next AGM. We can affirm
that this event has been a huge success, in
fact at the end of the weekend the
attendees were very happy and motivated
for the next WCCS event,
event especially the
other
two
Mexican
chiropractic college are
willing to create a WCCS
Chapter in their school
to be able to participate
to our next AGM!
Ricardo
ardo Aranza
2015 Americas RE Convener

REPORTS | Volume 3 Number 2

Chiropractic
Humanitarian Assistance
Program (CHAP) Report
The CHAP committee has been hard at work
this year, strengthening ties with external
organizations as well as continuing to
implement community service projects at all
regional events. These projects were first
trialed at regional events last year and
proved to be successful. Despite time and
logistical hurdles, it was great to see how
conveners managed to incorporate a
community based activity on top of the
already busy weekends.
A huge amount of effort was put into the
Africas regional event as well as the massive
contribution they collectively made to their
community service project. Books were
collected by students and donated to the

Durban Childrens Home, where delegates

also offered their time to get to know the
children. The chapter even managed to
fundraise enough money to sponsor a childs
education for a whole year. It is truly
inspiring to see students emphasizing the
importance of community service, which
thereby empowers
empowe everyone that they come
in contact with.
At the WESTPACs regional event, a beach
cleanup had been planned, however due to
last minute cancellations and wild weather,
the proposed activity was unable to go
ahead. Instead, awareness was brought to
Worl Spine Care and Into the World, and
World
money fundraised to support both
organizations.
CHAP members have been assisting Mario
(convener of the European regional event),
however due to the countrys legalities, its
proving difficult to carry out their planned
plann

community based activity.

World Spine Care and Into the World are two
non-for--profit organizations that strive to
provide the highest form of spinal health
care to communities around the globe. This
is achieved through the volunteer work of a
multidisciplinary
sciplinary
team
of
health
professionals, provide holistic and evidence
based care. The CHAP committee has been
bringing awareness to these organizations
through presentations at colleges as well as
distributing material at regional events. We
believe that the WCCS community provides
a unique platform for
worldwide exposure of
both organizations, as we
are the next generation
of chiropractors.
Yoshi Inada-Lane
Inada
CHAP committee chair

38th AGM of the WCCS:

WCCS 22nd-28th April 2016, Paris

I don't know how life's going on for you but here, the 38th AGM team members are busting themselves in order to make this congress
unforgettable. We found a nice hotel close to Paris which seems build for us : cosy conference space, a view of the whole capital from the 15th
1
floor where we will have our welcoming ceremony and even a night club within 5 minutes of walking distance...
Our main concern right now is to find out how we will entertain you guys during the day off, our city has so much to offer ! We could bus, bike,
bi
walk our way between those monuments and parks
parks and art work but the whole team seems to think that discover the city from a "pniche"
"p
on "la
seine" is the best...
If you are wondering about speakers, I would tell you that we found many that are as thrilled as we are about this chance to Learn,
Learn Give and Link.
They are all different in practice or philosophy but they all want to share
s
with
ith us. Mathieu Spencer for example
exa
will explain how he managed to
bring together his two passions, music and chiropractic in building his practice. He is now treating great musicians and through
thro
that enhances our
lives with his hands and our ears.
We are looking forward to give you more details about our guests and parties. We hope many of you will share this event with us.

Solenne de Wavrechin
th
38 AGM Convener

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REPORTS | Volume 3 Number 2

Photo gallery
WESTERN PACIFIC REGIONAL EVENT

AFRICAN REGIONAL EVENT

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REPORTS | Volume 3 Number 2

AMERICAS REGIONAL EVENT

Upcoming events

3rd European Regional Event 2015

Hosted by BCC, 16th 18th October
Barcelona, Spain

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REPORTS | Volume 3 Number 2

Member Colleges
Africa Region
Durban University of Technology (DUT) | South Africa
University of Johannesburg (UJ) | South Africa

dut@wccsworldwide.org
uj@wccsworldwide.org

Americas Region
Universidade Anhembi Morumbi (UAM) | Brazil
Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC) | Canada
Universit du Qubec Trois-Rivires (UQTR) | Canada
Universidad Estatal de Valle de Toluca (UNEVT) | Mexico
Life Chiropractic College West (LCCW) | USA
Life University | USA
Palmer College of Chiropractic, West (PCCW) | USA
Parker University | USA
Sherman College of Chiropractic | USA
Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCUHS) | USA
Texas Chiropractic College (TxCC) | USA

uam@wccsworldwide.org
cmcc@wccsworldwide.org
uqtr@wccsworldwide.org
unevt@wccsworldwide.org
lifewest@wccsworldwide.org
lifeu@wccsworldwide.org
palmerwest@wccsworldwide.org
parker@wccsworldwide.org
sherman@wccsworldwide.org
scuhs@wccsworldwide.org
txcc@wccsworldwide.org

European Region
Syddansk Universitet (SDU) | Denmark
Institut Franco-Europen de Chiropratique (IFEC) | France
Barcelona College of Chiropractic (BCC) | Spain
Madrid College of Chiropractic (MCC) | Spain
Anglo-European College of Chiropractic (AECC) | United Kingdom
McTimoney College of Chiropractic | United Kingdom
Welsh Institute of Chiropractic (WIOC) | United Kingdom
Chiropraktik Akademie (CPA) | Germany

sdu@wccsworldwide.org
ifecparis@wccsworldwide.org
bcc@wccsworldwide.org
mcc@wccsworldwide.org
aecc@wccsworldwide.org
mctimoney@wccsworldwide.org
wioc@wccsworldwide.org
cpa@wccsworldwide.org

Western Pacific Region

Central Queensland University of Australia (CQU-A) | Australia
Macquarie University | Australia
Murdoch University | Australia
RMIT University | Australia
Tokyo College of Chiropractic (TCC) | Japan
International Medical University (IMU) | Malaysia
New Zealand College of Chiropractic (NZCC) | New Zealand

cquamackay@wccsworldwide.org
macquarie@wccsworldwide.org
murdoch@wccsworldwide.org
rmit@wccsworldwide.org
tcc@wccsworldwide.org
imu@wccsworldwide.org
nzcc@wccsworldwide.org

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REPORTS | Volume 3 Number 2

Past Congresses
2015: Life University Atlanta, U.S.A.
2014: Barcelona College of Chiropractic - Malaga, Spain
2013: Durban University of Technology - Durban, South Africa
2012: Murdoch University - Perth, Australia
2011: Southern California University of Health Sciences Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2010: Parker College of Chiropractic Dallas, U.S.A.
2009: New Zealand College of Chiropractic Auckland, New Zealand
2008: Universidad Estatal del Valle de Ecatepec Mexico City, Mexico
2007: University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa
2006: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Melbourne, Australia
2005: University of Southern Denmark Odense, Denmark
2004: Sherman College
Col
of Straight Chiropractic Spartanburg, U.S.A.
2003: Universit du Qubec Trois-Rivires
Trois
Quebec, Canada
2002: Palmer School of Chiropractic Davenport, U.S.A.
2001: Macquarie University Sydney, Australia
2000: Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College
Col
Toronto, Canada
1999: Anglo-European
European College of Chiropractic Bournemouth, England
1998: Palmer College of Chiropractic, West San Jose, U.S.A.
1997: Life College of Chiropractic, West San Lorenzo, U.S.A.
1996: Life University Marietta, U.S.A.
1995: Palmer College of Chiropractic Davenport, U.S.A.
1994: Los Angeles College of Chiropractic Whittier, U.S.A.
1993: Logan College of Chiropractic St. Louis, U.S.A.
1992: New York Chiropractic College Seneca Falls, U.S.A.
1991: Cleveland Chiropractic
Chirop
College, Kansas City Kansas City, U.S.A.
1990: Anglo-European
European College of Chiropractic Bournemouth, England
1989: Palmer College of Chiropractic, West San Jose, U.S.A
1988: Philip Institute of Technology Melbourne, Australia
1987: Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic Spartanburg, U.S.A.
1986: Northwestern College of Chiropractic Bloomington, U.S.A.
1985: Los Angeles College of Chiropractic Whittier, U.S.A.
1984: National College of Chiropractic Lombard, U.S.A.
1983: Life University Marietta, U.S.A.
1982: Palmer College of Chiropractic Davenport, U.S.A.
1981: Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College Toronto, Canada
1980: Logan College of Chiropractic St. Louis, U.S.A.
1979: Logan College of Chiropractic St. Louis, U.S.A.

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