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Settlements from lawsuits against some of the largest companies at the center of the opioid crisis will generate over $50 billion over the next 18 years. Recently published recommendations from RAND advocate using funds to increase public awareness and patient access to nonpharmacological therapies, including chiropractic care. Attendees will explore a range of opportunities to leverage settlement funding to support non-opioid pain management in their communities, and position chiropractic as an upstream prevention strategy in the ongoing opioid epidemic.

Settlements from lawsuits against some of the largest companies at the center of the opioid
crisis will generate over $50 billion over the next 18 years. Recently published
recommendations from RAND advocate using funds to increase public awareness and
patient access to nonpharmacological therapies, including chiropractic care. Attendees will
explore a range of opportunities to leverage settlement funding to support non-opioid pain
management in their communities, and position chiropractic as an upstream prevention
strategy in the ongoing opioid epidemic.

Academic librarians are often called to teach one-shot and credit-bearing courses but often feel unprepared by the brief instruction they receive from their graduate programs.  Librarians who feel confident as subject experts may feel unsure about who they are as teachers. 
This presentation will go into the notion of teaching personas, including whether or not it’s important to have one and how to develop one that feels authentic.  We’ll discuss tools teachers use to develop a persona and their drawbacks. There will also be the opportunity to share your own journeys to developing as teachers.

The World Federation of Chiropractic supports the involvement of chiropractors in public health initiatives, particularly as it relates to musculoskeletal health. Three topics within public health have been identified that call for a renewed professional focus. These include healthy ageing; opioid misuse; and women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health. The World Federation of Chiropractic aims to enable chiropractors to proactively participate in health promotion and prevention activities in these areas, through information dissemination and coordinated partnerships. Importantly, this work will align the chiropractic profession with the priorities of the World Health Organization. Successful engagement will support the role of chiropractors as valued partners within the broader healthcare system and contribute to the health and wellbeing of the communities they serve.