BCCNewsletter(November,2009)

BCCTOSIGNTWOMORECOLLABORATIVEAGREEMENTSWITHDIFFERENTDEPARTMENTSOFTHEUNIVERSITATPOMPEUFABRA

(UPF)

Asyoumayalreadyknow,inNovemberof2008representativesoftheFPQsignedaninitialcollaborativeagreementwiththeverywellrespectedpublicuniversityUniversitatPompeuFabra(UPF).Additionally,theBCChasagreementswithBancoSabadell,andtwosignedagreementswiththeUniversidaddeGirona(UdG).TheinitialagreementwiththeUPFestablishedtheintentionofboththeUPF/idECandtheFPQ/BCCtoworktogethertowardsthefurtherdevelopmentoftheBCC'sprogrammeofstudy.NowthatwehavethatinitialagreementitistimetostarttofurtherdeveloptherelationshipbetweentheBCC/FPQandUPF/idEC.Forthelast3monthsnegotiationshavebeenunderwaywiththeheadsofdifferentdepartmentsoftheUPFwiththeintentionofsupplementingtheinitialsignedagreementwithotherworkingagreementsandtherebyfurtherstrengtheningthebondsbetweentheBCCandUPF.IamnowhappytoreportthataninitialdraftofacollaborativeagreementhasbeendrawnupbetweentheFPQ/BCCandtheUPFsLibrary.Additionally,wenowhaveaninitialdraftofanagrementbetweentheFPQandtheUPF'sverywellknownandrespectedlanguagedepartment.Itisexpectedthatthetwonewcollaborativeagreementswillbereadytosign

inFebruary,2010.NEWPRESIDENTAPPOINTEDTOTHEFUNDÁCIONPRIVADAQUIROPRÁCTICA(FPQ)ThestartofDecember,2009wasmarkedbyalandmarkeventfortheBCC/FPQinthattheFPQappointedanewPresident.TheFoundation'sPresidentofthelast2years,Dr.AdrianWenban,steppeddownasisrequiredifheistotakeontheroleofDirectoroftheBCC.IamveryhappytoinformyouthatthenewlyappointedFPQPresidentisDr.GregoryVeggia.Dr.VeggiaisFrenchbornchiropractorwhohaslivedandpracticedhereinBarcelonaforthelast14years.Dr.Veggia,agraduateofLifeChiropracticCollegeWest,hasbeenamemberoftheAEQthroughoutthatperiodandhaspreviouslyservedasVicePresident(International)oftheAEQ.BCC'SFIRSTCOHORTOFSTUDENTS­WHOARETHEY?TheBCChasatotalof29studentsinitsfirstclass.Thestudentsrangeinagefrom18to45withthemeanagebeingapproximately28.Anumberofthestudentsalreadyholduniversitydegrees‐(1MD,1PT,2Osteopaths,onestudenthasaPhD,and6otherstudentshaveaBScoraBAinanunrelatedfieldofstudy).Bycountryoforigin,thestudentsarealsoquiteadiversegroup‐13fromSpain,5fromItaly,3fromUSA,2fromGermany,andifromeachofthefollowing‐France,Brazil,Chile,Sweden,UnitedKingdom,Holland.Thestudentshaveelected2studentrepresentativeswhoactasspokespersonsforthegroupduringtheStudent/StaffLiaisonCommitteemeetings,andwhoalsoattendanumberoftheBCC'sothercommitteemeetings.BCC'sFIRSTCOHORTOFSTUDENTSALMOST1/10thTHEWAYTHROUGHTHEIR5YEARPROGRAMMEOFSTUDY.ForthestudentsandstaffatBCCthatequatestothecompletionofthefirst11weeksoftheirfirstsemester(eachyearismadeupoftwo13week

semesters).Uponreturningfromthe3weekXmasbreak,studentswillhave2moreweeksoflecturesfollowedbyaweekofstudybreakandthen1weekofexams.BCCAPPOINTSTWOEXTERNALEXPERTS/EXAMINERSInthefirst8weeksofclassesstudentshavehadtheopportunitytoattendlecturesbyinvitedspeakersfromHolland,Spain,Wales,Australia,andtheUSA.ThespeakerfromWaleswasProfessorBernardMoxhamwhoisDirectorofTeachingatCardiffUniversity'sSchoolofBiosciences.ProfessorMoxhamisalsocurrentlypresidentoftheInternationalFederationofAnatomicalAssociations(IFAA).ProfessorMoxhamaddressedstudentsduringtheirinitial2dayinductionintotheBCCandhasnowvisitedtheBCConanumberofoccasionsacrossthelast6monthsinordertoconductlecturesandworkshopsforBCCadministrativeandteachingstaff.WearedelightedtobeabletoreportthatProfessorMoxhamnowservesasanexternalexpertandexternalexaminerfortheBCC.TheinvitedspeakerfromtheUSAwasDr.ChristopherGood,DC,MA(Ed),whoisaProfessoratBridgeportUniversity.Dr.Good'spresentationfocusedonaccessingthepeer‐reviewedliteratureandethicsinpractice.ProfessorGoodalsonowservesasanexternalexpertandexternalexaminerfortheBCC.ASSOCIATEPROFESSORALLENTERRETTTOTAKEONROLEASVISITINGLECTURERTheAustralianguestspeaker,mentionedabove,wasAssociateProfessorAllenTerrett.Dr.Terrett,whoteachesclinicalorthopedicsandclinicalneurologyattheRoyalMelbourneInstituteofTechnologyUniversityspokerecentlytoBCCstudentsonhisBrainHibernationTheoryandontheneurologicalmechanismsrelatedtocervicogenichearingloss.TheBCCisveryhappytoreportthatDr.TerretthasagreedtotakeonaroleasavisitinglecturertotheBCC.ThisrolewillseeAllenveryinvolvedinthedevelopmentanddeliveryofcourseworkrelatedtotheteachingofclinicalexaminationskills,neurologicalassessmentandclinicalneurology

acrossthenextfewyears.BCCRECOGNISEDASOFICIALEDUCATIONALINSTITUTIONBYSWEDISHANDUSAGOVERNMENTALDEPARTMENTSWearealsoveryhappytoreportthat,bywayofourstudentshavingsuccessfullyappliedforgovernmentalloansandstudentvisas,bothSwedishandAmericangovernmentaldepartmentshaverecognisedtheBCCasanofficialeducationalinstitution.TheUSAembassyinBarcelonahasofferedtomeetwithBCCadministratorsinordertodevelopamoreformalrelationshipwiththeBCCtoimprovetheattainmentofSpanishstudentvisasforapplicantsfromthatcountry.Thisisnosmallfeatgiventhatthereisnolaw,andnoregistryofprivateeducationalinstitutionsinSpain.BCCAPPOINTSCHIROPRACTICCENTERDIRECTORWeareveryhappytobeabletoreportthatthedirectoroftheBarcelonaChiropracticCenterhasbeenappointed.ThedirectorisDr.MartynWalker.Dr.WalkergraduatedfromtheWelshInstituteofChiropractic(WIOC)asachiropractorin2002.MartynhasbothaBSc(Hons)inChiropracticandaDiplomainSportsSciences.HehasbeenregisteredwiththeGCC,andinprivatepractice,inWalessincethattime.Martynhashad,andcontinuestorun,twopracticesinWales.Additionally,duringthelast6yearshehasworkedasaseniorfloortutor,seniorlecturerandfunctionalmanagementtutorattheWIOC.MartynhasalsobeenaGCCTestofCompetenceexaminersince2003.WeareveryhonoredtohaveMartynjoinourrapidlygrowingteam.HealsoteachestheBCC'sfirstyearmodulecalledClinicalBiomechanicsandChiropracticTechniqueI.WelcomeaboardMartyn.

BCC'SDIRECTORHASLETTERTOEDITORACCEPTEDFORPUBLICATIONINTHEPEER­REVIEWEDJOURNAL'SPINE'.InthelastmonthDr.AdrianWenbanhadalettertoeditoracceptedforpublicationintheprestigiouspeer‐reviewedspinalresearchjournalcalled'SPINE'.Theletteraimedtohighlightanumberofmethodologicalweaknessesofareviewpaperonadversereactionstochiropractic,whichwaspublishedbyresearchersfromPortugal.Dr.Wenban'slettertoeditorwillbepublishedintheFebruary15th,2010editionofthejournal.BCCUPDATEDELIVEREDATOCTOBER2009AEQMEETINGINMADRIDAttheOctoberAG,Dr.Wenbanmadeabriefpresentationtothemembersaimedtowardsupdatingthemonstudentdemographics,structureoftheBCC'sacademicandadministrativeteam,andhowsimultaneoustranslationworksforthefirstyearoftheprogrammeofstudy.Seetheattachedpresentation(PDF)formoredetails.BCCRECEIVES16,000.00EURODONATIONFROMAEQDuringOctober2009,atageneralassemblyofmembersoftheAEQinMadrid,ashowofstrongsupportfortheBCC,andeducationingeneral,wasseenwhenAEQmembersvotedtodonate16,000EurostotheBCCand10,000EurostotheRCU.Asimilardonationof16,000EuroshadpreviouslybeenmadetotheRCU.TheBCC'sfundshavebeenearmarkedforthepurchaseofbooks._____________________________________________________________