Programme

ECU2024 Covention – Friday 10 & Saturday 11 May

The ECU2024 Convention will span two full days, fostering interprofessional collaboration, which aligns with the E.P.I.C. principles championed by the profession.

Amidst recent research, two critical areas have garnered attention in medical circles, with potential links to overall health: Sleep and Gut Microbiome. Understanding their relevance to Chiropractic is essential, as studies suggest a correlation between sleep deficiency and pain. Consequently, all healthcare professionals, including chiropractors, should responsibly provide guidance on good sleep hygiene.

Gut Microbiome studies have shown associations between microbiota metabolites and low back pain, with diet and exercise influencing gut microbiota. Raising awareness of this connection within the chiropractic community promotes discussions on the importance of recommending healthy diets and physical activity, a responsibility shared by all healthcare providers.

A third significant topic for discussion is the impact of the pandemic on mental health, particularly Burnout Syndrome, affecting both patients and healthcare professionals. Addressing this aspect is crucial to enhancing overall quality of life. A thorough examination of how the pandemic has affected chiropractors in education, clinical practice, and the general population should guide the profession’s efforts in contributing to mental health awareness.

In the plenary sessions, expert researchers and clinicians from diverse healthcare backgrounds will present these three topics, based on available evidence, and provide proposals for meaningful engagement.

The breakout sessions will – of course – focus on traditional chiropractic themes, designed to facilitate the practical application of acquired knowledge in daily practice.

Ricardo Fujikawa
Scientific Programme Coordinator

Research & Education Day – Thursday 9 May

The theme for Valencia 2024 is “Developing EPIC Chiropractic across Europe”.

The question for the Research & Education Day is what does that – or should that – mean for chiropractic research and chiropractic education?

In Valencia, the Research & Education Day will focus on setting SMART 10 year goals for what the chiropractic profession – researchers, research foundations, educational institutions, educators are all crucial parts of the profession – would like to see achieved by 2034.

The exact programme will depend on attendance, but the plan is that the morning sessions will focus on foundations and educational institutions sharing their current approaches, activity and ambitions. And the afternoon sessions will focus on developing those SMART 2034 goals for the profession.

If you work in theses fields, or are passionate about these fields, this is a day for you to come and share your passion.

Be part of developing the profession’s future.

Key dates

Day-by-day outline

The below programme overview is preliminary and subject to change. 

Thursday May 9

Friday May 10

Saturday May 11

Accreditation

Convention: to be confirmed