European Academy
The European Academy of Chiropractic is a sub-committee of the ECU. It is concerned with the promotion and facilitation of graduate educational programme (GEP) and continuing professional development (CPD) for chiropractors.
The EAC organises a meeting to promote the Graduate Education Programme at the annual convention. This is a dedicated programme to help national chiropractic associations to develop a formal system of support for newly-qualified chiropractors. The conceptual framework for the GEP programme was approved by the ECU General Council in 2011
The EAC also accredits academic CPD events for the ECU by awarding points for attendance. One point equates to one hour of approved postgraduate learning.
With the Chiropractic and Osteopathic College of Australia (COCA), the EAC, the Royal College of Chiropractors (RCoC), and the Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics (NIKKB) all co-own the Chiropractic and Manual Therapies journal this is an open access, online academic journal which is part of the BioMed Central Group they have agreed to cover the cost of article-processing charges for all manuscripts submitted before January 2019.
Further collaboration has occurred with the new Gen-C programme which is a Global Education Network for Chiropractors and represents a partnership between the European Chiropractors Union (via the European Academy of Chiropractic), Chiropractic Australia and the Royal College of Chiropractors. All three organizations have a long history of providing high quality continuing professional development to the chiropractic profession in their local regions. The precedent for working together was established with the partnership formed to produce the leading chiropractic journal Chiropractic and Manual Therapies.
By combining resources, the GEN-C online platform enables the production of high-quality educational programs that will assist clinicians in improving patient care and clinical outcomes.
The EAC has developed a number of Special Interest Groups (SiGs) for those chiropractors wishing to further their knowledge in a particular area of study. There are currently eight SiGs: Clinical Chiropractic; Sports Chiropractic; Orthopaedics; Paediatrics; Education; Diagnostic Imaging; Research; and Neurology.
All chiropractors who are members of ECU Member National Associations and all ECU Individual Members are automatically members of the EAC, as part of their ECU membership
Members of the ECU can apply to become a Fellow, in order to do so you will need to be a member of the ECU, set up an on-line profile you will then be able to apply for membership. Evidence of advanced professional learning to Masters level or equivalent will be required.
The EAC is responsible for the promotion and development of research and researchers in Europe.
Bylaws revised 2015 (1) (1)
EAC Founding Fellows
| Prof J. Bolton PhD MA(Ed) ILTM FBCA FFEAC |
Mr D. Burtenshaw MA FRGS FFEAC |
Dr D. Byfield BSc Hons DC Mphil FBCA FFEAC |
Dr G. Carruthers BSc DC MSc FBCA FFEAC |
Dr P. Druart DC FAECC FBCA FFEAC |
| Prof. S. Hilton MD FRCG FFEAC |
Dr O. Holm Haagensen DC FFEAC |
Dr N. Grunnet-Nilsson DC MD PhD FFEAC |
Dr. K. Jobst MA DM MRCP MFHom FFEAC |
Dr A Kilvaer DC FFEAC |
| Prof S. King DC MPH FBCA FFEAC |
Lord Kinnock FFEAC |
Prof R. Kissling Dr.med MD FFEAC |
Dr T. Kuster DC FFEAC |
Prof. E. Laerum` Dr. Med FFEAC |
| Prof Leboeuf-Yde DC MPH PhD FFEAC |
Prof J. Lemaire PhD FFEAC |
Dr B. Lewis DC CCSP FBCA FFEAC |
Prof G. Lewith MA DM FRCP MRCGP FFEAC |
Dr V. Maltezopoulos DC MD FFEAC |
| Dr P. McCarthy BSc PhD NMIMH FFEAC |
Dr A. Metcalfe DC FBCA FICC FFEAC |
Dr J. Naef DC FFEAC |
Dr S. Papadopoulos DC FFEAC |
Lord Plum of Coleshill DL FFEAC |
| Dr D Reilly FRCP MRCGP FFHom FFEAC |
Dr J. Robert DC FFEAC |
Prof V. Saraceni MD PhD FFEAC |
Dr H. Thiel DC MA(Ed) FBCA FFEAC |
Dr K. Vall DC MA(Ed) FBCA FFEAC |
| Prof. M. van Tulder PhD, FFEAC |
Prof G. Waddell CBE DSc FRCS FBCA FFEAC |
D. I. White BS DC FFEAC |