Australian Chiropractors Association
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| Formation | September 1990 |
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| Type | Professional association |
| Headquarters | Parramatta, New South Wales |
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Membership | 2500+ as of 2015[1] |
Official language | English |
President | Dr David Cahill |
Key people | CEO: Alex Malley |
The Australian Chiropractors Association (ACA), founded in 1990 as the Chiropractors' Association of Australia (CAA),[2] is the largest association of chiropractors and chiropractic students in Australia.[3]
Following a restructure of the Association into a single entity, on 28 May 2018 the name was changed to the Australian Chiropractors Association.[4] Chiropractic has been widely discredited by mainstream academia and is regarded as pseudoscience and a form of complementary and alternative medicine.[5]
Mission[edit]
The ACA's stated mission is to provide leadership and facilitate unity and excellence within the profession, and to assist members in delivering patient centred, holistic, natural, competent and effective health care. The ACA also claims to engage with stakeholders including governments, academic institutions, media, and the public as well as facilitate and promote communication between members and non-members. They further state they wish to develop and promote chiropractic practice, education, and research as well as set and maintain standards of care.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Chiropractors Association director resigns after unauthorised baby treatment". www.abc.net.au. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ CAA. "History". Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ CAA. "About CAA". Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ "About us > History". ACA. Australian Chiropractors Association. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ Singh, Simon. (2008). Trick or treatment? : Alternative medicine on trial. Ernst, E. (Edzard). London: Bantam Press. ISBN 978-0-593-06129-9. OCLC 190777228.
- ^ CAA. "Core Values". Retrieved 18 August 2013.
