User:Drsjpdc/IAOCO

As of the FICS' general assembly in Rio de Janeiro, April 6, 2011, the IAOCO  has merged into FICS as a Commission of the same name. The International Academy of Olympic Chiropractic Officers   honors  those holders of the Doctor of Chiropractic  degree who, specializing in  sports chiropractic around the world, have attained that highest of qualifications, i.e. that they have been invited by a National  Olympic Committee  to treat that country's athletes at the Olympic Games or a Regional Games. It is composed of only those Doctors who have achieved this level of expertise and this credential.

Doctors of Chiropractic have participated in:
These chiropractors have provided treatment at many national and international sporting events including the winter and summer Olympics. And the regional games, like, e.g., the Pan Am Games.

Formation and Organization
IAOCO was formed at the same meeting as FICS; in 1987, and has its headquarters in the Internet website, as well as the offices of its President.

The Officers of the IAOCO are:

Events
IAOCO Doctors have provided treatment at events including:


 * African Championships in Athletics (1988)
 * African Championships in Athletics (1990)
 * All-African Games (1991)
 * World Track and Field Championships (1991)
 * XVIth Winter Olympic Games (1992)
 * All-African Games (1999)
 * Gunston 500 International Surfing Competition (1998)
 * Ontario Games (2000)
 * Maritime Life Olympic Trials (2000)
 * Canadian Paralympic Trials (2000)
 * World Surfing Games (2000)
 * Summer Olympics (2000)
 * All-Mediterranean Games (2001)
 * XIXth Central American and Caribbean Games (2002)
 * Winter Olympics (2002)
 * World Games (2005)
 * Summer Olympics (2008)
 * World Games (2009)