Details about the Institute of Osteopathy convention, which is scheduled for October this year, and the iO's "Research and Practice" awards. You can enter a colleague or nominate yourself, and you can even nominate a group such as one of NCOR's hubs. Further details on our "concerns and complaints" … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2017
NCOR researchers win awards at Milan conference
National Council for Osteopathic Research's (NCOR) Senior Research Officer, Carol Fawkes, and Research Officer, Austin Plunkett, were awarded prizes at this year's International Conference on Advances in Osteopathic Research (ICAOR), hosted by the British College of Osteopathic Medicine and the … [Read more...]
May 2017 news bulletin
More on the Standardised Data Collection project, and news from the Osteopathic Foundation and the Society for Back Pain Research. The May bulletin is available as a PDF to download. … [Read more...]
Education and the dissemination of research in osteopathy
It is well known that there is a significant delay before findings from primary research reaches clinical practice. Several authors estimate that the average delay to be around 17 years (Morris, Wooding & Grant, 2011). Such delays are common across all healthcare disciplines, and osteopathy is … [Read more...]
Feedback from patients
"Healthcare professionals are a bit behind the times in asking patients what they think" -- quote from a patient via NCOR's PROMS research. Over the last few issues of Osteopathy Today, we have reported that the way in which osteopaths conduct their CPD is changing. One of the requirements of the … [Read more...]