1. Ready for the journey ?

2. The Swiss Chiropractic Experience
Chiropractic – a Medical Profession
CCA Chiropractic Leadership Summit Toronto 2015
Gian Jörger DC FASBE
President ChiroSuisse

3. Our Qualifications
 Reimbursement of chiropractic services by mandatory basic
insurance model
 Chiropractic regulated in the law of medical professions
 300 ChiroSuisse members entitled to exercise their profession
independently and with personal responsibility
 Chiropractic program at the medical faculty of the University
of Zurich
 Government accredited Swiss Academy for Chiropractic

4. It’s all about the mountain top !

5. Art
Manual Skills
Science
University trained medical person
Philosophy
Recognizing the intricate
relationship between the spine
and the nervous system
The Foundation

6. Chiropractic
in Switzerland
Where medicine and
Manual skills merge

7. Chiropractic Education in Switzerland
Undergraduate Education
6-year Chiropractic curriculum at the medical faculty of the
University of Zurich, Switzerland
Postgraduate Education
2-3 years residency program
Swiss Academy for Chiropractic (government accredited)
Continued Professional Development
Life Long Learning ( 80 hours / year mandatory)

8. The Pathway of Chiropractic Education

9. What it so unique about Chiropractic ?

10. Spine Care Specialist
Primary contact for the patient
Chiropractor is a physician
Medical assessment
Medical diagnosis
Manual treatment
Spinal health
Quality assurance
Differential diagnosis
Patient safety

11. A highly attractive Profession
• Combining medical knowledge and manual skills
• Patient centered care
• Immediate benefit of care often achievable
• Fascinating interdisciplinary collaboration
• Attractive, stand-alone chiropractic program
• Independant practice after 8-9 years

12. Rights, Privileges and Duties

13. Integration / Network
Professional associations
Europe European Chiropractic Union
World World Federation of Chiropractic
ChiroSuisse as benchmark for other countries
Stakeholders in the health care system
Collaboration with the federal office of health, the other medical
professions, insurers and members of the parliament

14. The Challenges in the Health Care Field
• Taking into account the demographic trends
• New health care models emerging
• Adapting the job profile of the physician
Patient centered care
Identifying & recognizing increased patient expectations & needs
Recognizing polymorbidity in the aging patient

15. The Chiropractor – a reliable Partner
Being a part of the modern health care system
• YES to integrated health care models
• YES to interdisciplinary collaboration
• YES to the accountability as primary health care physician
Safe patient centered care
• YES to the responsibility and the lead in patient care
• YES to quality and safety

16. Willi Beyeler, DC, a 1933 NY Graduate, (1909 – 2011)
„Chiropractic will change the University from inside out !“

17. Integration / Network
Professional associations
Europe European Chiropractic Union
World World Federation of Chiropractic
ChiroSuisse as benchmark for other countries
Stakeholders in the health care system
Collaboration with the federal office of health, the other medical
professions, insurers and members of the parliament
Above down - Inside out

18. In Summary
 Chiropractic in Switzerland still is a distinct and unique
medical profession
 University based Chiropractic education is pivotal and has
allowed the profession to make the leap
 Chiropractic can play in the big league, provided it has the
necessary tools
 Academic excellency and political network are essential
asssests to progress and prevail in a competing market
 Patient centered care will lead the way to success

19. Get the big idea - all else follows !

20. Thanks for coming along 