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Hewitt E, Hestbaek L, Pohlman KA. Core Competencies of the Certified Pediatric Doctor of Chiropractic: Results of a Delphi Consensus Process. J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med. 2016;21(2):110-4doi: 10.1177/2156587215622769.
Hewitt, E., Hestbaek, L., & Pohlman, K. A. (2016). Core Competencies of the Certified Pediatric Doctor of Chiropractic: Results of a Delphi Consensus Process. Journal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine, 21(2), 110-4. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156587215622769
Hewitt, Elise, et al. "Core Competencies of the Certified Pediatric Doctor of Chiropractic: Results of a Delphi Consensus Process." Journal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine vol. 21,2 (2016): 110-4. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/2156587215622769
Hewitt E, Hestbaek L, Pohlman KA. Core Competencies of the Certified Pediatric Doctor of Chiropractic: Results of a Delphi Consensus Process. J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med. 2016 Apr;21(2):110-4. doi: 10.1177/2156587215622769. Epub 2016 Jan 05. PMID: 26739669.
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J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med. 2016 Apr;21(2):110-4. doi: 10.1177/2156587215622769. Epub 2016 Jan 05.

Core Competencies of the Certified Pediatric Doctor of Chiropractic: Results of a Delphi Consensus Process.

Journal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine

Elise Hewitt, Lise Hestbaek, Katherine A Pohlman

Affiliations

  1. Portland Chiropractic Group and University of Western States, Portland, OR, USA [email protected].
  2. University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
  3. Parker University, Dallas, TX, USA.

PMID: 26739669 DOI: 10.1177/2156587215622769

Abstract

An outline of the minimum core competencies expected from a certified pediatric doctor of chiropractic was developed using a Delphi consensus process. The initial set of seed statements and substatements was modeled on competency documents used by organizations that oversee chiropractic and medical education. These statements were distributed to the Delphi panel, reaching consensus when 80% of the panelists approved each segment. The panel consisted of 23 specialists in chiropractic pediatrics (14 females) from across the broad spectrum of the chiropractic profession. Sixty-one percent of panelists had postgraduate pediatric certifications or degrees, 39% had additional graduate degrees, and 74% were faculty at a chiropractic institution and/or in a postgraduate pediatrics program. The panel were initially given 10 statements with related substatements formulated by the study's steering committee. On all 3 rounds of the Delphi process the panelists reached consensus; however, multiple rounds occurred to incorporate the valuable qualitative feedback received.

© The Author(s) 2016.

Keywords: children; chiropractic; education

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