Health Professions and Occupations Act Now Law in BC
Bill 36, the Health Professions and Occupations Act (HPOA), received Royal assent on November 24, 2022 and is now law in British Columbia.
New Osteopathic Brochures
OsteopathyBC has developed some fantastic looking Osteopathic Brochures.
These are available to order. Members receive special member pricing but they are available for non members too.
Endocannabinoids release after Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment. A brief review
“...osteopathic manipulation treatment seems to be a valid and effective instrument for the treatment of a series of pathologies such as chronic low back pain, fibromyalgia, spinal cord lesions, myofascial graft point, migraine, GI tract dysfunctions, and depression.” (Buscemi et al, 2020)
National Standard of Canada for Osteopathic Healthcare
Information on The National Standard of Canada, CSA Z16686:20
OsteopathyBC Announcement: COVID-19 Guidance to Step 3 of BC's Restart Plan
Premier John Horgan, Minister Adrian Dix, Minister Ravi Kahlon and Dr. Bonnie Henry announced that the province is transitioning gradually to Step 3 of BC’s Restart Plan on July 1, 2021. This means that BC will be changing its focus from Covid-19 safety plans to communicable disease prevention.
Osteopathic Practitioners are still expected to take reasonable steps to manage health and safety for everyone in their practice environment.
Osteopathy Helps Villagers in Kenya: An OBC member’s volunteer experience
There are only a few osteopaths* in Africa, as for example in Kenya there are four. Luckily one of them introduced osteopathy into charitable Medical Expeditions to villages that lack regular access to medical care. The charity is called Divinity Foundation (not associated with any church) and is led by the British-Kenyan citizen Navdeep “Nav” Matharu.
I participated in two such expeditions and was amazed by the amount of help provided, and by the amount of kindness...
The OIA Global Report: Global Review of Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathy 2020
The OIA Board of Directors is proud to offer The OIA Global Report: Global Review of Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathy 2020. This report is an update of our 2013 Global Report and illustrates the growth of osteopathic medicine and osteopathy in the past seven years.
The report is presented in four parts:
Summary Document: Provides the highlights of the full report
Part I: The Status of Osteopathic Healthcare Worldwide – A Survey of OIA Members
Part II: A Profile of Osteopathic Healthcare – A Review of Literature
Part III: Osteopathy Evidence and Safety Summary
Download the 2020 Osteopathy and Osteopathic Medicine Summary
Download the 2020 Osteopathy and Osteopathic Medicine
Osteopathic International Alliance
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Osteopathy and osteopathic medicine make a significant healthcare contribution.
The report Osteopathy and Osteopathic Medicine – a Global View of Practice, Patients, Education and the Contribution to Healthcare Delivery is available to download at https://oialliance.org/resources/oia-status-report/.