Description
Specialist chiropractors have an advanced knowledge and understanding in a specific chiropractic area, acquiring complex decision making skills and clinical competency within the scope of the chiropractic profession. Specialist chiropractors may have undertaken an advanced course of studies to acquire the necessary skills and competency and qualification. Specialist chiropractors may be found in different specific fields such as education, functional neurology, orthopaedics, paediatrics, research, radiology, sport.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
communicate in healthcarework in multidisciplinary health teamsmanage clinical risksupervise chiropractic studentsprescribe healthcare productsinterpret medical resultsformulate a treatment planemploy cognitive behaviour treatment techniquesprovide chiropractic maternal healthcarecontribute to the rehabilitation processinteract with healthcare usersdevelop plans related to the transfer of careaccept own accountabilityprovide learning support in healthcareprovide health educationconduct health related researchdevelop plans related to client dischargefollow clinical guidelinestriage clientsinform policy makers on health-related challengesadhere to health well-being and safetyprovide treatment strategies for challenges to human healthensure safety of healthcare usersconduct chiropractic examinationapply organisational techniquesprovide chiropractic paediatric healthcarerespond to changing situations in health careeducate on the prevention of illnessprovide clinical chiropractic neurologyuse e-health and mobile health technologiesrecord healthcare users' progress related to treatmentpromote health and safety policies in health servicescollect healthcare user's general datacontribute to continuity of health caremanage healthcare users' datadevelop therapeutic relationshipsapply context specific clinical competencescomply with legislation related to health caredevelop a collaborative therapeutic relationshipadvocate healthapply clinical chiropractic competencies in sportprovide information on chiropractic treatment outcomesdeal with emergency care situationsmeasure effectiveness of the service providedcomply with quality standards related to healthcare practicerefer healthcare usersuse different communication channelsempathise with the healthcare usercreate solutions to problemswork in a multicultural environment in health careprovide chiropractic diagnosisadvise on healthcare users' informed consentmanage chiropractic staffpromote inclusioncontribute to quality physiotherapy servicesmanage personal professional developmentdevelop chiropractic servicesengage in chiropractic researchuse foreign languages in patient caremanage the neuropsychiatric sequelae of strokeuse foreign languages for health-related research