PERTINENT Clinic News

March 14, 2009
Registered to attend American Rehabilitation Board's International Back Pain Symposium, USA March 2009.

Oct 4, 2008
Continuing Education - 4 hrs - Canadian Chiropractic Association.

Sept 4, 2008
Continuation of B.Ed. at Memorial University - 2730 Adult Education.

Sept 1, 2008
Research/case study published in Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association.  Topic: Parkinson's Disease Without Tremor Masquerading as Mechanical Back Pain.  View in pdf format.

Aug 20, 2008
Start of 20th year in practice.

Aug 15, 2008
Continuing Education - Canadian Chiropractic Association.  Topic: Review of Headaches, Diagnosis.

Aug 1, 2008
4 hours of Continuing Education - for maintenance of USA specialist licence; administered by American Chiropractic Rehabilitation Board.  Topics: Cervical Disc Pain, & Adolescent Throwing Injuries.

July 30, 2008
Personal and professional development: accepted into Memorial University's Bachelor of Education (Post Secondary) degree program - estimated completion May 2010.

Aug 27, 2007
Research/case study undertaken this past year has been submitted for critical review with the objective to publish.  Topic: Parkinson's Disease.

Nov 24, 2006
6 hours of Continuing Education - for maintenance of NL licence; administered by Newfoundland Chiropractic Board.  Topics: Dermatology, and Radiology.

Sept 1, 2006
4 hours of Continuing Education - for maintenance of USA specialist licence; administered by American Chiropractic Rehabilitation Board.  Topics: Neurophysiology of Pain, & Rehabilitation Guidelines.

June 12, 2006
Our office staff attend a full day customer service seminar sponsored by Memorial University.

Feb 24, 2006
Dr. Burton attends a two day back rehabiltiation seminar with world renowned professor and author Dr. Craig Liebenson - Toronto February 24-26, 2006.

November 9, 2005
Dr. Burton a contributing advisor to the Canadian Chiropractic Association on 'Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Adult Neck Pain Not Due to Whiplash' - paper now published in The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association.  View in pdf format.

August 17, 2005
Dr. Burton publlshed - providing a commentary in the premier biomedical journal of the chiropractic profession.  View in full text or pdf format.

June 2, 2005
Occupational Health and Safety seminar, 1.5 days. 

May 27, 2005
Bachelor of Science (Major in Biology) conferred by Memorial University of Newfoundland. 

May 14, 2005
8 credit hours of study; topics included Chronic Lower Back Pain, Nerve Entrapment, Rehabilitation, Writing Case Reports, and Manipulation Under Anesthesia.  Completed as part of American specialist license recertification.\

March 24, 2005
8 credit hours Radiology on Arthritic Disorders completed. Completed as part of provincial DC license recertification.

March 1, 2005
Membership in American Chiropractic Association's Council of Chiropractic Physiological Therapeutics and Rehabilitation.

Feb 26, 2005
Two day international back pain rehabilitation symposium attended Feb 26 -27, 2005 USA.

Jan 14, 2005
Memorial University - Applied Biology 4306, Biogeography 4505 started.

Dec 14, 2004
Memorial University - Genetics 2250 & Ecology 2600 completed.

Sept 15, 2004
National Chiropractic Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chiropractors (Dr. Burton contributing advisor) draft now available for you to review.

Aug 15, 2004
Memorial University - Biology, Marine Mammals 4910 completed.

June 23, 2004
Memorial University - Biology, Animal Behavior 3750 completed.

June 21, 2004
CCA/CCPA Continuing Education - Specific neck problems.

May 28, 2004
New website launched!  Please give us feedback!  drburton@drburton.com

May 15, 2004
Achievement Award from the NLCA in recognition of 15 years in practice.

May 6, 2004
Memorial University - Mathematics, Life Sciences Statistics 2550, and Biology, Evolution and Systematics 2900 completed.

April 23, 2004
Dr. Burton invited by CCA to sit on a panel reviewing new Guidelines for the Treatment of Neck Pain, for chiropractors in Canada to be published this fall. Two days of meetings in Toronto.

April 15, 2004
Dr. Burton receives "diplomate" status in USA, entitling the use of the term specialist in all states of the US.

March 10, 2004
Dr. Burton receives "accepted for publication" notice from The Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, a prestigious medical journal in USA, for an manuscript he authored on the topic of Multi-discipline Practice. Publishing date to be scheduled.

December 3, 2003
Dr. Burton receives official confirmation from The College of Chiropractic Rehabilitation Sciences (CCRS) conferring specialist status in Canada.  This designation culminates five years of study, seven examination processes, and thirty-four trips across North America, and provides the first (and only) chiropractic specialist to the province of Newfoundland.