International Research and Philosophy Symposium

The Mental Impulse

November 2-4, 2007

Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic

Call for Abstracts

The quest to expand knowledge about vertebral subluxation is philosophically inspired and scientifically pursued. The central theme, vertebral subluxation, shapes the questions whose answers ultimately add to the body of relevant knowledge. Engagement in relevant research is essential if the body of knowledge is to increase. Of profound interest is the mental impulse because the primary chiropractic concern is interference to the transmission of mental impulse. The primary objective of the 2007 International Research and Philosophy Symposium (IRAPS) is to seek new insight into this concept.

Fall Lyceum, which features the International Research and Philosophy Symposium, is scheduled November 2-4, 2007 on Sherman College campus in Spartanburg, SC. The theme selected for this year’s conference is the science and philosophy of the mental impulse.

Papers are invited that relate to scientific inquiry, as well as topics that address methods of presenting the concept of mental impulse to patients and the broader public community.

Possible subtopics include the following:

• Possible methods for assessment of transmission of the mental impulse
• Outcomes — as evidence for reduction of mental impulse interference
• Philosophic models
• Practitioner viewpoint — how mental impulse is viewed by the doctor in practice and how he or she discusses it with patients
• Documentation — what the literature reveals about mental impulse

Abstracts submitted should be 500 to 1,000 words and should be submitted electronically along with a current vita showing educational and other scholarly accomplishments. Each double-spaced detailed abstract should include the following sections:

Title, Introduction, Discussion, Conclusion and References.

Presentation

Presenters are asked to supply a current vita showing educational and other scholarly accomplishments. Twenty minutes are allocated for each presentation. During this time, the presenter will relate relevant information culminating in an interpretation. A ten-minute period will be allocated for questions from the floor.

Cash Award

A $250 cash award will be granted to one philosophy and one scientific paper.

Questions?

The deadline to submit an abstract is April 30, 2007. For more details about this event, visit our web site at http://www.sherman.edu/IRAPS or Contact Rebecca Clusserath, Director of Continuing Education, by e-mailing rclusserath@sherman.edu or by calling 800-849-8771, ext. 229.