Each year DCs and CAs from around the globe travel to Las Vegas, Nevada, for Parker Seminars – Las Vegas, the largest chiropractic seminar in the world.

This year, the seminar included innovative developmental tracks that provided guidance through specific challenges and promoted progress based on the length of time the attendee has been in the chiropractic profession. Courses ranged from topics such as positioning yourself as a community expert to improving your patient-centered care delivery and living the chiropractic philosophy lifestyle.  In addition, business topics were offered including “What Every Chiropractor Needs to Know about Asset Protection, Tax Reduction, and Estate Planning”.

“Attending Parker Seminars as a doctor of chiropractic for the first time has been truly awakening,” said Dr. Lee R. Hardin. “I came here with high expectations and I’m leaving with every one of them met. I also came here with the title of doctor of chiropractic and am leaving as a true chiropractor, empowered to teach chiropractic.”

Many of the classes offered continuing education credits with presentations such as “Alzheimer’s dementia – epidemiology and prevention,” “Heart Rate Variability – the technology that is transforming chiropractic,” and “Chiropractic and the frozen shoulder,” to name a few.

Dr. Fabrizio Mancini, president of Parker University and Parker Seminars, delivered a powerful message, “Servant Leadership: Empower, Encourage, and Inspire” during the opening session.

“We’re asked to serve as leaders within our practices, with our patients, within our families and communities each and every day,” said Dr. Mancini. “As a leader, you must inspire others to reach new heights. You must encourage them by explaining that they already have the tools to be who they want to be, they just need to put those tools to use. Empowering yourself as the leader you’re meant to be will take you and your practice to a higher level of success and service.”

The conference featured more than 50 world-renowned speakers offering expertise in all areas of life and practice. The list of speakers included: Dr. John Demartini, Dr. Rick Wren, Brandi MacDonald, Dr. Elizabeth Anderson-Peacock, Dr. Patrick Gentempo, Dr. Fabrizio Mancini, Dr. Carol Ann Malizia, Dr. Gilles Lamarche, Dr. Michael Hall, Dr. James Chestnut, Dr. Nicole Lederman, JJ Virgin, Lisa Speaks, Dr. Dan Murphy and many more.

In addition, a line-up of authors were present from Hay House publishing – including Louise L. Hay, Cheryl Richardson, Marianne Williamson, Robert Holden, and Caroline Myss – and presented life-changing, inspirational messages.

Representing the next generation of chiropractors, Derrell Pratt-Blackburn, spoke during the opening session. This past fall, Pratt-Blackburn was declared the champion of the “2011 Talk the TIC competition”, a worldwide annual chiropractic health talk competition between chiropractic students whose goal it is to discover how to effectively deliver a chiropractic message to others. As a result of winning the competition, he received the honor of being the first chiropractic student to ever present on the main stage at Parker Seminars.

Attendees also enjoyed an extensive chiropractic expo where more than 300 exhibitors displayed the profession’s most cutting-edge products and technologies.

The seminar offered enlivening social events such as the Chiropractic Assistants Meeting and Breakfast, the first-ever Parker Seminars Student Mastermind Session, the World Congress of Women Chiropractors (WCWC) Meeting, and more.

In addition to the speaker sessions, special events, and the exhibitor hall, this year’s seminar festivities featured the Starlight Soirée, which was held to raise proceeds for chiropractic research. The soirée raised $75,000 for chiropractic research.  

Attendees left rejuvenated and ready to serve at an even higher level than before.

Parker Seminars, Toronto 2012

Parker Seminars will be coming to Canada with Parker Seminars-Toronto scheduled for September 20-22, 2012.  To register, or for more information about the seminar, visit www.parker.edu/parker-seminars/