Past Annual General Meetings & Conferences

Annual General Meeting – October 19, 2023

At our Annual General Meeting the Full membership voted to re-elect Dr. Rebecca Giusti (US), Laura Lee Calonius, DO (FI) and Hanna Tómasdóttir, DO (DK) to the Board for a second, three-year term.

Annual Meeting Presentation

Conference – October 20 – 21, 2023

Teaching of viscerosomatic integration in Osteopathic education – Frank Willard, PhD (US)

Regulation for a profession at various stages; past, present, future – John Gimpel, DO (US) & Matthew Redford (UK)

The Effect of CV4 in a Rodent Model of Alzheimer’s Disease – Hope Tobey, DO (US)

Looking at the development of Osteopathy in Europe and Australia – Hanna Tómasdóttir (DK), Antony Nicholas (AU) & Ctirad Kotoucek (DE)

Working towards regulation – Giacomo Consorti (IT), Bertrand Courtecuisse (Quebec), Shogo Eguma (Japan), Joseph Kim, PhD (South Korea)

OMT and tongue pressures in infants with latching difficulty – Kendi Hensel, DO (US)

Modern osteopathic field theory, a new narrative – Johannes Mayer, MD/DO (DE)

Osteopathic medical education in the US-Today and tomorrow – Bob Cain, DO (US)

The history, prevalence and impact of semantic dysfunction – Brian Degenhardt, DO (US)

Remembering Dr Lawrence Jones and the evolution of Strain/Counterstrain – Ed Goering, DO (US)

Updates to Osteopathic Medical Assessment in the USA in pandemic times: NBOME, COMLEX-USA & More – John Gimpel, DO (US)

Regulation of Osteopathy – panel discussion – moderated by Tomas Collin (Norway)

Annual General Meeting – June 11, 2022

At our Annual General Meeting the Full membership voted to elect Dr. Dominique Sylvestre (FR), replacing Dr. med Frank Mueller (DE), who completed his second term. Dr. Kendi Hensel (US) was appointed to the allocated seat for the American Osteopathic Association and replaces Dr. William Burke (US) who completed his term as Immediate Past President. Maurice Cheng (UK) was re-appointed for a second term to the allocated seat held by the Institute of Osteopathy.

Annual Meeting Presentation

Conference – June 12-12, 2022

Osteopathy Research – Learning From the Past and Invigorating the Future – A. Steel (AU)

Gobal Report of the Osteopathic Profession – D. Carnes (UK) and C. Hunt (UK)

Update to the WHO Benchmarks in Training of Osteopathy – B. Buser (US)

Global Glossary of Osteopathic Terms – Progess and Challenges – R. Giusti (US)

An Overview of Osteopathic Regulation in Europe – H. Tomasdottir (DK)

Experiences of the Medical Regulatory Authorities in the US During the COVID-19 Pandemic – H. Chaudhry (US) and Sarvam Terkonda (US)

Long COVID/Post COVID-19 Syndrome, An Osteopathic Approach – R. Perrin

Developing Bachelor and Master’s Degree Programs in Canada – C. Cabral-Marotta (CA)

Nordic Developments in Osteopathy – Stronger Together – L. Kamppila (FI and T. Collin (NO)

Annual General Meeting was held virtually on May 19, 2021.

OIA Board AGM Presentation (PDF)

During this meeting elections for the 2020-expired and 2021 expiring Board seats were held. The following individuals were elected or re-elected to the Board:

2020 seats, with terms expiring in 2023:

– Dr. Rebecca Giusti (US)

– Laura Lee Kamppila, DO (FI)

– Hanna Tomasdottir, DO (DK)

2021 seats, with terms expiring in 2024:

– Philippe Sterlingot, DO (FR) (re-elected)

– Dr. Jan Willcox (US) (re-elected)

Amendments to the bylaws were also presented. Each proposed amendment was voted upon individually and passed unanimously, with the exception of Clause 3.4.11. (7;2) and Clause 3.1 (8:1). A summary of the bylaws changes can be found here.

View a message to OIA Members from Dr. Zhang Qi, Director of the Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Health Unit of the World Health Organization.

October 4-6, 2019

AGM and Board Transition

2019 AGM Board Presentation

At our Annual General Meeting on October 4th, the Full membership voted to re-elect Frank Mueller (DE). Maurice Cheng (UK) was appointed to the allocated seat held by the Institute of Osteopathy, replacing Stephen Hartshorn, who ended his second term.

Member Presentations at the AGM

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Brazil

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Conference Schedule

The OIA and the Strategic Importance of the WHO projects. Dr. William Burke

An Overview of Partner Status with the WHO and the Complexity of Project Management. Ms. Amy Byerwalter, Executive Officer, OIA

Lessons From Participation in Other WHO Projects. Dr. Boyd Buser

How WHO and Other Documents Benefits our Work in Self-Regulated Jurisdictions. Panel Discussion: Mr. Jacson Nesi – Brazil, Ms. Marika Jevbratt – Sweden, Mr. Serge Micheli – Canada

Empathy 2.0. Dr. Ronald Burns

Empathy and the Human Connection to Patient Care

Right Touch Regulation. Dr. Humayun Chaudhry

OIA-WHO Project: A Survey of the Global Osteopathic Profession. Mr. Charles Hunt, DO

OIA-WHO Project: Glossary of Osteopathic Terms. Mr. Antony Nicholas, OIA board Member

Regulatory Advances Across Member Countries. Panel Discussion: Ms. Laura Lee Kamppila – Finland, Ms. HannaTomasdottir – Denmark, Mr. Bertrand Courtecuisse – Canada, Mr. Mauro Longbardi – Italy

Osteopathy Practice-Based Research Networks, and Advancing Research Leadership in Osteopathy. Dr. Amie Steele

2020 Conference. Mr. Antony Nicholas, OIA Board Member, and Mr. Jacson Nesi, DO

September 28-29, 2018

AGM and Board Transition

2018 AGM Board Presentation

At our Annual General Meeting on September 27th, the Full membership voted to re-elect Antony Nicholas (AU), and welcome Jan Willcox, DO (US) to the Board. Jane Carreiro, DO (US) completed her term as Past Chair and stepped down.

The Board elected Ana Paula Ferreira (BR) to Chair-Elect, Boyd Buser to Treasurer.

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21st Century Patient-Centered Medicine

Professionalism in Osteopathy

Biopsychosocial Osteopathic Practice: New Ways Talking

Osteopathy as an Allied Health Profession

Neonatology and Osteopathy Project

Affective Touch Induces Cardiovascular Changes in Pre-term Infants

Conference Reflection Video

The Road to Regulation: A Panel Discussion With Denmark, Italy, and Canada

A Presentation from Hanna Tómasdóttir (Denmark)

A Presentation by Valentina Carlile (Italy)

A Presentation from Marc Gauthier (Quebec, Canada)

Collaborative Research Opportunities: A Discussion (Dr. Kendi Hensel, US)

WHO’S Next: Moving Forward With Collaborative Projects

Education Outcomes Model: From Theory to EBP Competencies

A Presentation From Chiara Arienti

Organizational Impact: A Panel of Key Issues Currently Affecting Osteopathy Organizations and Thier Solutions

A Presentation From Marika Jevbratt (EFFO)

A Presentation From Maurice Cheng (iO)

September 8-10, 2017

We would like want to thank all members who attended our annual conference, held in conjuncton with New Zealand Osteopaths.

AGM Board Transition

At our Annual General Meeting, the full membership voted to re-elect John Gimpel, DO (US), and welcome Phillippe Sterlingot, DO (France) to the Board. Karen Nichols, DO (US) stepped down and her allocated seatt was filled by Boyd Buser, DO (US)The membership also voted in amendments to the bylaws. For more information, please see the bylaws here.

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OIA 2017 Program Booklet

Presentations

• OIA 2017 AGM
• The 100th Anniversary of Dr. A.T. Still’s Passing. His Legacy Today OIA17
• Sports SIG Hiratsuka OIA 2017
• Risk-based accreditation in Australia OIA17
• Regulatory and practice issues related to the acquisition of practical osteopathic skills for paediatric care OIA17
• Regulating Australian osteopathy – Challenges for delivering healthcare in a commercial environment OIA17
• Putting patients first – UK challenges for regulating healthcare in a commercial environment OIA17
• Outcome-based Australian Accreditation Standards OIA17
• Osteopathy Research Infrastructure and Capacity_OIA17
• Osteopathy in Germany – development and strategies OIA17
• OSTEOPATHIC ACCREDITATION IN THE US OIA17
• Nth Carolina Dental Board Case OIA17
• NCOR Paediatric Research Update OIA17
• Lessons from Experience as an Assessor for OsEAN last
• Leadership in Education OIA17
• International Osteopathic Research Network Update OIA17
• FORE update OIA17
• Developing Brand ‘Osteopath’ OIA17
• Demonstrating Competence through US national standardized Assessment programs OIA17
• Clincial Practice Enhancing, promoting and advancing the osteopathic profession in Australia OIA17
• Child and Adolescent Recertification Programme OIA17
• Building up a new educational concept for Osteopathy, competency and system based. OIA17
• Brand Osteopathy – challanges for advertising in Australia OIA17
• OIA 2017 NZ FerreiraAPA

September 18-20, 2016

Held in conjunction with the American Osteopathic Association (AOA – Full Member), the program expanded on four osteopathic pillars — Education, Regulation, Research, and Association Leadership/Membership — while also looking at the future of the global osteopathic profession. The OIA program featured a diverse and dynamic group of speakers and moderators to focus on the state of osteopathic medicine and osteopathy in various countries while globally uniting osteopathic physicians and osteopaths. We want to thank all members that attended our annual conference! A diverse and dynamic group of speakers and moderators helped deliver captivating content and render important decisions.

AGM and Board Transition

At our Anaheim AGM, the full membership voted to elect Mr. Charles Hunt to chair from his previous position as Vice-Chair. Dr. Alain Wurtz stepped down from the board for personal reasons and Dr. Frank Mueller was voted in as his successor. Jane Carreiro moved from her position as Chair to the position of Past Chair, in keeping with new regulations on board composition. All office terms are two years. The membership also voted in amendments to bylaws. For more information, please see the bylaws here.

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• 2016 OIA BOD Anaheim Agenda Book
• Conference Program
• 2016 AGM Minutes

Presentations

• Regulating Opioid Prescribing – Joseph Zammuto
• Assessment Innovations for Physician Licensure and Recertification – Jeanne Sandella
• Regulation As a Learning Community – Tim Walker
• Accreditation of Osteopathic Education: A View from Australia – Marion Clark
• Accreditation of Osteopathic Education: A View from the USA – Alissa Craft
• Empathy in Osteopathic Medical Students: Is it All in the Hands? – Kyle Henderson
• Adverse Events and Osteopathic Medicine: A Prospective Cohort Study — Brian F. Degenhardt
• World Health Organisation: Improvement in Clinical Research in Traditional and Complementary Medicine – Dawn Carnes and Michael Mullholland-Licht
• Ensuring Legislators Understand Osteopathy – William Henning
• Come Home: A Message That Resonates – Kathleen Creason
• Battling The Sceptics: A Collaboration with UK Advertising Standards Authority – Maurice Cheng

September 25-27, 2015

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Held in conjunction with Osteopathie Quebec (Partner Member)

Montreal Conference a Success

We want to thank all members that attended our annual conference! There were a total of 81 attendees, representing 31 organizations from 15 countries. We had a diverse and dynamic group of speakers and moderators who helped make the conference a success.

AGM and Board Transition

At our Montreal AGM, the Full membership voted to re-elect Dr William Burke by acclamation and Antony Nicholas (Australia Osteopathy) for his first term on the Board. Dr Burke filled the allocated seat for the largest osteopathic organisation, beginning his second term. Michael Mulholland-Licht rotated off the Board following the completion of his second term. The Board of Directors held elections for officer positions, with Charles Hunt re-elected as Vice-Chair and Dr Burke re-elected as Secretary-Treasurer. All office terms are two years.

Conference Documents

“Osteopathy: A Global Presence” continued the work expanded on our four osteopathic pillars, while also looking to the future of the global osteopathic profession:

• Research
• Regulation
• Education
• Association Leadership and Membership

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AGM & Conference Programme

Presentations

• OIA Plenary: Charter for Birth – Francois Amigues
• Keynote Address – Hollis King
• Private Educational Model in Quebec – Rene Pelletier
• European Educational Model Update – Marika Jevbratt
• Paediatric Regulation in New Zealand – Emma Fairs
• The Distinctive Difference of Osteopathic Licensing in the United States – Geraldine O’Shea
• Quebec’s Professional Regulatory System – Jean-Francois Thout
• A Scientific Survey of the Fields Where Pediatric Osteopathy is Practiced and Thoughts About Future Research Priorities – Chantal Morin
• Patient Reported Outcome Measures in Osteopathic Care (PROMs) – Carol Fawkes
• Developing a testable model of the osteopathic intervention in patients with chronic NSLBP using surveys, focus group and patient interviews – Paul Orrock
• Complaints, Concerns and Adverse Event Reporting – Dawn Carnes
• AOA Brand Awareness Campaign – Adrienne White-Faines
• Sports Care and Olympic Special Interest Groups – Yoshi Hiratsuka

October, 3-5 2014

London, England Held in conjunction with the Institute of Osteopathy (formerly the British Osteopathic Association) – The Runnymede-on-Thames Hotel, Windsor Road, Egham, Surrey The OIA Board of Directors met ahead of the OIA-IO Conference in London. The meeting focused on a strategic planning session and final preparations for the London Conference. The overall meeting saw nearly 200 attendees from five continents come together in one location!

AGM and Board Transition

At the London AGM, the Full membership re-elected Dr. Jane Carreiro to her second term on the Board and Dr. John Gimpel to his first. Dr. Karen Nichols filled the allocated seat for the largest osteopathic organisation, beginning her second term. Peter Ajluni rotated off the Board and Marina Urquhart-Pullen stepped down from the Board. Stephen Hartshorn from the iO was voted by the Board of Directors to fill that vacancy, until the Full membership can vote on it at the Montreal AGM. The Board of Directors held elections for officer positions, with Jane Carreiro elected Chair, Charles Hunt elected Vice-chair and William Burke elected Secretary-Treasurer. All office terms are two years.

Conference Documents

“Osteopathy: A Global Presence” continued the work started at the Austin Conference and expanded on four osteopathic pillars, while also looking to the future of the global osteopathic profession:

• Research
• Regulation
• Education
• Association Leadership and Membership

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• London AGM Book
• AGM Presentation
• Draft London AGM Minutes

Presentations

• NICE Guidelines Development and Low Back Pain Update – Steven Vogel
• Patient Reported Outcomes: Data collection and Feedback – Carol Fawkes
• Non-specific Effects of Treatment – Jens Foell
• Adverse Event Reporting: Reflection and Education – Austin Plunkett
• Aligning Professional Self-regulation and Continuous Professional Development – John Gimpel
• Developing Paediatric Capabilities – Stiofan MacSubhine
• European Perspective on the Future of Osteopathic Research – Francesco Cerritelli
• US Perspective on the Future of Osteopathic Research – Brian Degenhardt
• Monitoring and Reviewing the Performance of Regulators – Douglas Bilton
• How Osteopathy is Taught and Regulated in Anglophile and Francophile Countries – Peter Doelger
• Membership Services to Create Community and Value – Adrienne White-Faines
• Promoting Osteopathy to The Public, to Health Professions, to Government – Antony Nicholas
• Using Standardised Patients to Measure Competencies in Humanism and Communication – Frederic Rawlins
• Evolution of Osteopathic Education in Quebec: Towards the First University Program – Chantal Morin and Andree Aubin
• OSCA Special Interest Group Preview – Simeon Milton
• Olympic SIG: London Games – Simeon Milton
• Olympic SIG: Rio Games – Jacson Nesi
• Olympic SIG: Tokyo Games – Yoshiteru Hiratsauka
• OIA-Osteopathie Quebec Montreal Conference Preview
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January 11-12, 2014

Austin, Texas, USA Thank you to our members, Board of Directors, and all OIA and AAOE attendees who came to Austin for our Annual Conference and General Meeting, “Osteopathy: A Global Presence,” 11-12 January, it was a great success! Sunday’s programme was approved for 6.5 hours of 1-A CME by the American Osteopathic Association.

Board of Directors Transition

Thank you to Simon Fielding, Johannes Mayer and Tim Walker for their great service to the Alliance and to the osteopathic profession. As they depart the Board of Directors, we welcome Ana Paula Ferreira, Marina Urquhart-Pullen and Alain Wurtz to the Board!

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• Conference Book
• AGM Book Austin
• AGM Minutes

Presentations

All conference presentations are now available.

• • New Zealand Scope of Practice – Emma Fairs
  • Australia Scope of Practice – Antony Nicholas
  • German Scope of Practice – Marina Fuhrmann
  • US Regulation, Registration & Licensure – Don Polk
  • German Regulation, Registration & Licensure – Johannes Mayer
  • Italian Regulation, Registration & Licensure – Simon Duncan and Carmine Castagna
  • US Revalidation: MOL – Hank Chaudhry
  • UK Fitness to Practise – Tim Walker
  • CPD as Revalidation in Belgium – Eric Dobbelaere
  • US Revalidation: OCC – Stephen Scheinthal
  • Online Professionalism – Ron Burns
  • Advertising and Marketing – Robert Fendall
  • German Osteopathy and Referral Regulation – Mathias Hartlep
  • US Blue Ribbon Commission on Osteopathic Education – Boyd Buser
  • Clinical Based Research – John Licciardone
  • Practice Based Research – Dawn Carnes
  • Research Networking – John Licciardone
  • US Education Accreditation – Thomas Cavalieri
  • Australia and New Zealand Education Accreditation – Rachel Portelli
  • UK Membership and Leadership Development – Maurice Cheng
  • US Membership and Leadership Development – Adrienne White-Faines
  • Austin Annual General Meeting Presentation

September 22-23, 2012

The OIA Annual General Meeting and Educational and Regulators’ Forum was held 22-23 September in Paris, France. The OIA partnered with The Syndicat National de l’Enseignement Superieru en Osteopathie (SNESO), chaired by Roger Caporossi and The Syndicat Francais Des Osteopathes (SFDO), chaired by Philippe Sterlingot to present ?Osteopathic Teaching: Competencies, Education, Evaluation.” Registration for the conference totaled 111 attendees that included registrants, Board members, speakers, leadership and staff. The Board would like to thank all our members who attended for their support. Annual General Meeting At this meeting, the Full membership ratified five organizational members, re-elected one sitting Board member and elected two new members to the Board. All board seats are three-year terms. Board of Director Elections:

William Burke, DO (US), was nominated by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA-US), and was elected by acclamation to his first term on the Board. Dr Burke is a member of the AOA-US Board of Trustees.
Charles Hunt, DO (UK), was nominated by the British Osteopathic Association (BOA) and the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC), from the British School of Osteopathy (BSO), where he serves as Principal and Chief Executive. This is his first term.
Michael Mulholland-Licht, DO (AU) was re-elected to the Board. Mr Mulholland-Licht was nominated by the Australian Osteopathic Association (AOA-AU).
The new Board of Directors met and elected Mr. Mulholland-Licht as chair of the Board; Jane Carreiro, DO (US), as Vice-chair; and Peter Ajluni, DO (US), was re-elected secretary-treasurer. All officer terms are two years. Ratified Member Organisations

• Full Member:
  • Medecins Osteopathes De France ? Le Syndicat (ODFS) (December 2011)
• Associate Members:
  • Belgian Society of Osteopathy (SBO-BVO, UP) (December 2011)
  • Register for Osteopaths of Belgium (ROB) (December 2011)
  • Uniform National Register of Osteopaths (UNRO) (December 2011)
• Partner Member:
  • Alberta Association of Osteopathic Manual Therapists (AAOMT) (September 2012)

Proposed OIA Bylaws Changes Members voted to accept the changes to the OIA bylaws. The updated bylaws are available online. Committee Restructure The Board reviewed and revised committee structures and the terms of reference for each committee. The new committees can be found online. Related Links:

• • • 2012 Annual General Meeting Minutes
    • Conference Book
    • AGM Book