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Anti-vaccine chiropractors 62 – dedicated to #CAAgotyourback and #chiropractic

[Originally published as Anti-vaccine chiropractors redux 12 – dedicated to #CAAgotyourback and #chiropractic] I really am dedicating today’s post to the Chiropractors’ Association of Australia (CAA). Without them I would never have been reminded to have a proper look at the … Continue reading

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CAA president-elect Helen Alevaki sanctioned by Chiropractic Board of Australia

In September 2013 – yes, almost two years ago – I posted about Australian chiropractors who were boasting of sneaking into hospitals to perform…erm…well…to perform. They did not have permission to be doing whatever it was they thought they were … Continue reading

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Chiropractor Simon Floreani issued an official wrist-slap for anti-vaccinationism

Eighteen months ago the Chiropractic Board of Australia, reacting to a string of examples of chronic anti-vaccinationism from its members, issued a press release stating that it was finally taking a stand. On August 8 2013 the CBA stated this: The … Continue reading

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Letting the anti-vaccine freak flag fly – Ohm fires off a last one before teaching CAA members

Tomorrow US-based, anti-vaccine, subluxationist chiropractor Jeanne Ohm will be teaching Australian chiropractors at the CAA NSW AGM seminar sessions. Ohm will be teaching Australian chiropractors the speculative (at best) Webster technique, and CPD points will be granted. Chiropractors’ Association of … Continue reading

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Andi Lew. Just a mum? On the media interviewing anti-vaccinationists.

The last few days have been a flurry of media stories regarding the release of new immunisation uptake rates in Australia. Rosalie Hilleman has a collection here. False balance on health stories has long been a problem in media all … Continue reading

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CAA's Jennifer Barham-Floreani talking at anti-vaccine chiropractic conference

Three months ago I wrote that Jennifer Barham-Floreani – one half of the Australian chiropractic glamour couple, with her husband Simon; members of the anti-vaccine pressure group the Australian Vaccination Network – is to present a talk at the CalJam … Continue reading

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The Australian Spinal Research Foundation – the infection of anti-vaccinationism

The Australian Spinal Research Foundation is an associated organisation of the Chiropractors’ Association of Australia. The ASRF’s raison d’être is research. The main area of research would seem to be to prove that the chiropractic subluxation is a thing, which is … Continue reading

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Anti-vaccine chiropractors 50 – the CAA Boards Extravaganza

This is the final post in this series. It has to end somewhere, and OCD dictates that it ends on a nice even number. There is enough material in here for maybe six more posts, but, again, OCD dictates that … Continue reading

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The Chiropractors’ Association of Australia: the compulsion of anti-vaccinationism

Over the last couple of months attention has been brought upon chiropractors and their tendency towards anti-vaccination misinformation. In March, Amy Corderoy wrote this piece in the Sydney Morning Herald, showing that chiropractors were receiving this (on CAA letterhead) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) training from … Continue reading

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Antivax chiropractor Simon Floreani rewarded with light conditions on his registration

Renowned and unapologetic anti-vaccination chiropractor Simon Floreani – once the president of the Chiropractors’ Association of Australia – has been let off, once again. Floreani – who has regularly thumbed his nose at regulators with his anti-vaccination activities, for which … Continue reading

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