Funding research is a high priority for the ACA in support of its core vision to ensure the profession reaches its highest potential. The ACA is committed to evolving evidence-based practice, including the integration of the best available research with clinical expertise and patient values.

In the last decade, research funding provided by the ACA has totalled over $2 million. This has included parity funding to universities, various initiatives, and scholarships. We encourage the whole profession to take a fresh look at our initiatives in this area.

The ACA established the Australian Chiropractors Education and Research Foundation (ACERF), as a registered charity and public ancillary fund (regulated by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission).  ACERF is the vehicle through which potential research projects are assessed for their value to the profession, and via a competitive process, funded if successful.

Research is one of the love-languages of regulators and governments, adding further to the imperative for the ACA to drive it, supporting the growing chiropractic research community, encouraging collaboration across chiropractic disciplines and sectors, and fostering strong partnerships between researchers, clinicians, governments and the community.