Chiropractic practice in Australia continues to evolve with the ongoing need for advanced training and professional development. One of the most critical areas of expertise is the accurate and thorough documentation of patient cases.
ACA has organised a series of four training webinars led by Dr Brian Budgell, an esteemed chiropractor and educator with significant expertise in clinical documentation and patient case writing.
In this four-part webinar series, participants will write a case report suitable for publication. Each session will include a didactic component covering effective strategies for producing a publishable report. During the workshop portion, time will be set aside for writing and, for the brave, for learning how to critique one’s own work.
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Related Documents
- Syllabus
- CARE Guidelines for Case Reports
- CARE Checklist
- ORCID Register
ORCID is a free unique persistent digital identifier that distinguishes researchers and connects them to their research outputs. - Written Consent Template
Register for the Four-Part Series
Each of the four webinars will be approximately 90 minutes each. The sessions will include practical case writing exercises with Q&A segments to address specific challenges faced by practitioners.
We invite ACA members to participate in this valuable learning opportunity.
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Tuesday 23 September 2025 | 8:00pm to 9:30pm AEST
Part 1 Syllabus:
- Introduction to this webinar series
- Problem solving with the CARE checklist and ORCID
- Presenting our template for case reports
- Corpus linguistics in biomedical writing
- Your report title
- Your report background/introduction section
Tuesday 7 October 2025 | 8:00pm to 9:30pm AEDT
Part 2 Syllabus:
- Telling your patient’s story – active versus passive voice, conjuncts and other considerations
- Patient History
- Physical Examination
- Imaging
- Treatment (and response)
- Adding tables, graphs and photos
Tuesday 21 October 2025 | 8:00pm to 9:30pm AEDT
Part 3 Syllabus:
- What to discuss and how to discuss it – hyperbole versus hedging
- Limitations
- A Summary or Conclusion
- References
Tuesday 11 November 2025 | 8:00pm to 9:30pm AEDT
Part 4 Syllabus:
- Picking a journal
- Your cover letter to the editor
- Your response to the reviewers
Objectives of the Training Series
The primary objectives of the webinar series are:
- To enhance the skills of chiropractors in documenting patient cases accurately and comprehensively.
- To provide practical guidance on maintaining consistency and clarity in patient case reporting.
- To improve overall documentation quality, facilitating research and peer-reviewed publications.
- To use this project for investigating the organisation, cost and outcomes of a case writing series of workshops. Ethics approval will be required and Dr Budgell will seek such through the CMCC Research Ethics Board (or similar).
Presenter
Dr Brian Budgell (BSc(Hons), DC, MSc, PhD) Director, Life Sciences Laboratories.
Dr Budgell is a distinguished chiropractor and educator based in Canada with over 40 years of experience who is widely recognised for his contributions to chiropractic documentation and has presented globally on topics related to clinical practice and patient case writing.
