The author of this petition does not provide any data to support any of his suppositions that this new requirement will benefit isolated practioners, the profession, or that even identifies isolated practicioners as more "at risk."  He even states that this is just his "belief."

In this ever increasingly automated world the training and continuing education content one has access to remotely is vast and of high quality.  Many of us practice very differently and so the many choices of courses online can help one to focus and continue to build on established skillsets or be exposed to other new keen interests.  

In-person continuing education is very limited.  There just aren't that many that come to the state of Virginia or even nearby states and the topics/content can be irrelevant to individual practices or the same old class coming round one more time.  This form of CE is incredibly expensive, both in time and money.  Time away from our families and our patients.  This is also wasteful from an ecological perspective.  Why involve planes, trains, and automobile travel, all of which aren't without personal risk and environmental emissions.  The presenter pays huge fees to the hotel to use the space for the class, the cost of which is passed onto the docs who are already paying $200 plus per night for a hotel room.  A doc from hours away often has to arrive early and cover an extra night's expense and then food expense as you are trapped for few days eating and paying for restaurant meals.

No disrespect to Dr. Joe, I am certain his sentiment is toward better connectedness of the chiropractic community, but this concept is fraught with inefficiencies and is taking a giant leap backwards as the world of tech keeps advancing our abilities to conquer the minutia of daily life remotely and with less expense.  With all of the ways to connect and form community online it has actually never been more difficult to be isolated.

Please vote no and keep us firmly rooted in the 21st Century.

Christopher Ubert, D.C.