1. European perspective and futurechallenges Øystein Ogre President European Chiropractors´ Union

2. European situation Some have everything The rest have little or nothing In most places in Europe and the world Marginal group One country cannotexperiencesuccess over years by itself. Dependantonothercountrieshavingsuccesstoo.

3. Number of members in ECU countries

4. Number of Students studying in ECU Countries

5. SWOTThreats: Competing professions Physiotherapists Osteopaths Manual therapists Naprapaths The gap between the academic institutions and the profession Parts of the profession are still in the alternative or CAM business Lack of unity Lack of organisation

6. Number of Osteopaths, Manual Therapists, Naprapaths compared to Chiropractors

7. Annual Membership Fees paid to National Associations €

8. Results of the EAC Survey 2010: Financial Support for Research concerning Chiropractic in Europe General Council meeting Zurich 1st of June 2011

9. Response rate All 19 ECU presidents completed the questionnaire in addition of Denmark and the EAC Research Fund (=100%)

10. With regards to RESEARCH, the European Chiropractors' Union (ECU) and members must enhance education (80% positive agreement) Increase research capacity (85% positive agreement) –member level support PhD's (79% positive agreement) Support the development of a research agenda (74% positive agreement)

11. Money for research 79% of countries is lacking money 80% of countries is interested in working together in a network

12. Do you have a national Fund 7 ECU nations have a research Fund It is only logical that the smaller countries have no research fund-other priorities Some of the larger countries appear not to have a Fund

14. How much money does your country invest in your national research Fund

15. Number of PhD students

16. Successful research pathways Invest in PhD Open doors towards universities Get a chair of chiropractic in the universities Get access to local state funding-EU funding

17. Progress EAC research fund from €55.000 in 2008, €97.000 in 2011 Research school in Norway 50.000€ from the ECU 50.000€ from the NCA France started a research fund in 2010 UK has plans for a pan association fund

18. Brave leadership & sustainability Academic development Establish more chiropractic programmes at universities More research More PhD´s More emphasis on interprofessional education Better organised Need to be united

19. If you gave a man a fish…….