Total Credits: 16 including 16 Live Seminar
Friday, May 15:
7:00 – 8:00 AM: Early General Session
8:00 – 8:30 AM: Breakfast & Networking
8:30 – 10:30 AM: General Session
10:30 – 11:00 AM: Break & Networking
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Breakout Presentations
1:00 – 2:00 PM: Lunch & Networking
2:00 – 4:00 PM : General Session
4:00 – 4:30 PM: Break & Networking
4:30 – 6:30 PM: Breakout Presentations
Saturday, May 16
7:00 – 8:00 AM: Morning Session
8:00– 8:30 AM: Breakfast & Networking
8:30 – 10:30 AM: General Session
10:30 – 11:00 AM: Break & Networking
11: 00 AM – 1:00 PM: Breakout Presentations
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Lunch & Networking
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM: General Session
📍 Location
Harrah's Resort Atlantic City **The conference will be held upstairs this year. You will walk past where we were last year to the escalators and elevators and go to the 2nd floor.
🕒 Early Check-In
To avoid waiting Friday morning, you may check in the night before:
Thursday, May 14th
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (2nd floor conference center)
🍳 Meals Included
Breakfast and lunch will be provided on both Friday and Saturday.
🤝 Sponsors & Exhibitors
Please take time to visit our confirmed sponsors and exhibitors. They are valued partners who support our profession and this event.
View Our Current Sponsors and Exhibitors Here: Conference Exhibitors | Association of New Jersey Chiropractors
🎓 CE Credits
You may earn up to 16 CE credits over the course of the weekend.
We encourage you to review the agenda and speaker lineup in advance at: Agenda | Association of New Jersey Chiropractors
The course is approved in the following states: CO, CT, DE, DC, ID, IL, IN, IA, MA, MD, MS, MT, NE, NC, ND, NH, NJ (DC only), OH, OR, PA, NY, RI, SC, UT, VT, VA, WA, WY, Puerto Rico
Pending: FL
| Using Technology to Improve Patient Outcomes, Kristi Hudson (5.6 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Transforming Chiropractic Research, Practice, and Education with Artificial Intelligence, Dr. Coleman (120.2 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Supplements That Actually Help: A Chiropractor’s Guide to Research-Based Nutraceutical Support, Dr. Kristen Bentson (3.7 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Why Chiropractors Are Adopting BFR for Better Results & Retention, Dr. DeBord and Dr. Arbramson (350.6 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Coding & Documentation: The Future of AI, Dave Klein (1.3 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Practice Growth Mastery: A Marketing Workshop for Doctors, Saleem Musallam (32.2 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Practice Growth Mastery: A Marketing Workshop for Doctors - Part 2, Saleem Musallam (31.2 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Resolving Peripheral Nerve Entrapments – Upper Extremity, Dr. Steele (565.9 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Notes Keates (5 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| VAD Update, Dr. Mike Schneider (3.2 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| VAD Ref. Dr. Scnieder (25.8 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| VAD (1.1 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| VADD, r. Mike Schneider (1.1 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Document Plachinski King, Dr. Mike Schneider (362.4 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
Dr. Carl is a certified B3 BFR Coach and B3 U instructor with over 25 years of experience in chiropractic care and as a former collegiate athlete. He continues to compete and succeed in baseball against 30-year-old ex-professional players, all while being 51 years old. He credits BFR Bands with giving him the ability to maintain this high level of competition, utilizing a "cheat code" for the most efficient and safest workouts available. Dr. Carl is passionate about helping others perform at high levels, regardless of chronological age.
Dr. Carl focuses on rehab and prehab for all, with an emphasis on getting healthy, staying healthy, and gaining strength and speed throughout the season. His experience in both the competitive sports arena and his use of BFR will help viewers achieve better results and minimize setbacks from workout programs and external factors.
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Dr. Kristen Bentson is a practitioner, health writer, speaker, and mom of two. She’s the author of the Cool Girl’s Guide to the FODMAP Diet: Everything you need to get savvy about (and beat!) digestive issues — for life. Dr. Bentson is a Doctor of Chiropractic, private practice owner, and is on staff at Jefferson Health Network. She additionally holds a Master of Science degree in nutrition, is a Certified Nutrition Specialist, a licensed dietitian nutritionist, and is trained and certified in functional medicine through the Institute of Functional Medicine.
While jumping on a trampoline with his younger brother, Dr. Campbell felt a “crack” on the left side of his neck. Immediate, severe pain ensued, and his right ear was pinned against his right shoulder.
Fearing a serious neck injury, his parents brought him to South Amboy Hospital for X-rays. The medical doctor couldn’t find any problems, prescribed muscle relaxers and said that Dr. Campbell would be sore for a few weeks.
Since that injury, Dr. Campbell experienced frequent, repetitive illness such as bronchitis, hay fever and strep throat and was recommended to have his tonsils removed. “I was a skinny teenager who was facing a lifetime of chronic illness.” A friend introduced him to her chiropractor cousin who explained the principles of chiropractic.
After an examination, a misalignment in Dr. Campbell’s neck was identified. A single adjustment relieved his neck pain and drained his sinuses that had been clogged for years. “I remember having two nearly simultaneous thoughts: that chiropractic makes so much sense, and why didn’t I hear about it before?”
He quickly decided on his career path with a desire to share chiropractic care with as many people as he could so that they could lead healthier lives and avoid suffering as he had.
Brian C. Coleman, DC, MHS, is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Biomedical Informatics at the Yale School of Medicine and Assistant Professor of Biostatistics at the Yale School of Public Health. He is also a practicing chiropractor at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System. As a clinician-scientist, his health services research combines biomedical informatics and implementation science to study nonpharmacologic interventions for musculoskeletal pain. He is a K08 Clinical Scientist Career Development Award recipient from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NIH) and a member of the World Federation of Chiropractic's Research Committee and Global Patient Safety Initiative.
Dr. Mike DeBord, a former chiropractor who owned his own Chiropractic and Performance Center for 15 years, was introduced to BFR bands in 2014, experiencing a profound improvement in his health and fitness. Inspired by the transformative impact on himself and those around him, he recognized the need for better exercise solutions for everyone, leading him to establish B3 Sciences in 2019.
Dr. Mike is internationally recognized as a foremost expert in BFR, with unmatched experience spanning 9 years of practical use, research, and review of over 1000 papers, studies, and peer reviews. He possesses comprehensive knowledge of the entire BFR industry and has spent 6 years educating clinics, physical therapists, doctors, and athletic trainers on effective BFR implementation.
Additionally, Dr. Mike serves as a consultant to various sports teams at the high school, collegiate, Olympic, and professional levels. He conducts nationwide BFR Certification courses catering to health professionals, trainers, athletes, and individuals across all 50 states.
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Kristi Hudson is a certified professional compliance officer (CPCO) and VP of Business Relationships at ChiroHealthUSA, where she has helped educate DCs and CAs on establishing simple, compliant financial policies. She also serves as the Immediate Past Chair of the Chiropractic Future Strategic Plan. You can contact Kristi at Kristi@chirohealthusa.com or visit ChiroHealthUSA.
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Over twenty years' experience has garnered Dr. Brandie Keates acclaim as an industry visionary and vanguard in the world of pregnancy chiropractic care. She has made it her life’s mission to globally disrupt the prenatal care status quo by posing a simple thesis: if sports medicine acknowledges athletes' unique requirements for physical care to allow their best performance during the game, then pregnant women must be able to expect the same during their pregnancies.
She strives to champion her patients and women worldwide through their pregnancy journeys with fierce advocacy. She’s not only out to influence change; she exists to put an end to the notion that women are supposed to accept pain as the norm and simply keep on going.
Dr. Brandie's performance has resulted in awards such as the High Honor of Clinical Excellence Award from Cleveland University-Kansas City, 2020 President’s Award for Service Chair for The Pediatric Group, Publishers Award for MainLine Parent, PCA Presidents 2020 Service Award, MainLine Parent Love Award, and most recently, The U.S. SBA’s Eastern PA District Office 2023 Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year.
Dr. Brandie credits her two children as the catalysts for her meaningful career in pregnancy chiropractic care. After developing a medical condition from the physical demands of treating professional athletes, she transitioned to prenatal care during her own pregnancy — and never looked back. Discovering how powerfully evidence-based sports medicine principles could transform pregnancy care ignited a passion that has been her driving force ever since.
David Klein, CPC, CPMA, CHC, is the ANJC’s coding and compliance consultant. He is the co-founder of PayDC, a web-based Electronic Health Records Practice Management system that focuses on compliance and reimbursement. He is a certified professional coder through the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) and is certified in healthcare compliance through the Health Care Compliance Board (HCCB). He is also the Founder and President of DK Coding & Compliance, Inc. a health care consulting firm that focuses on audit defense, education, compliance and reimbursement issues.
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Dr. Michael Mestan, is a second-generation doctor of chiropractic and has a proud history of leadership in the profession. He has worked as a chiropractor, chief resident during his diagnostic imaging residency, professor of diagnostic imaging and owner of a private practice of radiology. In addition to publishing in peer-reviewed and indexed journals, serving on editorial boards for chiropractic-related journals and being part of accreditation site visit teams, Dr. Mestan has also served on the executive committee of the American Chiropractic College of Radiology and has held various faculty and administrative chiropractic college appointments.
Dr. Mestan has a B.S. in human biology and a doctor of chiropractic degree. As well, he studied higher education leadership at the University of Rochester, earning both master’s and doctorate degrees in educational administration, with a specialization in higher education. Dr. Mestan has been at Northeast College since 2002 and lives in Seneca Falls, N.Y. with his family and wife – who is also a proud second-generation chiropractor.
Throughout his expansive higher education career as president, chief academic officer and executive vice president at both chiropractic colleges and multi-campus university systems, Dr. Brian McAulay has brought not only extensive expertise to the institutions he serves but also an unwavering commitment to a collaborative approach that engages all stakeholders in meeting challenges and driving solutions.
As the only chiropractic leader who holds a Ph.D. in management, has been named a Fellow of the American Council on Education (ACE) and has chaired numerous regional accreditation site teams, Dr. McAulay has demonstrated a career-long passion for results-oriented leadership, strategic planning and academic innovation. Building enrollment and addressing both accreditation and financial challenges have often been top priorities in the institutions he has served.
Dr. McAulay melds a strong connection to the chiropractic profession with experience in launching and building enrollment in new health sciences programs at an array of higher education institutions. He owned a successful private chiropractic practice for 13 years and went on to serve as Interim President of Sherman College, President of Parker University, President of Argosy University in Dallas, Vice Chancellor of the multi-campus South University system, Vice President for Academic Affairs at the Palmer Colleges and Provost for Life University.
Dr. McAulay has served as President and Chair of the Association of Chiropractic Colleges (ACC); Chair
Mr. Saleem Musallam, a Johns Hopkins-educated Healthcare System Engineer, is the CEO of two FDA-registered medical device manufacturing companies: Excite Medical and US Orthotics. He serves on the University of South Florida’s Board of Medical Engineering and the Board of Directors for the Florida Medical Manufacturers Consortium, which represents over 900 FDA-registered medical device manufacturers. His flagship device, the DRX9000 Spinal Decompression Machine, is used in over 1,200 healthcare centers and five universities worldwide.
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Michael Schneider practiced as a Doctor of Chiropractic for over 25 years before becoming a fulltime academic researcher and professor at Pitt and now director of the Doctor of Chiropractic program. He received his PhD in Rehabilitation Science from the University of Pittsburgh in 2008 and a Certificate in Clinical Research from the Institute for Clinical Research Education in 2009. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications.
Schneider brings existing NIH funding to the Doctor of Chiropractic program to lead chiropractic research and oversee postdoctoral researchers. Schneider has a strong record of NIH funding from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) and the Patient Centered Outcomes and Research Institute (PCORI) as both principal investigator and co-investigator.
Schneider has taught post-graduate chiropractic continuing education courses for over 25 years. Over the past six years, he has co-led the Pitt Primary Spine Practitioner certificate program that brings together physical therapists and chiropractors from around the country, Europe and the Middle East to train as first-contact providers for patients with spinal problems.
Schneider has received both the Presidential Award and Researcher of the Year Award from the American Chiropractic Association. He also received the Distinguished Service Award from American Public Health Association, Chiropractic Health Care Section.
Dr. Steele began his career at The Central Institute for Human Performance. Dr. Steele has trained with experts including Pavel Kolar, Stuart McGill, Brett Winchester, and Clayton Skaggs. He has been certified in Motion Palpation, DNS, ART, and McKenzie Therapy. Dr. Steele lectures extensively on clinical excellence and evidence-based musculoskeletal management. He currently practices in Swansea, IL and serves on the executive board of the ICS.
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Dr. Sherrier is known as one of the “pioneer faculty” members of Palmer Florida, having been on staff since 2003. During his tenure at Palmer Florida, he held roles in the Palmer Chiropractic Clinics, taught clinical sciences for 10 years, served as the Director of Practice Foundations and then Associate Dean of Clinical Sciences.
After five years of serving in the associate dean role, Dr. Sherrier is excited to be able to work in a larger capacity. “I’m a chiropractor, but I’m most passionate about chiropractic education. This position is exciting because it allows me to fully utilize my academic and clinical experience in helping create a strong chiropractic program.”
