About WFC
About WFC
About WFC
The World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC) is an international body consisting of about 90 national associations and has an official relationship with World Health Organization (WHO) as an NGO. WFC promotes high standards of chiropractic education, research and practice in the international community and provide advice on appropriate legislation for chiropractic in member countries. Japanese Association of Chiropractors (JAC) is a Japanese national member of the WFC since 1999. WFC is also an associate member of the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) that was established by WHO and UNESCO.
Affiliated organizations: WHO (World Health Organization), CIOMS (Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences), IBCE (International Board of Chiropractic Examiners), FICS (International Federation of Sports Chiropractic), ACC (Association of Chiropractic Colleges), FCLB (Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards), CCEI (Councils on Chiropractic Education International) and WCCS (World Congress of Chiropractic Students).
WFC Assemblies and Biennial Congresses
| WFC established | Sydney, Australia | May, 1988 |
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| 1st Assembly & Congress | Toronto, Canada | May, 1991 |
| 2nd Assemb & Congressly | London, United Kingdom | May, 1993 |
| 3rd Assembly & Congress | Washington DC, USA | Jul, 1995 |
| 4th Assembly & Congress | Tokyo, Japan | Jun, 1997 |
| 5th Assembly & Congress | Auckland, New Zealand | May, 1999 |
| 6th Assembly & Congress | Paris, France | May, 2001 |
| 7th Assembly & Congress | Orlando, USA | May, 2003 |
| 8th Assembly & Congress | Sydney, Australia | Jul, 2005 |
| 9th Assembly & Congress | Vilamoura, Portugal | May, 2007 |
| 10th Assembly & Congress | Montreal, Canada | May, 2009 |
| 11th Assembly & Congress | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Apr, 2011 |
| 12th Assembly & Congress | Durban, South Africa | Apr, 2013 |
| 13th Assembly & Congress | Athens, Greece | May, 2015 |
| 14th Assembly & Congress | Washington DC, USA | Mar, 2017 |
| 15th Assembly & Congress | Berlin, Germany | Mar, 2019 |
| 16th Assembly & Congress | Virtual | Sep, 2021 |
| 17th Assembly & Congress | Gold Coast, Australia | Oct, 2023 |
| 18th Assembly & Congress | Copenhagen, Denmark | May, 2025 |
WFC Board of Directors
| WFC Board of Directors 2022-2024 |
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| African Region | Kendrah da Silva DC Vice President | South Africa |
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| Asian Region | Kei Takeyachi DC | Japan |
| Eastern Mediterranean Region | Efstathios Papadopoulos DC | Cyprus |
| European Region | Jakob Lothe DC | Norway |
| European Region | Gian Joerger DC, MBA | Switzerland |
| Latin American Region | Carlos Ayers DC | Peru |
| North American Region | Dan Lawrence DC, MMed, MA | USA – ACA |
| North American Region | Holly Tucker DC, MPH | USA – ACA |
| North American Region | John Maltby DC President | USA – ICA |
| North American Region | Ryan Coster DC, MBA Secretary-Treasurer | Canada |
| North American Region | Glenn Guilderson DC | Canada |
| Pacific Region | Andrew Lawrence DC | Australia |
| Pacific Region | Corrian Poelsma DC | New Zealand |
| WFC Office | Richard Brown DC, LLM Secretary General 2 St. Clair Avenue West, 18th Floor Toronto, Ontario Canada M4V 1L5 Tel: 1 647 255 8030 Fax: 1 888 837 6748 E-mail: info@wfc.org URL: http://www.wfc.org/ |
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WFC Presidents
- Gary Auerbach USA (1989-1992)
- Christoph Diem Switzerland (1992-1995)
- John Sweaney Australia (1995-1998)
- Louis Sportelli USA (1998-2000)
- Bruce Vaughan Hong Kong (2000-2002)
- Paul Carry Canada (2002-2004)
- Anthony Metcalfe UK (2004-2006)
- Gerard Clum USA (2006-2008)
- Efstathios Papadopoulos Cyprus (2008-2010)
- J. Michael Flynn USA (2010-2012)
- Dennis Richards Australia (2012-2014)
- Greg Stewart Canada (2014-2016)
- Espen Johannessen Norway (2016-2018)
- Laurie Tassell Australia (2018-2019)
- Vivian Kil Netherlands (2019-2021)
- Carlos Ayres Peru (2021-2022)
- John Maltby USA (2022-)