quickly become a community leader with a strong interprofessional network and a keen patient following . His experience with chiropractic started as a young athlete when he found that chiropractic care helped with injury treatment , prevention and overall maintenance . He is now the team chiropractor and trainer for his local baseball and Junior B hockey teams . His volunteer work has already shown incredible benefits with some players and other community members becoming regular patients . A local MD is the parent of one of the players , and now primarily refers his pain patients to the chiropractic clinic . relationship between chiropractors and their patients , she ventured on to new opportunities and took on the challenge of managing a private clinic . She believes that communication is central to creating chiropractic advocates in patients . Carla Diogo is a testament to the CHA role and her work is deeply appreciated by Dr . Jasmin Manga and the other members of her team .
PATIENT CARE AWARD
Dr . Frank Little ( CMCC , 1997 ) is more than a medical expert to his patients . He ’ s a trusted ally who has
Dr . Brent Milljour , Recent Graduate of the Year
competitions at his own expense . His drive to continue volunteering in sports medicine is based on his desire to set an example of how chiropractic can be integrated into every sport .
He has been the Medical Chairperson for the Ontario Taekwondo Association since 2003 , High Performance IST Coordinator for Taekwondo Canada since 2015 and is an Associate Professor and Sports Sciences Residency Program Coordinator at CMCC .
RECENT GRADUATE OF THE YEAR
Dr . Brent Milljour ( CMCC , 2015 ) has
Along with sports volunteering , Dr . Milljour volunteers on the local Agricultural Society Board of Directors and offers community talks on chiropractic for the elderly which are now requested by the Victorian Order of Nurses , Canada ' s largest charitable home and community care organization .
Dr . Milljour demonstrates how community involvement can contribute to the establishment of your practice and build confidence in the profession .
CHA OF THE YEAR
Carla Diogo has been a CHA for over 20 years . She manages a busy rehab clinic in downtown Toronto , and is constantly developing patient-centred processes and mentoring her staff . Fluent in three languages , she is an enthusiastic patient educator and translator , and always works to set patients at ease . She is an enthusiastic promoter of chiropractic , in the clinic and in the community .
Ms . Diogo started her career in family medicine where she discovered her passion for patient care . After being exposed to chiropractic and the
Ms . Carla Diogo , CHA of the Year
12 SPRING 2017