The Ontario Chiropractic Association's Evidence-Based Framework Advisory Council: Enhancing patient care through the comprehensive integration of the pillars of evidence-based practice.

Supporting chiropractors to deliver Evidence Based Care (EBC) is an important role that professional organizations fulfill in the practice ecosystem. This is a journey that can be accelerated when there is a shared understanding of the elements of Evidence Based Practice (EBP) and the benefits that accrue when applied comprehensively to patient care. The Ontario Chiropractic Association (OCA) undertook a significant project to advance this understanding and enhance these benefits. This paper describes the principles, processes and outputs of our work, which is a series of papers examining the EBP framework in detail. It details why this work is necessary for the chiropractic profession, how it was accomplished, and introduces the themes of each of the six other papers in the series. We aim to support chiropractors in delivering comprehensive care through the application of the evidence-based framework enabling them to practice within the full chiropractic scope of practice in compliance with applicable regulations and legislations. Author’s Note: This paper is one of seven in a series exploring contemporary perspectives on the application of the evidence-based framework in chiropractic care. The Evidence Based Chiropractic Care (EBCC) initiative aims to support chiropractors in their delivery of optimal patient-centred care. We encourage readers to review all papers in the series.