fall convention in-person
October 2 & October 3 | Raleigh-Durham, NC
Virtual Live Online: October 9-10 | On-Demand: September 25-October 12
Education Information:
Note: The information on this page is for the in-person event only.
For details on the Virtual event, click here.
DC Information:
- DCs can earn up to 12 hours of live, in-person time and up to 8 hours of on-demand time. There are two educational tracks to choose from.
- On-demand education is available in the “2026 Fall Hybrid Convention” event in your NCCA profile. It will be accessible via your NCCA profile from September 25th to October 12th.
- DCs can also get up to 2 self-reported CEU hours for visiting with exhibitors.
- View Exhibitors at the Event!
CA Information:
- A total of 10 hours of renewal education is available (4 hours on Friday and 6 hours on Saturday). To have any hours reported, you must attend at least 6 hours total, which requires attendance on Saturday. You are welcome to attend all sessions, but please note that reporting is capped at a maximum of 6 hours.
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Early Registration Rates
- NCCA DC Member: $325
- DC Non-Member: $395
- CA (Friday only): $155
- CA (Saturday only): $180
- CA Both Days: $280
Event Location & Lodging:
Sheraton Imperial Hotel Raleigh-Durham Airport at Research Triangle Park
- NCCA Room Block ends September 8, 2026, or once filled.
- Standard room rate is $139.00 / Night
- Parking info: $10 per day. Use QR code signs at the parking lot or at the hotel front desk to scan and sign up.
The NCCA and its events adhere to policies and protocols applicable to the venue location.
On-Demand Education: Available Friday, September 25th - Monday, October 12th
Eight Hours of On-Demand Education are presented by the speaker, Dr. Dan Davidson. The speaker is sponsored by Foot Levelers.
Lost Vagus Nerve Function – 5 CEU
Picture your most stressed, medicated, and burned-out patients. Chances are their vagus nerve has gone quiet, and with it, their body’s ability to heal, regulate, and recover. The result is chronic inflammation, gut dysfunction, anxiety, disrupted sleep, and a nervous system stuck on permanent high alert.
Chiropractors are uniquely positioned to reverse this cascade. In this power-packed 5-hour workshop, Dr. Dan Davidson gives you everything you need to understand how to restore vagal nerve tone, boost neurological resilience. and how to communicate it.
Drawing on decades of clinical experience and the latest peer-reviewed neuroscience, Dr. Davidson walks you through the vagus nerve as the body’s master conductor, overseeing mood, immunity, digestion, heart rate, and the brain-gut connection simultaneously. You’ll explore how this vital nerve coordinates three of the body’s most powerful endogenous pharmaceutical systems, producing more healing compounds than all drug companies combined.
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The CHAMPS Framework – six measurable neuroplastic pathways activated by chiropractic adjustments, including cortical changes, HRV improvement, autonomic influence, motor neuron efficiency, proprioception, and sensory-motor integration.
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How the vagus nerve regulates the HPA axis and why chronic stress literally breaks down vagal function over time.
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The cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway, and how spinal adjustments stimulate acetylcholine release to reduce systemic TNF and chronic inflammation.
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The brain-gut connection: how 10,000+ gut metabolites and 100 trillion synaptic connections are coordinated through vagal signaling
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HRV as a clinical longevity biomarker, and how to use it in practice to demonstrate chiropractic’s measurable impact.
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Neuroplastic chiropractic research from fMRI and neuroimaging studies that prove adjustments rewire the brain.
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Practical patient messaging, metaphors, and rapport tools you can use starting Monday morning.
Motion is Healing – 3 CEU
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How physical inactivity is now classified as a disease, with mortality rates exceeding smoking
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The Three Incredible Systems – Muscle, Gut, and Nerve – and how they form your body’s endogenous pharmaceutical factory.
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Mechanotransduction biology and why gravity correction must come before strengthening
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How contracting muscle produces 300+ myokines, including anti-inflammatory signals, metabolic regulators, and brain-protective compounds.
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How BDNF directs and connects with neuroplasticity
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The Combat Body Fat protocol – a research-backed, drug-free alternative to GLP-1 medications, focused on muscle building over just weight loss.
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The Strongevity Plan combining muscle mass and VO2 max as the ultimate longevity equation.
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The Flow Motion Effect and how a proper structural foundation changes everything.
Friday, October 2nd
*Registration desk is open 9 am until 5 pm*
Friday Morning Opening Session for DCs
“Radiculopathy, Discopathy, Stenosis, and Myelopathy in Chiropractic Care” with Dr. Bill Moreau
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | 2 CEU
This focused two-hour course helps chiropractors unravel the clinical complexity of spinal radiculopathy, discopathy, stenosis, and myelopathy. Participants will enhance their ability to confidently differentiate these conditions, identify red flags, and apply evidence-based care pathways—while learning when to manage conservatively and when to refer. With practical tools and case-driven instruction, this course is essential for providers who regularly evaluate patients with spine and nerve-related complaints.
Class Break & Light Lunch
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Join us for a lunch break between the sessions. Visit with vendors and chat with fellow DCs.
Friday Afternoon Seminars for DCs & CAs
“Tech Meets Tradition: Revolutionizing Chiropractic Practice with Modern Tools ” with Dr. Bill Moreau
1:00 AM – 5:00 PM | 4 CEU
Emerging technologies are rapidly reshaping healthcare practice. Doctors of Chiropractic are increasingly encountering tools that can enhance clinical efficiency, improve patient education, and expand diagnostic insight. At the same time, chiropractic practice remains grounded in hands-on clinical reasoning and patient-centered care.
This course examines how modern technologies can be responsibly integrated into chiropractic practice. The program focuses primarily on artificial intelligence applications for documentation, research support, clinical workflow, and patient communication, while also introducing additional technologies, including heart rate variability monitoring, portable cardiac screening tools such as Kardia, and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS).
Participants will learn practical strategies for incorporating these tools into clinical practice while maintaining appropriate professional oversight, ethical standards, and scope-of-practice considerations.
“TBA” (sponsored by HNS)
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | 4 CEU
CA Education Track
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | 4 CEU for Level I CCA Renewal
TBA
NCCA Welcome Reception
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Join us for the Welcome Reception. Light bites and refreshments are available.
Saturday, October 3rd
*Registration desk is open 8:00 am until 5:00 pm
Attendee Breakfast
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Join us for a breakfast buffet. Grab a hot beverage and chat with your fellow attendees.
Saturday Seminars: Morning Schedule for DCs & CAs
“The Mechanics of Injury: Why Athletes Fail and How to Fix It ” with Dr. Christine Foss
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | 3 CEU
Every sports injury has a mechanical story. Ankle sprains, ACL tears, hamstring strains, and rotator cuff injuries are not random events — they are the predictable end point of biomechanical failure patterns that were present long before the tissue gave way.
This three-hour continuing education course gives a rigorous, evidence-based framework for understanding why athletes get injured and a systematic clinical approach to fixing the underlying mechanics — not just the painful tissue. Drawing on current research in injury biomechanics, neuromuscular risk screening, kinetic chain assessment, and load management, this course builds the clinical tools to identify injury-prone movement patterns, quantify mechanical risk, and design corrective interventions that produce durable outcomes.
Three focused modules cover the science of mechanical injury failure, a structured biomechanical risk screening protocol, and the principles of mechanically-grounded return-to-sport programming — equipping clinicians to stop re-treating the same injury and start resolving its cause
“Clinical Quality and Documentation Standards ” with Dr. Kevin Sharp
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | 3 CEU
Enhance clinical quality and patient outcomes through the application of HNS best practices and comprehensive documentation standards. This session will focus on demonstrating medical necessity, strengthening clinical decision-making, and producing clear, defensible healthcare records. Attendees will learn to improve care delivery while reducing compliance exposure and malpractice risk.
CA Education Track
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | 3 CEU
TBA
Lunch
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Please join us for lunch
Saturday Seminars: Afternoon Schedule for DCs
“From Pain to Performance: A Systems-Based Approach to Sports Injuries ” with Dr. Christine Foss
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM | 3 CEU
This course reframes sports injury management through a systems lens — equipping Doctor of Chiropractic with evidence-based tools to identify kinetic chain faults, interpret movement and gait observations, and build progressive return-to-performance plans for their athletic patients.
Three integrated modules move from conceptual foundation to clinical assessment to load-progressive rehabilitation — bridging the gap between pain relief and genuine performance restoration.
“Clinical Quality and Documentation Standards ” with Dr. Kevin Sharp
Enhance clinical quality and patient outcomes through the application of HNS best practices and comprehensive documentation standards. This session will focus on demonstrating medical necessity, strengthening clinical decision-making, and producing clear, defensible healthcare records. Attendees will learn to improve care delivery while reducing compliance exposure and malpractice risk.
CA Education Track
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM | 3 CEU for Level I CCA Renewal
TBA
Speakers:

William J. MOREAU, DC, DACBSP, FACSM
"Radiculopathy, Discopathy, Stenosis, and Myelopathy in Chiropractic Care" & "Revolutionizing Chiropractic Practice with Modern Tools"
Dr. William Moreau is a board-certified chiropractic sports medicine specialist with more than four decades of clinical mastery in evidence-guided patient care. He is internationally recognized for advancing the integration of chiropractic physicians into high-performance sports medicine systems and for elevating standards in multidisciplinary athlete healthcare.
In 2009, Dr. Moreau transitioned from a long-standing private practice to become the Director of Clinics for the United States Olympic Committee. Over the next decade he led major initiatives that transformed how medical services were delivered to America’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes. In 2017 he was appointed Vice President of Sports Medicine for the USOC, overseeing national and international care delivery, medical operations for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and the management of all USOC sports medicine clinics.
Dr. Moreau is the first and only Doctor of Chiropractic to serve as Chief Medical Officer for Team USA at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. He directed integrated medical teams at the London 2012, Sochi 2014, Rio 2016, and PyeongChang 2018 Games. His leadership helped establish some of the most advanced athlete-centered medical systems in Olympic history.
He was a founding member of the US Coalition for the Prevention of Illness and Injury in Sport, recognized by the International Olympic Committee as one of only eleven IOC Research Centers for Injury Prevention worldwide. Dr. Moreau also served on the international Pan American Sports Organization Medical Commission, contributing to health policy for athletes throughout North and South America.
Today, he leads NeuroSport Spine and Concussion Center in Vancouver, Washington, where he serves as founder and CEO. His clinic provides advanced multidisciplinary care for patients with complex neurologic, autonomic, and musculoskeletal conditions, including concussion, post-concussion syndrome, dysautonomia, and POTS.

Kevin Sharp, DC
“Clinical Quality and Documentation Standards"
Dr. Kevin Sharp, founder of Sharp Chiropractic in Winston Salem, NC is one of the country’s foremost experts in the areas of compliant clinical documentation and insurance industry standards. His expertise includes a combination of active chiropractic practice, continuing education, teaching, consulting and advisory work.

Christine Foss, DC, MS.ED. ATC, DACBSP, DACRB, ICSC
“The Mechanics of Injury: Why Athletes Fail and How to Fix It ” & "A Systems-Based Approach to Sports Injuries"
Dr. Christine Foss has a Master’s degree in Sports Medicine from Old Dominion University, a Doctorate in Chiropractic from New York Chiropractic College, and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Health Sciences. She is a Certified Athletic Trainer, a Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians, a Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Rehabilitation Board, and an Internationally Certified Sports Chiropractor. She was named the 2020 American Chiropractic Association Sports Council Chiropractor of the Year and the 2023 Federation of International Sports Chiropractic Educator of the Year.
Author of the book “Dissecting Sports Injuries of the Hip”, which has recently been released by Springer Publishing.
Dr. Foss has had many experiences treating and rehabilitating athletes and non-athletes. She is the owner of Elite Sports Recovery Center in Bradenton, Florida. She worked in the Sports Medicine Department at the University of Notre Dame and volunteered at the Olympic Training Camps multiple times at different locations. She has worked at the World Games in Poland and Birmingham and the Bobsleigh World Championships. She additionally traveled with TEAMUSATF as medical staff and has worked extensively with men’s and women’s gymnastics. She has additionally worked alongside prominent surgeons in caring for and rehabilitating athletic injuries.
Dr. Foss is an international lecturer on the topics of sports injury, assessment, treatment, and kinetic chain unwinding. Dr. Foss finds particular interest in difficult cases and patients who have had little success with conventional care. She is currently the director and lead instructor of the Northeast Chiropractic College “Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician” program, and a Master Instructor for the Federation Internationale de Chiropractique du Sport and faculty at the Camera Institute of Chiropractic Science.

Elizabeth Nieland
TBA
Elizabeth Nieland has been a Chiropractic Assistant since 2004, with experience across every operational role in a high-volume chiropractic practice in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Working alongside her husband, Dr. James Nieland, she developed practical expertise in building, scaling, and sustaining efficient chiropractic offices.
Her background includes collaboration with organizations such as Novant Health, expanding her understanding of medical and hospital practice management. Elizabeth has spent her career helping practices build strong billing departments, streamline operations, and develop effective HR, team, and front-office systems.
She works with new doctors to establish or integrate into successful chiropractic practices and partners with seasoned doctors to brand and structure clinics for growth, long-term stability, and eventual transition or sale. Her work also includes marketing support and social media execution aligned with internal workflows and patient communication.
Elizabeth is the CFO of GMINI Investments, Inc., a small-business consulting and investment firm, and an active participant with the North Carolina Chiropractic Assistants Association. She is committed to practical, skill-based education that strengthens chiropractic teams and builds practices designed to last.

Dan Davidson, DC
On-Demand: "Lost Vagus Nerve Function" & "Motion is Healing"
Dan Davidson graduated magna cum laude from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1984. He founded the Back Resort And Functional Health Therapy clinic in Salem Virginia (1985) which integrates rehab posture, motion orthotic therapy, stress balancing, massage therapy and nutrition counseling.
Dr. Davidson has developed a workshop, “Lost Vagus Nerve” Function – Stress Balancing And Brain Gut Wellness, with a podcast launch in the fall of 2022. He has been voted by other health professionals as Top Doc Chiropractor numerous times in his region.. As a second-generation chiropractor, he shares the chiropractic health message as an author, podcaster, musician, and speaker.







