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Chiropractic Osteopathy BioMed Central Research Open Access The establishment of the Chiropractic Osteopathic College of Australasia in Queensland (1996–2002) Bruce F Walker* Address: School of Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia Email: Bruce F Walker* - bruce.walker@.au * Corresponding author Published: 11 April 2005 Received: 06 April 2005 Accepted: 11 April 2005 Chiropractic Osteopathy 2005, 13:3 doi:10.1186/1746-1340-13-3 This article is available from: /content/13/1/3 © 2005 Walker; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Chiropracticosteopathycontinuing educationvocational educationevidence-based practiceQueensland Abstract Introduction: For chiropractors and osteopaths after graduation, the learning process continues by way of experience and continuing education (CE). The provision of CE and other vocational services in Queensland between 1996 and 2002 is the subject of this paper. Methods: The Chiropractic Osteopathic College of Australasia (COCA) implemented a plan, which involved continuing education, with speakers from a broad variety of health provider areas; and the introduction of the concepts of evidence-based practice. The plan also involved building membership. Results: Member