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I remember putting forward a talk for CPD/CEU points for chiropractors years ago. It was by a good friend of mine who is a sleep consultant. The points were however declined on the basis that “chiropractors don’t work with sleep issues, they are MSK specialists.”

On the face of it…yes…but also…what? Sleep is an issue that most parents we see in practice are dealing with alongside what we are managing. The more we know about sleep in infants, how it works, why it’s different to adults and what the next steps should be, the more empowered we are and the more the patient benefits.

Shutting this down is short-sighted and a good indication of why interdisciplinary work is so difficult to this day. If we are not exposed to each other’s craft, how are we supposed to know when to refer? But if we know our colleagues red flags and they know ours then it stands to reason that the referrals can happen timeously and the patient benefits.

This worry that being given information on something outside your scope of practice will make you think that you are now a sleep consultant, dentist or nutritionist is properly old school and separatist. The more facets you understand the problem from, the more holistically you understand the patient. Knowing about sleep doesn’t mean your scope of practice changes…I’m still a chiropractor…I’m just more knowledgeable about my patient’s situation.

Information is information, it doesn’t belong to anyone. If it’s correct then everyone should have access to it and should benefit from knowing it. Especially if it means you can steer the patient in the right direction.

I was livid with the decision, and it was one of the things that prompted me to setup the pediatric network, a learning platform where practitioners from all backgrounds came to share their expertise.

This week’s challenge is to speak to a colleague in a different field. Learn something about their practice that will give you an edge. See something from a different point of view, another vantage point.

And remember, you can always jump onto the Connected Paediatrics membership and see content from ENT’s, GP’s, researchers and more.

Chat soon

Mike

Here's a list dates for my upcoming trainings:

• 15 & 16 Mar 2025 - Common Infant Conditions Seminar, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• 26 & 27 April 2025 - Management of the Neonate, Chester, UK
• 24 & 25 May 2025 - Paeds in Motion Part 2 (The Older Child) Emmen, Netherlands
• 7 & 8 June 2025 - Common Infant Conditions, Chester, UK

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Connected Paediatrics – Dr Mike Marinus is a registered paediatric chiropractor treating babies and children and helping chiropractors learn effective paediatric techniques that they can use in their practice

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