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Â鶹ÊÓƵ Position Statements

Oct. 2023

Organized Neurosurgery Statement on Events in the Middle East 

March 2022

American Association of Neurological Surgeons on the Invasion of Ukraine 

June 2020

Â鶹ÊÓƵ and CNS Communication Regarding Current Crisis

June 2020

Statement by Black Neurosurgeons

July 2016

Intraoperative Responsibility of the Primary Neurosurgeon

March 2014

Â鶹ÊÓƵ/CNS Position Statement on Team-Based Care in Neurosurgery

March 2014

Â鶹ÊÓƵ/CNS Position Statement on Hydrocodone

May 2012

American Association of Neurological Surgeons Policy Statement on Concussion

April 2011

Position Statement on Traumatic Brain Injury in Sports

March 2009

American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons Position Statement on Optimizing Neurosurgical Emergency Care for the Pediatric Patient

March 2009

American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons Position Statement on Neurosurgeons and Neurocritical Care

May 2008

Joint Statement on the Guidelines on Neurosurgeon-Industry Conflict of Interest

May 2008

Guidelines on Neurosurgeon-Industry Conflicts of Interest

Dec. 2008

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Policy Statement on Video-Assisted Thoracic Spinal Surgery - VATS

March 2007

Sympathectomy for Hyperhidrosis Position Statement by Curtis Dickman MD

Jan. 2007

One Suggested Evaluation Process for Neurosurgeons Return to Work after Neurological Injury

Aug. 2007

American Association of Neurological Surgeons Neurosurgeons and Industry Policy Statement

Nov. 2006

American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons Position Statement on Emergency Services and the Acute Care Surgeon - Ensuring Patient Safety

May 2006

Policy Statement on Patient Safety -Statement Approved by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Board of Directors

June 2006

Â鶹ÊÓƵ/CNS/ASTRO Definition of Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Aug. 2005

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons Endorses JCAHOs Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site Wrong Procedure Wrong Person Surgery

April 2005

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons -Â鶹ÊÓƵ Health Care Coverage Position Statement

Nov. 2003

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Position Statement On Recent Literature Correlating Volume to Outcome

Jan. 2003

Fixed Site Theme Park Rides and Neurological Injuries

Dec. 2003

Joint Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care Position Statement on Neurological Emergency Trauma First Responders at Hospitals with Neurosurgery Residency Training Programs

Nov. 2002

Position Statement on the International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial -ISAT

Nov. 2002

Joint Section of NeurotraumaCritical Care Position Statement on Reconciling On-Call Responsibilities with EMTALA Requirements

July 2001

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Adopts the American Medical Association -AMA Position Statement on Contingent Physician Fees

April 2001

Improving Access to Emergency Neurosurgical Services

March 2000

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Position Statement on the Use of Cervical Decompression for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Jan. 2000

Â鶹ÊÓƵ/CNS Position Statement Placebo Surgery

Dec. 1999

Position Paper on Bone Dowels from Human

Nov. 1998

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons -Â鶹ÊÓƵ and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons -CNS are extremely concerned about the development of new documentation guidelines for evaluation and management services

Nov. 1997

Definition of Neurological Surgery

Nov. 1994

Statement of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ and CNS to the Physician Payment Review Commission

Nov. 1990

Blood Alcohol Concentration and Driving

April 1990

Position of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ on Animal Research

April 1989

Transfer of Surgical Responsibility to Neurosurgical Residents

April 1989

Neurosurgical Advertising

April 1989

Limiting Medical Care

April 1989

Conflict of Interest

April 1989

Conduct of Candidates in Elections

Nov. 1988

Use of Fetal Tissue for Human Transplantation

May 1987

Treatment of Children With Severe Congenital Malformations

May 1987

The Withdrawal of Medical Treatment

May 1987

The Patenting of Surgical Procedures

May 1987

Responsibility of Neurosurgeons for the Management of Trauma to the Nervous System

Nov. 1986

Clinical Evaluations