Position Statements

2012 May   American Association of Neurological Surgeons Policy Statement on Concussion.   

2011 April   Position Statement on Traumatic Brain Injury in Sports.   

2009 March   American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons Position Statement on Neurosurgeons and Neurocritical Care.   van Die

2009 March   American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons Position Statement on Optimizing Neurosurgical Emergency Care for the Pediatric Patient.   Betsy van Die

2008 December   AANS Policy Statement on Video-Assisted Thoracic Spinal Surgery -VATS.   Betsy van Die

2008 May   Joint Statement on the Guidelines on Neurosurgeon-Industry Conflict of Interest.   Betsy van Die

2008 May   Guidelines on Neurosurgeon-Industry Conflicts of Interest.   Betsy van Die

2007 August   American Association of Neurological Surgeons Neurosurgeons and Industry Policy Statement.   Betsy van Die

2007 March   Sympathectomy for Hyperhidrosis Position Statement by Curtis Dickman MD.   Betsy van Die

2007 January   One Suggested Evaluation Process for Neurosurgeons Return to Work after Neurological Injury.   Betsy van Die

2006 November   American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons Position Statement on Emergency Services and the Acute Care Surgeon - Ensuring Patient Safety.   Betsy van Die

2006 June   AANSCNSASTRO Definition of Stereotactic Radiosurgery.   Betsy van Die

2006 May   Policy Statement on Patient Safety -Statement Approved by the AANS Board of Directors on 042206.   Betsy van Die

2005 August   The American Association of Neurological Surgeons Endorses JCAHOs Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site Wrong Procedure Wrong Person Surgery.   Betsy van Die

2005 April   The American Association of Neurological Surgeons -AANS Health Care Coverage Position Statement.   Betsy van Die

2003 December   Joint Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care Position Statement on Neurological Emergency Trauma First Responders at Hospitals with Neurosurgery Residency Training Programs.   Heather L Monroe

2003 November   AANS Position Statement On Recent Literature Correlating Volume to Outcome.   Heather L Monroe

2003 January   Fixed Site Theme Park Rides and Neurological Injuries.   Heather L Monroe

2002 November   Joint Section of NeurotraumaCritical Care Position Statement on Reconciling On-Call Responsibilities with EMTALA Requirements.   None

2002 November   Position Statement on the International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial -ISAT.   Heather L Monroe

2001 July   AANS Adopts the American Medical Association -AMA Position Statement on Contingent Physician Fees.   Heather L Monroe

2001 April   Improving Access to Emergency Neurosurgical Services.   Heather L Monroe

2000 March   AANS Position Statement on the Use of Cervical Decompression for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.   Heather L Monroe

2000 January   AANSCNS Position Statement Placebo Surgery.   Heather L Monroe

1999 December   Position Paper on Bone Dowels from Human.   Heather L Monroe

1998 November   The American Association of Neurological Surgeons -AANS and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons -CNS are extremely concerned about the development of new documentation guidelines for evaluation and management services.   Katie Orrico JD

1997 November   Definition of Neurological Surgery.   Heather L Monroe

1994 November   Statement of the AANS and CNS to the Physician Payment Review Commission.   Heather L Monroe

1990 November   Blood Alcohol Concentration and Driving.   Heather L Monroe

1990 April   Position of the AANS on Animal Research.   Heather L Monroe

1989 April   Conduct of Candidates in Elections.   Heather L Monroe

1989 April   Conflict of Interest.   Heather L Monroe

1989 April   Limiting Medical Care.   Heather L Monroe

1989 April   Neurosurgical Advertising.   Heather L Monroe

1989 April   Transfer of Surgical Responsibility to Neurosurgical Residents.   Heather L Monroe

1988 November   Use of Fetal Tissue for Human Transplantation.   Heather L Monroe

1987 May   Responsibility of Neurosurgeons for the Management of Trauma to the Nervous System.   Heather L Monroe

1987 May   The Patenting of Surgical Procedures.   Heather L Monroe

1987 May   The Withdrawal of Medical Treatment.   Heather L Monroe

1987 May   Treatment of Children With Severe Congenital Malformations.   Heather L Monroe

1986 November   Clinical Evaluations.   Heather L Monroe