AANS Position Statements

March 2022	American Association of Neurological Surgeons on the Invasion of Ukraine
June 2020	AANS and CNS Communication Regarding Current Crisis
June 2020	Statement by Black Neurosurgeons
July 2016	Intraoperative Responsibility of the Primary Neurosurgeon
March 2014	AANS/CNS Position Statement on Team-Based Care in Neurosurgery
March 2014	AANS/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	AANS 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 AANS Board of Directors
June 2006	AANS/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 -AANS Health Care Coverage Position Statement
Nov. 2003	AANS 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	AANS Adopts the American Medical Association -AMA Position Statement on Contingent Physician Fees
April 2001	Improving Access to Emergency Neurosurgical Services
March 2000	AANS Position Statement on the Use of Cervical Decompression for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Jan. 2000	AANS/CNS Position Statement Placebo Surgery
Dec. 1999	Position Paper on Bone Dowels from Human
Nov. 1998	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
Nov. 1997	Definition of Neurological Surgery
Nov. 1994	Statement of the AANS and CNS to the Physician Payment Review Commission
Nov. 1990	Blood Alcohol Concentration and Driving
April 1990	Position of the AANS 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

AANS Position Statements

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