December 26, 2018, San Diego, CA: Global Spine Care Initiative publishes special issue in the European Spine Journal

December 26, 2018, San Diego, CA: Global Spine Care Initiative publishes special issue in the European Spine Journal

The Global Spine Care Initiative recently published its initial findings in a special issue of the European Spine Journal. The Global Spine Care Initiative was created by World Spine Care “to reduce the global burden of disease and disability by bringing together leading healthcare providers, scientists, specialists, government agencies, and other stakeholders to transform the delivery of spine care. The goal is to determine what approaches are most likely to help people who have spinal disorders and to develop a model for prevention and care that could be reasonably be instituted in communities with different levels of resources.” For more information, see www.globalspinecareinitiative.org

John M. Mayer, DC, PhD, FACSM – who serves on the Scientific Secretariat for the Global Spine Care Initiative and Clinical and Scientific Advisory Board for World Spine Care – is co-author on 6 articles in the special issue (1,2,3,4,5,6).

1. Haldeman S, Nordin M. Chou R, …, Mayer JM, …, Yu H (20+ authors). The Global Spine Care Initiative: World Spine Care executive summary on reducing spine-related disability in low- and middle-income communities. European Spine Journal, 2018;27(6):S776-85.
2. Johnson C, Haldeman S, Nordin M, …, Mayer JM, …, Yüksel S (20+ authors). The Global Spine Care Initiative: methodology, contributors, and disclosures. European Spine Journal, 2018; 2018;27(6):S786-95.
3. Haldeman S, Johnson C, Chou R, …, Mayer JM, …, Yu H (20+ authors). The Global Spine Care Initiative: classification system for spine-related concerns. European Spine Journal, 2018;27(6):S889-900.
4. Haldeman S, Johnson C, Chou R, …, Mayer JM, …, Yu H (20+ authors). The Global Spine Care Initiative: care pathway for people with spine-related concerns. European Spine Journal, 2018;27(6):S901-14.
5. Kopansky-Giles, Johnson C, Haldeman S, …, Mayer JM, … , Wong CC (20+ authors). The Global Spine Care Initiative: resources to implement a spine care program. European Spine Journal, 2018;27(6):S915-44.
6. Johnson C, Haldeman S, Chou R, …, Mayer JM, …, Yüksel S (20+ authors). The Global Spine Care Initiative: model of care and implementation. European Spine Journal, 2018;27(6):S925-45.