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MAY JUNE 2009 S PINEL INE
NORTH AMERICAN SPINE SOCIETY
THE CLINICAL AND NEWS MAGAZINE FOR SPINE CARE PROFESSIONALS
HOW EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL GUIDELINES ARE “MADE”
CURRENT CONCEPTS
INVITED REVIEW:
SPINAL CORD STIMULATION FOR
PERSISTENT CHRONIC NEUROPATHIC
PAIN AFTER SPINE SURGERY
SCS is critically reviewed to examine its safety and
efficacy.
CURVE/COUNTERCURVE:
SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS IN ESIS:
PARTICULATE VS NONPARTICULATE
STEROIDS
Which steroid and which approach would you
recommend for a cervical ESI?
RESEARCH NOTES:
HOW THE NASS EVIDENCE-
BASED GUIDELINE DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE “MAKES” GUIDELINES
Part I of a series examining how NASS’ evidence-
based guidelines are developed.
SOCIOECONOMICS & POLITICS
ETHICS & ADVOCACY:
LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY
INTERVENTIONS INTO PHYSICIAN–
INDUSTRY RELATIONS
The latest on the Sunshine Act, MedPAC and IOM
recommendations, state initiatives and more.
CODING Q & A:
TRENDS IN BUNDLING
CMS is increasingly bundling stand-alone codes
and reimbursing less.
ADVOCACY/LEGISLATIVE/REGULATORY POLICY
HEALTH POLICY AND REGULATORY
ACTIVITIES
NASS is active and successful in advocating for spine
providers and their patients.
NASS NEWS
SPINE ACROSS THE SEA AGENDA;
MCCULLOUGH TO SPEAK AT NASS
