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The Global Spine Care Initiative: Methodology, Contributors, and Disclosures Publisher Pubmed



Johnson CD1, 2 ; Haldeman S3, 4, 5 ; Nordin M6, 7 ; Chou R8, 9 ; Cote P10, 11 ; Hurwitz EL12 ; Green BN1, 2 ; Kopanskygiles D13, 14 ; Randhawa K10, 11 ; Cedraschi C15, 16 ; Ameis A17 ; Acaroglu E18 ; Aartun E11 ; Adjeikwayisi A19 Show All Authors
Authors
  1. Johnson CD1, 2
  2. Haldeman S3, 4, 5
  3. Nordin M6, 7
  4. Chou R8, 9
  5. Cote P10, 11
  6. Hurwitz EL12
  7. Green BN1, 2
  8. Kopanskygiles D13, 14
  9. Randhawa K10, 11
  10. Cedraschi C15, 16
  11. Ameis A17
  12. Acaroglu E18
  13. Aartun E11
  14. Adjeikwayisi A19
  15. Ayhan S20
  16. Aziz A21
  17. Bas T22
  18. Blyth F23
  19. Borenstein D24
  20. Brady OD25
  21. Brooks P26
  22. Camilleri C27
  23. Castellote JM28
  24. Clay MB29
  25. Davatchi F30
  26. Dudler J31
  27. Dunn R32
  28. Eberspaecher S33
  29. Emmerich J34
  30. Farcy JP35
  31. Fisherjeffes N36, 37
  32. Goertz C38
  33. Grevitt M39
  34. Griffith EA40
  35. Hajjajhassouni N41
  36. Hartvigsen J42, 43
  37. Hondras M44
  38. Kane EJ45
  39. Laplante J46
  40. Lemeunier N47
  41. Mayer J48
  42. Mior S49
  43. Mmopelwa T50
  44. Modic M51
  45. Moss J52
  46. Mullerpatan R53
  47. Muteti E54
  48. Mwaniki L55
  49. Ngandeusingwe M56
  50. Outerbridge G57
  51. Rajasekaran S58
  52. Shearer H11
  53. Smuck M59
  54. Sonmez E60
  55. Tavares P49
  56. Taylorvaisey A11
  57. Torres C61
  58. Torres P62
  59. Van Der Horst A63, 64
  60. Verville L10, 11
  61. Vialle E65
  62. Kumar GV66
  63. Vlok A67
  64. Wong CC70
  65. Wong JJ11
  66. Yu H10, 11
  67. Yuksel S71
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Authors Affiliations
  1. 1. National University of Health Sciences, Lombard, IL, United States
  2. 2. Qualcomm Health Center, Stanford Health Care, San Diego, CA, United States
  3. 3. Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
  4. 4. Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
  5. 5. World Spine Care, Santa Ana, CA, United States
  6. 6. Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Environmental Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, United States
  7. 7. World Spine Care Europe, Holmfirth, United Kingdom
  8. 8. Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, United States
  9. 9. Department of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, United States
  10. 10. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Canada
  11. 11. UOIT-CMCC Centre for Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation, Toronto, Canada
  12. 12. Office of Public Health Studies, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States
  13. 13. Department of Research, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, North York, ON, Canada
  14. 14. Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
  15. 15. Division of General Medical Rehabilitation, Multidisciplinary Pain Centre, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
  16. 16. Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Multidisciplinary Pain Centre, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
  17. 17. University of Montreal Faculty of Medicine Certification Program in Insurance Medicine and MedicoLegal Expertise, Toronto, ON, Canada
  18. 18. ARTES Spine Center, Ankara, Turkey
  19. 19. Ghana World Spine Care, Ridge Regional Hospital, Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
  20. 20. ARTES Spine Center, Acibadem University, Ankara, Turkey
  21. 21. Orthopaedics and Spine Department, Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital Lahore Pakistan, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
  22. 22. Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario and Politecnico La Fe, Valencia University, Valencia, Spain
  23. 23. Concord Clinical School, University of Sydney, Concord, NSW, Australia
  24. 24. Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates, The George Washington University Medical Center, Potomac, MD, United States
  25. 25. World Spine Care, Tampa, FL, United States
  26. 26. Centre for Health Policy, School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Toorak, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  27. 27. St Michael’s Hospital, North York, ON, Canada
  28. 28. National School of Occupational Medicine, Carlos III Institute of Health and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
  29. 29. Rehabilitation Care Line, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States
  30. 30. Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Tehran, Iran
  31. 31. Department of Rheumatology, HFR Fribourg - Hospital Cantonal, Fribourg, FR, Switzerland
  32. 32. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  33. 33. Department of Orthopedics, Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, Botswana
  34. 34. University of La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  35. 35. Piermont, NY, United States
  36. 36. Panorama Medi Clinic, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  37. 37. Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  38. 38. Palmer College of Chiropractic and The Spine Institute for Quality, Davenport, IA, United States
  39. 39. Nottingham University Hospitals, Edwalton, Nottingham, United Kingdom
  40. 40. Emergency Medicine, Carlsbad, CA, United States
  41. 41. Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences (UM6SS), Casablanca, Morocco
  42. 42. Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
  43. 43. Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, Odense, Denmark
  44. 44. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
  45. 45. College of Rehabilitative Sciences, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, San Marcos, CA, United States
  46. 46. School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
  47. 47. Institut Franco-Europeen de Chiropraxie, Toulouse, France
  48. 48. U.S. Spine and Sport Foundation, San Diego, CA, United States
  49. 49. Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, ON, Canada
  50. 50. ARTES Ankara Spine Centre, Life Gaborone Hospital, Gaborone, Botswana
  51. 51. Cleveland Clinic, Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, United States
  52. 52. Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, President Emerita, Toronto, ON, Canada
  53. 53. MGM School of Physiotherapy, Mahatma Gandhi Mission Institute of Health Sciences, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  54. 54. Moi University/Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya
  55. 55. Law Society of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
  56. 56. Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Center Region, Cameroon
  57. 57. World Spine Care and Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Chelsea, QC, Canada
  58. 58. Department of Orthopaedics and Spine Surgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
  59. 59. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, CA, United States
  60. 60. Department of Neurological Surgery, Baskent University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
  61. 61. Department of Medical Imaging, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada
  62. 62. Exercise Science Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Finis Terrae, Santiago, Chile
  63. 63. Department of Surgery, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia
  64. 64. Central Hospital, Windhoek, Namibia
  65. 65. Catholic University of Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
  66. 66. Head of Neurosurgery, AMRI Hospitals, Salt Lake, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  67. 67. Division of Neurosurgery, University of Stellenbosch, Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa
  68. 68. Department of Orthopedic, Weill Cornell Medical School and Institute of Academic Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, United States
  69. 69. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States
  70. 70. Sarawak General Hospital, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
  71. 71. Department of Biostatistics, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey

Source: European Spine Journal Published:2018


Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this report is to describe the Global Spine Care Initiative (GSCI) contributors, disclosures, and methods for reporting transparency on the development of the recommendations. Methods: World Spine Care convened the GSCI to develop an evidence-based, practical, and sustainable healthcare model for spinal care. The initiative aims to improve the management, prevention, and public health for spine-related disorders worldwide; thus, global representation was essential. A series of meetings established the initiative’s mission and goals. Electronic surveys collected contributorship and demographic information, and experiences with spinal conditions to better understand perceptions and potential biases that were contributing to the model of care. Results: Sixty-eight clinicians and scientists participated in the deliberations and are authors of one or more of the GSCI articles. Of these experts, 57 reported providing spine care in 34 countries, (i.e., low-, middle-, and high-income countries, as well as underserved communities in high-income countries.) The majority reported personally experiencing or having a close family member with one or more spinal concerns including: spine-related trauma or injury, spinal problems that required emergency or surgical intervention, spinal pain referred from non-spine sources, spinal deformity, spinal pathology or disease, neurological problems, and/or mild, moderate, or severe back or neck pain. There were no substantial reported conflicts of interest. Conclusion: The GSCI participants have broad professional experience and wide international distribution with no discipline dominating the deliberations. The GSCI believes this set of papers has the potential to inform and improve spine care globally. Graphical abstract: These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.[Figure not available: see fulltext.]. © 2018, The Author(s).