PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski
AU  - Jaime Moyano
AU  - Morgan P. Lorio
AU  - Jorge Felipe Ramírez León
AU  - Ernest Braxton
AU  - Cristiano Menez
AU  - Carolina Ramírez Martínez
AU  - José Gabriel Rugeles-Ortíz
AU  - Manuel Rodriguez Garcia
AU  - Albert E. Telfeian
AU  - Luis Duchen
AU  - Álvaro Dowling
AU  - Anthony Yeung
TI  - Joint International SILACO, SICCMII, ISASS Symposium as a Model for a Collaborative Framework to Create Literature on Advances in Spine Surgery, Patient Care, and Policy
AID  - 10.14444/8318
DP  - 2022 Oct 01
TA  - International Journal of Spine Surgery
PG  - 767--771
VI  - 16
IP  - 5
4099  - http://ijssurgery.com//content/16/5/767.short
4100  - http://ijssurgery.com//content/16/5/767.full
SO  - Int J Spine Surg2022 Oct 01; 16
AB  - International collaborations can be the key to overcoming innovation implementation hurdles. The authors report on a joint symposium between the International Society For The Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS) and La Sociedad Iberolatinoamerica de Columna (SILACO), and La Sociedad Interamericana de Cirurgia de columna de Minima invasión (SICCMII) aimed at improving joint surgeon education programs. The symposium highlighted that patient-related spine care issues are similar across geographical, cultural, and language barriers. The sustainability of such programs depends on funding and mutually respectful relationships orchestrated by multi-lingual leaders who will bridge gaps created by geographical, cultural, and language barriers to effectively develop clinical research content focused on advancing surgeon education and improving patient outcomes across the Americas.