TY - JOUR T1 - 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 JF - International Journal of Spine Surgery JO - Int J Spine Surg SP - 767 LP - 771 DO - 10.14444/8318 VL - 16 IS - 5 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 Y1 - 2022/10/01 UR - http://ijssurgery.com//content/16/5/767.abstract N2 - 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. ER -