Newswise — Rolling Meadows, Ill. (November 4, 2013) — The American Association of Neurological Surgeons’ (AANS’) official socioeconomic online publication, AANS Neurosurgeon, has been named as a finalist for Folio: magazine’s prestigious Eddie and Ozzie awards, with the February 2013 issue garnering consideration for the Eddie Award for Best Standalone Digital Magazine in the B-to-B category. The February 2013 issue of AANS Neurosurgeon, which focused on the theme of neurosurgeons and humanitarianism, took a wide-ranging look at the role that neurosurgical practitioners and those allied to the field play in helping individuals around the world overcome varied disorders and diagnoses under often harsh socioeconomic and environmental conditions.
The February 2013 issue looked at the subject of humanitarian neurosurgical intervention from an international perspective, while also providing insight into how practitioners help the underserved in the United States. Feature articles included viewpoints on:
• Neurosurgical treatment of wounded soldiers during military operations in the Middle East;• How a non-profit organization worked with U.S. neurosurgeons to bring neurosurgical help to Bolivia;• One neurosurgeon’s perspective on working with the impoverished in New York City; and• A poignant debate in the magazine’s Point/Counterpoint articles on whether or not neurosurgeons should be conducting humanitarian missions.
The issue also had numerous department stories on the issue’s theme, including pieces on how a neurosurgical program is being developed in Haiti — which only has five neurosurgeons available for a populace of 10 million, legal considerations for those traveling abroad on humanitarian missions, and interviews with Benjamin C. Warf, MD, FAANS; Sarah I. Woodrow, MD, FAANS; and Nicholas M. Boulis, MD, FAANS, about their respective humanitarian efforts.
“Collectively, neurosurgeons devote much time, effort, and money to giving back to their profession, their communities and the larger world,” said AANS Neurosurgeon Medical Editor Michael Schulder, MD, FAANS. “In the ongoing debates about health-care economics and physician reimbursements, we believe this issue demonstrates that neurosurgeons still have a passion for their profession that goes well beyond mere practice management. We also hope that highlighting these activities will continue to encourage our neurosurgical colleagues to continue and even redouble their humanitarian work, knowing that their efforts do not go unnoticed.”
Dr. Schulder added that all of the publication’s contributors and staff “are greatly honored by this award nomination from Folio: magazine. AANS Neurosurgeon is the forum where U.S. neurosurgeons and those from around the world can meet to contemplate and discuss their concerns outside of their daily practices. With an overwhelming amount of information being produced, AANS Neurosurgeon offers neurosurgeons a respite from the often dry and data-heavy scientific literature. We highlight issues that often lack an official venue for discussion, including socioeconomic changes in medicine, changing practices driven by technological developments and the evolving role of physicians in society. And sometimes, we also want our readers to just have a little fun!”
The Eddie and Ozzie Awards are among the most prestigious awards given to those in the publishing field, and this year, more than 2,300 entries were reviewed before the panelists settled on the finalists in various categories. The winners will be announced during a breakfast award program on Dec. 5, 2013, in New York City. For more information about the awards, please visit http://www.foliomag.com/2013/folio-announces-finalists-2013-eddie-ozzie-awards-awards-breakfast-be-held-december-5-0#.UnK41KUsQyl.
AANS Neurosurgeon is the official socioeconomic publication of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS). AANS Neurosurgeon features information and analysis for contemporary neurosurgical practice. Published quarterly in an online-only format, the publication focuses on issues related to legislation, workforce and practice management as they affect the specialty of neurosurgery. For more information, visit www.aansneurosurgeon.org.
Founded in 1931 as the Harvey Cushing Society, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) is a scientific and educational association with more than 8,500 members worldwide. The AANS is dedicated to advancing the specialty of neurological surgery in order to provide the highest quality of neurosurgical care to the public. All active members of the AANS are certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Neurosurgery) of Canada or the Mexican Council of Neurological Surgery, AC. Neurological surgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of disorders that affect the entire nervous system including the spinal column, spinal cord, brain and peripheral nerves. For more information, visit www.AANS.org.
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