New Collaborative Spine Research Foundation Will Fund Spine-Care Research

Two flagship foundations for advancing spine care through support for research, the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF) and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF), have announced the formation of a collaborative grant program that will broadly cultivate multidisciplinary clinical spine research. OREF, formed in 1955 by members of three national orthopaedic societies, and NREF, formed in 1981 by the American Association of Neurosurgeons (AAN), will jointly establish the Collaborative Spine Research Foundation (CSRF), which will be formed as a non-profit organization.

The CSRF’s activities will center on advancing the science and practice of the highest quality spine care. The CSRF board of directors, comprising equal numbers of neurosurgeons and orthopaedic surgeons, will oversee the establishment of grant and award criteria; the establishment and enforcement of conflict-of-interest standards; the recruitment of qualified, independent peer-review teams; and the development of strategies to secure financial support from spine-care stakeholders. For more information, click here to read the full release.