Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this report is to describe the development of a list of resources necessary to implement a model of care for the management of spine-related concerns anywhere in the world, but especially in underserved communities and low- and middle-income countries.

Methods

Contents from the Global Spine Care Initiative (GSCI) Classification System and GSCI care pathway papers provided a foundation for the resources list. A seed document was developed that included resources for spine care that could be delivered in primary, secondary and tertiary settings, as well as resources needed for self-care and community-based settings for a wide variety of spine concerns (e.g., back and neck pain, deformity, spine injury, neurological conditions, pathology and spinal diseases). An iterative expert consensus process was used using electronic surveys.

Results

Thirty-five experts completed the process. An iterative consensus process was used through an electronic survey. A consensus was reached after two rounds. The checklist of resources included the following categories: healthcare provider knowledge and skills, materials and equipment, human resources, facilities and infrastructure. The list identifies resources needed to implement a spine care program in any community, which are based upon spine care needs.

Conclusion

To our knowledge, this is the first international and interprofessional attempt to develop a list of resources needed to deliver care in an evidence-based care pathway for the management of people presenting with spine-related concerns. This resource list needs to be field tested in a variety of communities with different resource capacities to verify its utility.

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Title
The Global Spine Care Initiative: resources to implement a spine care program
Author
Kopansky-Giles, Deborah 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Johnson, Claire D 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Haldeman, Scott 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Chou, Roger 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Côté, Pierre 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Green, Bart N 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Nordin, Margareta 6   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Acaroğlu, Emre 7   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Ameis, Arthur 8   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Cedraschi, Christine 9   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Hurwitz, Eric L 10   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Selim Ayhan 11   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Borenstein, David 12   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; O’Dane Brady 13   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Brooks, Peter 14 ; Davatchi, Fereydoun 15   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Dunn, Robert 16   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Goertz, Christine 17   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Hajjaj-Hassouni, Najia 18   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Hartvigsen, Jan 19   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Hondras, Maria 20   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Lemeunier, Nadège 21 ; Mayer, John 22 ; Mior, Silvano 23   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Moss, Jean 24 ; Mullerpatan, Rajani 25 ; Muteti, Elijah 26 ; Mwaniki, Lillian 27 ; Ngandeu-Singwe, Madeleine 28 ; Outerbridge, Geoff 29   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Randhawa, Kristi 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Torres, Carlos 30 ; Torres, Paola 31 ; Vlok, Adriaan 32 ; Wong, Chung Chek 33 

 Department of Research, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada 
 National University of Health Sciences, Lombard, IL, USA; Qualcomm Health Center, Stanford Health Care, San Diego, CA, USA 
 Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA; World Spine Care, Santa Ana, CA, USA 
 Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA; Department of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA 
 Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Canada; UOIT-CMCC Centre for Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation, Toronto, Canada 
 Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Environmental Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, USA; World Spine Care Europe, Holmfirth, UK 
 ARTES Spine Center, Ankara, Turkey 
 Certification Program in Insurance Medicine and MedicoLegal Expertise, University of Montreal Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada 
 Division of General Medical Rehabilitation, Multidisciplinary Pain Centre, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland; Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Multidisciplinary Pain Centre, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland 
10  Office of Public Health Studies, University of Hawai‘I, Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA 
11  ARTES Spine Center, Acibadem University, Ankara, Turkey 
12  Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates, The George Washington University Medical Center, Potomac, MD, USA 
13  World Spine Care, Tampa, FL, USA 
14  Centre for Health Policy, School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Toorak, Melbourne, VIC, Australia 
15  Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Tehran, Iran 
16  Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa 
17  Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport, IA, USA; The Spine Institute for Quality, Davenport, IA, USA 
18  Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences (UM6SS), Casablanca, Morocco 
19  Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, Odense, Denmark 
20  Department of Anesthesiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA 
21  Institut Franco-Européen de Chiropraxie, Toulouse, France 
22  U.S. Spine and Sport Foundation, San Diego, CA, USA 
23  Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, ON, Canada 
24  Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, President Emerita, Toronto, ON, Canada 
25  MGM School of Physiotherapy, Mahatma Gandhi Mission Institute of Health Sciences, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 
26  Moi University/Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya 
27  Law Society of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya 
28  Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Yaoundé I, Yaounde, Center Region, Cameroon 
29  World Spine Care and Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Chelsea, QC, Canada 
30  University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Department of Medical Imaging, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada 
31  Exercise Science Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Finis Terrae, Santiago, Chile 
32  Division of Neurosurgery, University of Stellenbosch, Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa 
33  Sarawak General Hospital, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia 
Pages
915-924
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Sep 2018
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
09406719
e-ISSN
14320932
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2093908821
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