As many of you have seen, I have been hoping that my upcoming patient seminar would be the kick-off for a non-profit spine patients' advocacy group. Well, a lot has been happening behind the scenes and I've acquired a grant to help start such a group. Over the next few weeks, we'll be firing up a 501c3 non-profit association. I'd like to see such an agency,
1. facilitate easy access to current, accurate information for spine patients.
2. give the patient community a larger voice with the medical community, the orthopedics industry, government and regularatory agencies.
I'd like your help. First.... a name. I've been considering the International Spine Patient Society.
>>> If anyone has suggestions for a name, domain name, etc... I'm all ears.
>>> Second, I'd like to hear ideas about what services a society may be able to provide.
Mark
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