GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS

1.) American Association of Neurological Surgeons. “An Integral Voice – 75 Years”. (2007.) http://www.aans.org/about/annualreport07.pdf

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) is an organization that speaks for all of neurosurgery and is dedicated to the advancement of neurological surgery to promote high quality patient care. It has over 7,200 members worldwide. This document is the AANS Annual Report for 2007, which also marked their 75 year anniversary. It includes an updated plan from each of their officers, outlining advancements made and goals for the near future. It gives details of the research being conducted and a full list of all the donors from 2007. This is an important document because patients with Hydrocephalus want the best care and the best neurosurgeons they can find. The AANS makes sure that these neurosurgeons are available and making regular advancements.

 

2.) International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus. “ “Access” Activity Report 2006” (2007). http://www.ifglobal.org/uploads/documents/Annual%20report%202006-rev.pdf 

The “Access” Activity Report 2006 is a document presented at the General Meeting of the International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus. It includes the planned development for the corporation, goals, financial results of 2006, the IF Award of 2006, a full staff list and a letter from Pierre Mertens, President of the IF Network. This would be a helpful document to anyone looking to get involved with IF or that has been involved with IF in the past. It is a good document to look at IF’s past dealings and how it operates as a leading international corporation with Hydrocephalus.