Canadian Spine Society's President's Message
It is with great enthusiasm that I welcome you to the Ontario Spine Society. Our mission is to provide the highest quality spine care to the people of Ontario through collaboration to organize resources, provide education, promote professional development and advocate for patients and health care providers.
We have assembled a dedicated leadership team with a diverse skillset with representation throughout the province to achieve this mission. We will be a voice that represents the needs of the patients and support our members to provide the highest quality and timely spine care. We will work closely with governmental partners to help organize a system that can more efficiently and safely utilize the given resources to maximize care at a community, county, and regional level.
Our leadership team will focus on our 5 core objectives:
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1. Patient advocacy
2. Surgeon support and professional development
3. Research and innovation4. Education and training
5. Collaboration and community engagement
Our leadership team consists of regional and global leaders in spine surgery with complementary expertise and experiences to help us achieve our goals. We will be meeting regularly to identify shortcomings, update our membership and plan our activities. We encourage Ontario spine practitioners to join the Ontario Spine Society and help guide us in our mission to improve spine care for the people of Ontario.
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Stephen Lewis
President & Chair of the Ontario Spine Society