Position Statements
Policy
The AAN has developed position statements on a variety of issues to help guide your decision-making, and the AAN is committed to creating position statements specific to neurology.
Brain Health
These documents were sponsored by the Brain Health Committee.
- (2023)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
These documents were sponsored by the AAN Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Joint Coordinating Council.
Ethics
These documents were sponsored by the Ethics, Law, and Humanities Committee.
- AAN Response to Wartenberg Letters Regarding the 1953 Hallervorden Affair (2024)
- (2019)
- (2018)
- (2022)
- (2022)
- (2020)
- (2021)
- (2021)
- (2020)
- (2021)
- (Reaffirmed 2019)
- (2018)
- (2013)
- (2014)
- The Use of Neck Restraints in Law Enforcement (2020)
- (2021)
Public Policy
These documents were sponsored by the Advocacy Committee.
- AAN Principles for Health Care Delivery (Updated 2024)
- Diagnostic Electromyography is the Practice of Medicine (Reaffirmed 2024)
- (2024)
- Medical Cannabis (2020)
- Opioids (2018)
- (Updated 2024)
- Securing the Necessary Neurological Care for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury and Other Forms of Brain Injury (2019)
- Sports Concussion: Policy Implications (2020)
- Stroke Care (2020)
- (2021)
Practice
These documents were sponsored by other AAN committees.
- Availability of Disease Modifying Therapies (DMT) for Treatment of Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis (2015)
- Neurology Advanced Practice Providers (2020)
- On-Call Reimbursement for Neurologists (2019)
- (2014)
Endorsed by the AAN
These documents were developed by outside organizations and endorsed by the AAN.
- (2017)
- (2023)
- (2017)
- Coalition Statement in Support of Research Using Human Fetal Tissue (2021)
- (2021)
- (2020)
- (2019)
- Policy Recommendations for Addressing Racism and Discrimination in Law Enforcement (2021)
- (2021)
Interested in proposing a new position statement? Contact advocacy@aan.com for more information.