Moderator: Donna D. Ohnmeiss, PhD
Published literature has been the primary source of spine care education and the basis for evidence-based medicine that drives decisions by payers and regulatory agencies. Electronic media is changing the face of medical education, including journals. Online access is now the norm. Open access publishing continues to become more common since there are more options for incorporating videos, slides, additional data in appendices, etc. with the articles. Unfortunately, the promise of open access publishing has given rise to abuse such as predatory journals.
With the rapidly increasing number of non-print publishing vehicles, there will be greater demand for disclosure, transparency, and accountability for article content, in addition to enforcement of policy for registering studies as a criterion for publication. Faculty will provide updates in these areas and explore how these factors come together to improve the access and quality of spine literature.
Upon completion of this session, participants should gain strategies to:
- Provide updates on publishing in spine with respect to formats available and current trends including:
- Describe the evolving role of open access journals including the unfortunate development of predatory journals;
- Discuss the role of study registries in evaluating publications.
Agenda
Introduction
Donna D. Ohnmeiss, PhD
New Direction of The Spine Journal
Christopher M. Bono, MD
Trends in Publishing: Avoiding Predatory Journals and Increasing Transparency
Donna D. Ohnmeiss, PhD
Slicing and Dicing Big Data: Quality Research versus Fake News
Andrew J. Schoenfeld, MD
Introduce NASS Open Access Journal
TBD
Q&A/Discussion
All Faculty