NASS Meetings and Courses
Throughout the year, NASS hosts a variety of meetings and courses including:
- Evidence and Technology Spine Summit in the winter
- Summer Spine Meeting or Spine Across the Sea in the summer
- NASS Annual Meeting in the fall
- Hands-on cadaver technique workshops
- Co-sponsored meetings with global spine societies
- Coding courses
The Spine Journal (TSJ) and SpineLine
All NASS members receive online access to the #1 rated journal in spine, The Spine Journal (TSJ). Active, Associate, Affiliate and International Tier 1 members also receive print copies, mailed monthly (to ensure you receive your issues, check your preferred mailing address in your NASS MyAccount). The journal is an original, peer-reviewed publication and is widely considered to be the top benefit for NASS members worldwide. Members who wish to sign up for automated Table of Contents emails for TSJ must set up a separate account on the TSJ website and add an alert through this account.
Membership also includes a subscription to SpineLine, NASS' bi-monthly publication which includes important clinical, medical and policy updates. All members receive complimentary online access to this publication, and Active, Associate and Affiliate members receive mailed copies.
Online Education and Updates
Members receive free or discounted access to online education and important updates including:
- 40+ free On-Demand CME credits at www.spine.org/FreeCME
- Access to 500+ hours of archived education from 2006-2015 meetings and conferences
- Discounted Watch Anytime recordings of 2016 and later meetings
- Free education including podcasts, Ask the Expert videos and more
- Access to the Open Forum on NASS’ case-sharing website, SpineConnect
- Spine Safety Alerts posted online
Staying Current
Ensure you’re receiving the latest updates and news from NASS through:
- Mobile App: Search “NASS Spine” in your app store to download for free
- Facebook: NASS.Spine
- Twitter: NASSspine
- LinkedIn: North American Spine Society
- YouTube: NASSspine
- Instagram: nassspine
- Text: Manage your membership by signing up for status updates**. To sign up, text the word “RENEWAL” to 33222
*By signing up for text alerts, you agree to receive automated text messages from NASS (no more than 4 per year after phone number identification) regarding your membership. Message and data rates may apply. Reply Stop to end. Text alerts are limited to the United States phone numbers only.