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
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.
- Brain Death, the Determination of Brain Death, and Member Guidance for Brain Death Accommodation Requests (2019)
- Brain Death Determination (2018)
- Clinical Guidance in Neuropalliative Care (2022)
- Consent Issues in the Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke (2022)
- The COVID–19 Pandemic and the Ethical Duties of the Neurologist (2020)
- Decisions with patients and families regarding aducanumab in Alzheimer's disease (2021)
- Ethical Considerations in Dementia Diagnosis and Care (2021)
- Ethical Issues in Clinical Research in Neurology (2020)
- Ethical Perspectives on Costly Drugs and Health Care (2021)
- Humanistic Dimensions of Professionalism in the Practice of Neurology(Reaffirmed 2019)
- Lawful Physician-Hastened Death (2018)
- Responding to Requests from Adult Patients for Neuroenhancements(2013)
- Sports Concussion: Legal and Ethical Implications(2014)
- The Use of Neck Restraints in Law Enforcement (2020)
- Use of Social Media in Health Care—Opportunities, Challenges, and Ethical Considerations (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)
- Excited Delirium (2024)
- Medical Cannabis (2020)
- Opioids (2018)
- Prescription Drug Prices (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)
- Telehealth (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)
- Definition of Neurology Subspecialty (2012)
- Neurology Advanced Practice Providers (2020)
- On-Call Reimbursement for Neurologists (2019)
- Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain(2014)
Endorsed by the AAN
These documents were developed by outside organizations and endorsed by the AAN.
- AMA Principles for Augmented Intelligence Development, Deployment, and Use (2023)
- AMA Prior Authorization and Utilization Management Reform Principles (2017)
- Coalition Statement in Support of Research Using Human Fetal Tissue (2021)
- Consensus Recommendations to Support Stroke Systems of Care in Urban, Suburban, and Rural Settings (2021)
- Daylight Saving Time: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine Position Statement (2020)
- Firearm-Related Injury and Death in the United States: A Call to Action From the Nation's Leading Physician and Public Health Professional Organizations (2019)
- Policy Recommendations for Addressing Racism and Discrimination in Law Enforcement (2021)
- Sleep is Essential to Health: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement (2021)
Interested in proposing a new position statement? Contact advocacy@aan.com for more information.