The CNS is committed to advancing the practice of neurosurgery globally by inspiring and facilitating scientific discovery and its translation to clinical practice through the development of clinical practice guidelines.

The CNS provides an in-house infrastructure that leads, promotes, and supports the development of evidence-based guidelines, which are critical tools for confronting a rapidly changing health care environment.

The CNS adheres to robust methodological processes to ensure the publication of high-quality, evidence-based guidelines that clinicians can rely on. Currently, the CNS produces guidelines in the subspecialty areas of Pain, Pediatrics, Spine, Stereotactic/Functional, Trauma, and Tumor.