====== Committee ======

A group of people appointed for a specific function by a larger group and typically consisting of members of that group.

A small group of people chosen to represent a larger [[organization]] and either make [[decision]]s or collect [[information]] for it.
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The Diversity in Neurosurgery [[Committee]] (DC) of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies ([[EANS]]) recognizes the challenges individuals face in [[parenthood]] with neurosurgery and wishes to address them in a [[white paper]].

Vayssiere et al. will focus on the issues of [[family planning]] and [[neurosurgical practice]] during [[pregnancy]] in an itemized fashion based on an exhaustive [[literature]] search and will make [[recommendation]]s to address the matters raised.

Potential solutions would be to further improve the work-family time ratio as well as improve working conditions in the [[hospital]].

While many obstacles have been quoted in the literature about [[parenthood]] in medicine, and [[neurosurgery]] specifically, initiatives can and should be undertaken to ensure not only retention of colleagues but also to increase [[productivity]] and [[job satisfaction]] of those seeking to combine neurosurgery and family life, regardless of their sexual identity and orientation
((Vayssiere P, Broekman M, Cavallo C, Engel D, Hadelsberg UP, Majernik GH, Hoellig A, Ilic T, Janz C, Jeltema HR, Mielke D, Rodríguez-Hernández A, Ryang YM, Fozia S, Syrmos N, Vanchaze K, Hernandez-Duran S. [[Parenthood]] and [[neurosurgery]] in [[Europe]] a [[white paper]] from the [[European Association of Neurosurgical Societies]]' [[Diversity]] in Neurosurgery Committee Part I - Family Planning and Practice during Pregnancy. Brain Spine. 2023 Nov 2;3:102690. doi: 10.1016/j.bas.2023.102690. PMID: 38021011; PMCID: PMC10668082.))