====== Global Health Security Index ====== https://www.ghsindex.org/ Weiner et al. published the first study to note that prior experience with infectious disease crises did not appear to help spine surgeons prepare for the current [[COVID-19]] pandemic. Based on survey results, the GHSI was not an effective measure of COVID-19 preparedness. Formal international guidelines for crisis preparedness are needed to mitigate future pandemics ((Weiner JA, Swiatek PR, Johnson DJ, et al. Learning from the past: did experience with previous epidemics help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 among spine surgeons worldwide? [published correction appears in Eur Spine J. 2020 Sep 7;:]. Eur Spine J. 2020;29(8):1789-1805. doi:10.1007/s00586-020-06477-6)).