On April 24, 2025, Global Neurosurgery leaders encompassing neurosurgeons, neuroscience nurses, industry, biomedical engineers, government officials around the world gathered at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute, Boston, MA—the exact replica of the United States Senate—and signed the historical initiative, Boston Declaration. More than 500 global leaders gathered to make over individual 90 pledges to build a sustainable system of care ranging from education, research, funding, and infrastructure.
Boston declaration— an unparalleled grassroots initiative — galvanizes decisive undertaking, engagement, and commitments from all major stakeholders, and calls for a creation of a robust, systematic framework to drive enterprise-wide coordination to lead and accelerate transformative Neurosurgical care to address unmet needs around the globe, focusing on under-resourced environment that is timely, accessible, affordable care to all who need it. The Landmark event organized and supported by Mass General Brigham Global Neurosurgery, Gazi Yasargil Microsurgery Academy, and American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS).
Bernice G. Gulek, PhD, APRN, HMC Department of Neurological Surgery, was honored and privileged to be part of this milestone and bring the Neuroscience Nurses' expertise. Dr. Gulek, Chair of the Global Neuroscience Nurses Council within the World Federation Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS), represented University of Washington and Global Neuroscience Nurses council during the event.