DW BUREAU / Chandigarh An International virtual CNE on 'Evidence-based Nursing Management of Spine Disorders' was organized by National Institute of Nursing Education (NINE), PGIMER Chandigarh in collaboration with Society of Indian Neuroscience Nurses (SINN) and British Indian Nurses Association (BINA) that concluded on Sunday. The theme of the webinar was "Spine and Spinal Cord: Acquiring Strength and Independence". The Organizing Chairperson was Dr. Karobi Das, Officiating Principal, NINE, the Chief Guest of the webinar was Dr. Sudhamani Amma, Nursing Superintendent (Retired), Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Education and Technology and the Keynote speaker was Marimouttou Coumarassamy, Chairman, British Indian Nurses Association. Spinal cord disorders can cause permanent severe disabilities and can cause burden to the family and the society. Timely management and rehabilitation minimizes the disability and the nurses have a key role in providing comprehensive care to enhance the clinical outcome in these patients. Evidence-based strategies in spinal tumors, prolapsed inter-vertebral disc, atlanto-axial dislocation, spinal cord injury, spinal rehabilitation and home care were discussed during the webinar by nursing experts from National and International forum. Dr. Manju C Pallam, Senior Faculty, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom spoke about the importance of clinical research in nursing and Anita Philip, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, North Bristol, NHS Trust, United Kingdom spoke about the role of Advanced Nurse Practitioner in post operative management of spine surgeries. The nursing faculty from NINE were Dr. Sukhpal Kaur, Dr. Manju Dhandapani and Dr. Monaliza Mital and the faculty from SINN were Dr. Angela Gnanadurai and Shani SD. (editor@dailyworld.in)