The mission of the SNACC is to safeguard and optimize perioperative neurologic function and brain health through neuroscience research, education, and advocacy, thereby advancing high-quality, patient-centered anesthesia and critical care. SNACC was founded in 1973 (as the Neurosurgical Anesthesia Society or NAS), in the United States, with many luminaries (both anesthesiologists and neurosurgeons) in the field serving as its first leaders. Now in its 52nd year, SNACC continues to be a worldwide leader in the creation and dissemination of Neuroanesthetic and Neurocritical Care knowledge, discovery, practice guidelines, and education, having collaborated also with many affiliates and stakeholders across the globe. SNACC is committed to the worldwide furthering of Neuroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care as disciplines that are essential to the care of diverse patients, and to the advancement of these fields for the betterment of all of mankind.
