Self-paced education · Free & paid options
Learn the essentials.
Prepare in more depth.
Start with clear explanations and practical questions. The paid course will add personalized preparation tools. No group participation is required.
Your starting point
- Eight introductory lessons with short action steps
- Brief one- or two-slide teaser videos · coming soon
- Three introductory procedure guides
- Printable consultation worksheet and question checklist
- Safety information and when to seek help
More personal preparation
- Full narrated course videos and module slides
- Personalized patient and surgeon readiness reports
- A targeted plan for unresolved questions
- Procedure-specific decision workbooks
- A detailed recovery-support planner
Paid enrollment is not open yet
The paid tools cannot be purchased or unlocked on this website yet. Browse what is planned below, or start with the free lessons today.
Reserved for paid enrollment
Tools built around
your questions.
Full narrated module videos and their slide materials are reserved for paid enrollment, along with the advanced preparation tools. Free videos will be brief introductions only.
Full narrated course modules
The full slide-deck course, narrated by Dr. Joel A. Bauman, with accompanying module slides.
See what’s included ↗Reserved for paid enrollmentPatient Decision Readiness Assessment
A planned educational questionnaire and personalized readiness reports to help you prepare for a spine surgery consultation—not decide whether surgery is clinically appropriate.
See what’s included ↗Planned paid featureYour targeted learning plan
A focused path through educational topics based on the questions and barriers you identify.
See what’s included ↗Planned paid featureProcedure-specific workbooks
Deeper guided preparation for lumbar decompression, lumbar fusion and ACDF.
See what’s included ↗Planned paid featureYour detailed recovery-support planner
A structured plan for help, transport, work, costs and questions for your treating team.
See what’s included ↗The course structure
Six areas to explore.
Each area has a free starting point. Full narrated module videos, accompanying slides and advanced tools are planned for paid enrollment.
Your diagnosis and options
Spine anatomy, symptom patterns, imaging and nonsurgical treatment.
PAID FULL VIDEO ↗02
Procedure lessons
Lumbar decompression, lumbar fusion and cervical surgery explained in plain language.
PAID FULL VIDEO ↗03
Your readiness report
Daily function, personal goals, expectations and questions for your clinical team.
PAID FULL VIDEO ↗04
Your consultation
Treatment history, surgeon selection, second opinions and informed consent.
PAID FULL VIDEO ↗05
Your decision
Benefits, alternatives, uncertainty and the practical impact of treatment.
PAID FULL VIDEO ↗06
Recovery and support
Home preparation, communication and planning around your individual recovery instructions.
PAID FULL VIDEO ↗
Decision preparation is separate from clinical appropriateness. The course does not diagnose a condition, recommend surgery or include an individual consultation.