Raising awareness

What strategies can increase awareness and understanding of DCM amongst healthcare professionals and the public? Can these strategies help improve timely diagnosis and management of DCM?

Podcast Episode 1: Raising awareness

AO Spine took over the Myelopathy Matters podcast of Cervical Myelopathy to tackle the top 10 priorities for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy, DCM. In this episode Ben Davies and Michelle Starkey talk with Michael Fehlings, Tammy Blizzard, James Milligan, and Mark Kotter about raising awareness: Why is it so difficult even if we are talking about the commonest cause of adult spinal cord impairment? How could we get the word out there to the medical community and the general public?

Current evidence and reason for uncertainties

No systematic reviews, scoping reviews or guidelines identified.

Source of uncertainty

  • Spinal surgeons

    21

  • Other healthcare professionals

    14

  • People with DCM and their supporters

    52