AO Spine Research Top 10 - No. 8 - Socio-economic Impact

Focussing on the No. 8 priority, the Socio-Economic Impact of DCM, Michelle and Ben first talk to Shirley Widdop, who lives with DCM. Shirley brings a broad experience of the profound financial impact of DCM, both from her own perspective and also anecdotally from the international online support group. We hear from spine surgeons Andreas Demetriades, who explores healthcare inequalities, and Michael Fehlings, who defines the cost-effectiveness of surgery for DCM. Health economist Richard Phillips then outlines the current limitations and promising future strategies for modelling the socio-economic burden of DCM using big data.