PODCASTS
Podcasts are a great way to reach our community of people living with DCM. Many individuals with lived experience of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy (DCM) have told us that they find reading visual material tiring or uncomfortable. Listening to audible content gives the eyes and hands a break.
Our community podcast, Myelopathy Matters, was conceived by Dr Benjamin Davies in 2019. Ben was joined on the first podcast series by Dr Michelle Starkey, Scientific Director of Myelopathy.org until 2021.
In 2022, Ben was joined on the podcast by co-founder of Myelopathy.org, Iwan Sadler. Iwan brought his deep insight of the condition to the community podcast, speaking as an individual with lived experience of DCM and the founder of the online global support group.
Now in its fourth series, the hosts aim to tackle the thorniest questions in DCM and provide much-needed solutions to the problems encountered by people living and working with DCM worldwide.
Now in its fourth series, the hosts aim to tackle the thorniest questions in DCM and provide much-needed solutions to the problems encountered by people living and working with DCM worldwide.
A critical part of knowledge discovery is having an active and invested global research community, who collaborate and build on each other’s work. The opportunity to hear from leading researchers in their own words really elevates this message and will, I hope, help to build that community.
– Dr Benjamin Davies
Myelopathy Matters
The charity’s official podcast aims to bring together professionals, researchers, people with myelopathy and their supporters to talk all things DCM.
AO Spine Research Top 10
In 2020, AO Spine took over the Myelopathy Matters podcast stream to share the messages of RECODE-DCM. The 10-part podcast series, “AO Spine Research Top 10”, reached more than 10,000 listens in the first two months of its release! It was an extraordinary response; very few scientific articles achieve this. Each episode examines one of the research priorities, from the point of view of the individuals living with DCM, the healthcare professionals treating them, and the researchers striving for progress in the condition.
Research Top Tips
In 2021, AO Spine supported another podcast series, “Research Top Tips”, to inspire and guide new entrants to the field of DCM research. Each episode takes a dive into a fundamental concept of scientific research, with leading spine researchers talking us through their recipes for success in their own words. Topics are general and applicable across all fields of medical research, ranging from clinical trial design, patient and public involvement, to strategies for securing that all-important funding. Listen in and hear stories from flexible career pathways to multi-stakeholder engagement, and take away tips to secure funding and balance the disciplines of academic and clinical practice.