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Societal and Economic Impact of Spinal Disorders webinar

World Spine Care, a project of G-MUSC, presented a panel discussion on the Societal and Economic Impact of Spinal Disorders in honour of World Spine Day. Moderator, Dr. Vincent Setlhare (Botswana WSC), was joined by some of the world’s leading experts on spine health, including WSC Founder Dr. Scott Haldeman and guest panelists Dr. Simon Dagenais, Dr. Bart Green, Dr. Eric Hurwitz and Dr. Deborah Kopansky-Giles.

You can access the webinar at: https://www.worldspinecare.org/societal-and-economic-impact-of-spinal-disorders-webinar/

Topics touched upon in the 1-hour webinar were:

i. The prevalence, severity and health impact of spinal disorders and related disability

ii. The economic impact of spinal disorders, including direct and indirect costs

iii. Co-morbidities and risk factors associated with spinal disorders

iv. Global efforts to raise priority for spine conditions among policymakers (including G-MUSC efforts)