Accelerating diagnosis of degenerative cervical myelopathy through improved education: a mixed-methods study protocol from Myelopathy.org RECODE-DCM to define stakeholders, knowledge requirements and an optimal intervention strategy.

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Title: Accelerating diagnosis of degenerative cervical myelopathy through improved education: a mixed-methods study protocol from Myelopathy.org RECODE-DCM to define stakeholders, knowledge requirements and an optimal intervention strategy.
Authors: Veremu M; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK., Deakin N; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK., Chauhan RV; Active Living and Rehabilitation: Aotearoa New Zealand, Health and Rehabilitation Research Institute, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.; Auckland Spine Surgery Centre, Auckland, New Zealand., Lantz JM; Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA., Toumbas G; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.; Myelopathy.org, Cambridge, UK., Tabrah J; Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Teddington, UK., Kumar V; Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India., Zipser CM; Spinal Cord Injury Center, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland., Plener J; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.; Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada., Ammendolia C; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.; Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada., Anderson DB; School of health sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.; Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia., Dos Santos Rubio EJ; Department of Neurosurgery, Curaçao Medical Center, Willemstad, Curaçao., Tetreault L; Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.; Department of Medicine, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland., Parnaik R; St Mary's Surgery, NHS, Ely, UK., Rodrigues-Pinto R; Spinal Unit (UVM), Department of Orthopaedics, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto EPE, Porto, Portugal.; School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.; Hospital CUF Trindade, Porto, Portugal., Ong'wen OM; Kenya Association of Physiotherapists, Nairobi, Kenya., Sarewitz E; Myelopathy.org, Cambridge, UK., Sadler I; Myelopathy.org, Cambridge, UK., Roberts T; Nursing education, Elsevier Inc, New York, New York, USA., Langridge N; Health Sciences University, Bournemouth, UK., Swait G; Royal College of Chiropractors, Reading, UK.; Coventry University, Coventry, England, UK., Hadfield-Law L; Independent Surgical Educationalist, Charlbury, UK., Draper-Rodi J; Health Sciences University-London Campus, London, UK., Wood L; University of Exeter, Exeter, UK., Stacpoole S; Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK., Ganau M; School of Medicine, BAU International University Batumi, Batumi, Georgia.; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK., Baig S; City St George's University of London, London, UK., Bateman A; Royal Derby Spine Centre, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, UK., Demetriades AK; Edinburgh Spinal Surgery Outcomes Study Group, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Edinburgh Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK., Peul WCW; Neurosurgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands., Davies B; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK bd375@cam.ac.uk.; Myelopathy.org, Cambridge, UK.
Source: BMJ open [BMJ Open] 2026 Mar 24; Vol. 16 (3), pp. e107940. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Mar 24.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal Info: Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101552874 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2044-6055 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20446055 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMJ Open Subsets: MEDLINE
Database: MEDLINE Ultimate
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ISSN:2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-107940