In episode 5 of season 9, we’re highlighting the study, “Cost savings of reducing opioid prescribing for the treatment of people with low back pain in general practice: a modelling study”, with Dr. Anagha Killedar. You’ll hear her share a little on modeling studies and how they are conducted, considerations with different countries and healthcare systems, the actual cost and life savings estimated with reduction in opioid prescribing, those individuals who might most be interested in this paper whom we might share it with, the clinical implications and big takeaways.
Season 4, Episode 10 with Lena Bornhoft: More Cost-Effective Management of Patients with MSDs in Primary Care After Direct Triaging to Physiotherapists
In episode 9 of season 4, we’re highlighting the study, “More cost-effective management of patients with musculoskeletal disorders in primary care after direct triaging to physiotherapists for initial assessment compared to initial general practitioner assessment” with Dr. Lena Bornhoft. You’ll hear her explain a triage system steering patients to Physios as compared to medical doctors, what effect this simple change in who saw the patient first had on secondary costs, how we might apply this in our own markets, its clinical implications and the big takeaways.
Season 3, Episode 16 with Vincent Eggerding: ACL reconstruction for all is not cost-effective after acute ACL rupture
In episode 16 of season 3 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “ACL reconstruction for all is not cost-effective after acute ACL rupture” with Dr. Vincent Eggerding. He shares what else is out there in the literature on this topic, what a quality-adjusted life year is, the most important data gleaned from this study related to cost and outcomes, how many subjects in the rehab group were eventually operated on, how we might use this information clinically, and the big takeaways.
Season 1, Episode 1 with Ron Donelson - The cost impact of mechanical assessment in primary care.
S1E1 includes a review of the JMMT 2019 study, The Cost Impact of Quality-Assured Mechanical Assessment in Primary Low Back Pain Care. Subscribers of Inside the Science premium will hear Dr. Donelson share the motivation behind conducting and publishing this study, limitations, the implications, additional studies and the big takeaways for those clinicians treating patients with low back pain. A high definition infographic of the study specifics and insights from the author (like the image below) is made available.
(A high definition version of the image below is available for all premium subscribers)
