Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas - Fringe 2023 Shifting perceptions of scoliosis

Take one top academic, some dangerous ideas, add one comedian and it’s the force of nature that is the Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas (CODI).

Hosted by comedian Susan Morrison, and now in its eleventh year, CODI is sixty minutes of rapid-fire research from some of the finest minds in the country.

How is young people’s quality of life affected by scoliosis and its treatment? How can we measure this in meaningful ways? How might we best manage the psychological impacts of diagnosis and treatment? Patient mental health is a hot topic. Current evaluative processes are less focused on patient articulation of emotional distress and the full impact of surgery on their lives. Dr Nina Morris (The University of Edinburgh) discusses how a medical humanities approach (facilitated discussions, art methods, nature contemplation) foster more thoughtful connections between the experience of illness and/or disease and quality of life.