Posts made in February, 2015

Shared Decision Making – 30 Years On, What’s Changed? What’s Next?

Posted by on Feb 16, 2015 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Shared Decision Making has three main objectives : patients who are, to the extent they desire, well-informed about options relevant to the decision they are making, helped in clarifying what matters most to them about the decision, and involved in the process of decision making. The Evidence Communication Innovation Collaborative (ECIC)’ of the Institute of Medicine has published a paper that explores ways to improve the communication and understanding of evidence important to decision-making in health care. It has been more than 30 years since the President’s Commission urged the...

Read More