Thursday 2 May 2019

Article: I'd recommend..... How to incorporate your recommendation into shared decision making for patients with serious illness

This article describes an expert approach to formulating a recommendation using a shared-decision framework.  It consists of 3 steps: 1) evaluate the prognosis and treatment options; 2) understand the priorities that are important to your patient given the prognosis; and 3) base your recommendation on the patient's priorities most compatible with the likely prognosis and available treatment options.

Jacobsen, J. 2018.  I'd recommend..... How to incorporate your recommendation into shared decision making for patients with serious illness.  Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 55 (4) p 1224 - 1229.

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