Tammy Hoffmann|France Légaré|Magenta Simmons|Kevin McNamara|Kirsten McCaffery|Lyndal Trevena|Ben Hudson|Paul Glasziou|Chris Del Mar
Shared decision making: what do clinicians need to know and why should they bother?
Bond University|University of Queensland|Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec|Orygen Youth Health|Flinders University|Deakin University|Monash University|University of Sydney|University of Sydney|University of Otago|Bond University|Bond University
shared decision making enables clinician patient participate jointly making health decision discussed options benefits harms considered patients values preferences circumstances single step added consultation process used guide decisions screening investigations treatments benefits shared decision making include enabling evidence patients preferences incorporated consultation improving patient knowledge risk perception accuracy patientclinician communication reducing decisional conflict feeling uninformed inappropriate use tests treatments various approaches used guide clinicians process elaborate five simple questions used happen patient waits watches test treatment options benefits harms option benefits harms weigh patient patient enough information make choice although shared decision making occur without tools various types decision support tools exist facilitate misconceptions shared decision making hampering implementation address barriers perceived clinicians despite numerous international initiatives advance shared decision making little occurred australia consequently lagging behind many countries act urgently