Criteria for decision-making--what makes sense?
Rational medical decision-making increasingly demands the acquisition of critical appraisal skills through application of the principles of evidence-based medicine and clinical epidemiology. Moreover, mastery of information technology to reduce time constraints and data overload is necessary. Ultimately, decision-making has to take into account patient preferences in order to establish real communication to optimise shared decision endeavours.
Richter
Bernd
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Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Review Group, Department of Metabolic Diseases and Nutrition, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Moorenstrasse 5, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany. richterb@uni-duesseldorf.de
D003657:Decision Making; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D020407:Internet; D011340:Problem Solving