Shared decision-making.
Shared decision-making has been called the crux of patient-centred care and identified as a key part of change for improved quality and safety in healthcare. However, it rarely happens, is hard to do and is not taught - for many reasons. Talking with patients about options is not embedded in the attitudes or communication skills training of most healthcare professionals. Information tools such as patient decision aids, personal health records and the Internet will help to shift this state, as will policy that drives patient and public involvement in healthcare delivery and training.
Godolphin
William
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Division of Health Care Communication, College of Health Disciplines and professor emeritus, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D010358:Patient Participation; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D017751:Safety Management