title: Bringing Patient-Centered Care to the Fore in Diseases of the Pancreas.
abstract: Diseases of the pancreas are often very challenging for both patients and doctors as well as pose a considerable burden on healthcare system. Emerging evidence on the importance of shared-decision making in medicine stresses the need to integrate best clinical evidence and patient-reported outcomes to deliver optimal patient care. This paper argues that patient-centered care should no longer be a hermit in management of pancreatic diseases in the 21st century.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Sayali A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Pendharkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Maxim S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Petrov