Welcome to the International Shared Decision Making (ISDM) Society.
We are a member-based society bringing together
academics, health care practitioners, educators, patient partners and citizens focused on promoting research, training and practice in person-centred care and shared decision making in healthcare.
Our mission is to foster person-centered healthcare and shared decision making.  Shared decision making is defined in different ways. Two commonly used definitions include:
that at least two participants, the clinician and patient be involved; that both parties share information; that both parties take steps to build a consensus about the preferred treatment; and that an agreement is reached on the treatment to implement".Charles et al. Soc Sci Med. 1997; 44 (5): 681–92.
an approach where clinicians and patients share the best available evidence when faced with the task of making decisions, and where patients are supported to consider options, to achieve informed preferences”. Elwyn et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2012;27(10):1361-1367).
Decision Coaching SDM SIG Seminar | May 20, 2026 2pm UTC
Join the seminar with Ziyue Zhang on what shapes decision coaching practice, drawing on barriers and facilitators from a mixed-methods systematic review.
Join us for Nadine's talk in around 2 weeks! Nadine Montgomery will present on “Montgomery – Informed Consent”.
May 19th 1:00 PM UTC
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/3rv8r3v3