
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.
Non-profit
The ISDM Society is an international non-for-profit scientific association
Mission
Our mission is to foster person-centred healthcare and shared decision making worldwide
Vision
Our vision is that healthcare decisions are well-informed, and based on collaboration between persons and their health care providers
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Professor Kirsten McCaffery
President
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“The Terminology Might Be Ahead of Practice”: Embedding Shared Decision Making in Practice—Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation of SDM in the Context of Maternity Care https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23814683231199943
Our friends at @isdmsociety are announcing their International Shared Decision Making Conference 2024 in Lausanne @UnisanteVD
“Co-production: Harnessing the power of partnerships”
Workshop deadline: 1st December
Other abstract deadline: 15th December
https://unisante-events.com/isdm2024/submission-soumission/
Don't be unheard - a video on shared-decision making
LYRICS AND VIDEO PRODUCTION: James McCormack
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- The ELEVATE Study: Evaluating the Impact of Educational Professional Governance Workshop on Nurses' Perceptions of Shared Decision-Makingby Melissa L Quaid on September 25, 2023
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