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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.

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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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Our mission is to foster person-centered healthcare Person-centred care : “In person-centred care, health and social care professionals work collaboratively with people who use services. Person-centred care supports people to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to more effectively manage and make informed decisions about their own health and health care. It is coordinated and tailored to the needs of the individual. And, crucially, it ensures that people are always treated with dignity, compassion and respect.”  Health Foundation. 2016. Person-centred care made simple. Weblink here. 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)worldwide. We were established in 2018.

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isdmsociety International Shared Decision Making Society @isdmsociety ·
13 Jan

Hope everyone had a wonderful break and we are excited to bring more insightful seminars in 2025!
Montserrat León García, Yumi Aoki and @TessaCopp
will present on 3 different #SharedDecisionMaking topics.
Feb 11th 9:00 AM UTC
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/2e6czpna

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carissa_bon A/Prof Carissa Bonner @carissa_bon ·
16 Dec

2. Working with @NAATSIHWP @nswaci @Fuzor @RosemaryWyber & many more to launch the codesigned Heart Yarning Tool (https://www.heartyarningtool.com) - helping health professionals engage in #SDM with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.19.24317586v1

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carissa_bon A/Prof Carissa Bonner @carissa_bon ·
16 Dec

1. New @heartfoundation partnership work: integrating decision aids with PHN programs & GP software (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-023-02258-4); testing SMS nudges to reduce health literacy disparities in the uptake of new Heart Health Check models with @natraff8 & team (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38377707/).

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Don't be unheard - a video on shared-decision making

LYRICS AND VIDEO PRODUCTION: James McCormack

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