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.
We were established in 2018.
The ISDM Society is an international non-for-profit scientific association
Our mission is to foster person-centred healthcare and shared decision making worldwide
Our vision is that healthcare decisions are well-informed, and based on collaboration between persons and their health care providers
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).
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Registration is now open for the Mayo Clinic Care that Fits 2025 CME Conference!
📅 7–10 October 2025
📍 Headquarters of the University of Paris Cité, Paris, France
📝 Abstract deadline: 20 July 2025, 11:59 PM CET
Learn more and submit your abstract here: https://ce.mayo.edu/endocrinology/content/care-fits-2025.
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