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.

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Current executive board members (period 07/2024-07/2026):

Members of the executive board are elected by the general assembly for the duration of two years.

Prof. Kirsten McCaffery

President

Location: Australia

Kirsten McCaffery is a Professor of Behavioural Science and holds a Principal Research Fellowship at the Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney. She has developed and evaluated patient decision aids across a range of clinical areas and has a special interest in supporting shared decision making in populations with lower health literacy and among those who are socioeconomically disadvantaged.

Anik Giguère

Prof. Anik Giguère

Vice-President

Location: Canada

Anik Giguère is a Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine at Laval University in Québec city. She studies the design and implementation of decision aids and educational programs to enable older adults to make health decisions based on evidence and on their experiences and values.




Prof. Paulina Bravo

Secretary

Location: Chile

Paulina Bravo is an Associate Professor and the Director of Research and Doctoral Studies at the School of Nursing at the Pontificia Universidad Católica, in Santiago, Chile. She leads the Health Participation Research group at her school. Her research focuses on the development and implementation of patient decision aids and patient-centered care interventions.



Dr Fülöp Scheibler

Treasurer

Location: Germany

Fülöp Scheibler is senior associate at the National Competency Centre for Shared Decision Making at the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany. He is also Co-founder and Partner of the SHARE TO CARE. Patient Centered Care GmbH. Since 2018 he was involved in the development of >80 evidence based online patient decision aids for the project “Making SDM A Reality” in Kiel. His research interest is focusing on large scale implementation of SDM, evidence based medicine and health services research.

Declaration of Interest

Dr Marla Clayman

Board Member

Location: United States

Dr. Clayman is a dedicated health services and health communication researcher, specializing in patient engagement and healthcare decision-making. She is a Research Health Scientist at the US Veterans Health Administration and an Associate Professor at the UMass Chan Medical School. She works to create and sustain environments that help patients and families receive and use information that meets their emotional and cognitive needs. She has been a Fulbright Scholar in Norway and held numerous professional leadership positions.

Declaration of Interest

Dr Alejandra Martínez

Board Member: ECR Represetative

Location: United States

Alejandra Martínez is a research scientist at Dartmouth College. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC). Her doctoral thesis aimed to understand healthcare in the interaction between pregnant migrant women and health professionals in Chile’s public health system. Her main research interests are health disparities and migration, power dynamics, patient-centered care, and shared decision-making.



Declaration of Interest

Dr Natalie Joseph-Williams

Board Member

Location: United Kindom

Natalie is a Reader in Improving Patient Care at Cardiff University's School of Medicine, and Associate Director of the Health and Care Research Wales Evidence Centre. Natalie has over seventeen years experience of researching, teaching, and implementing shared decision making, working closely with policy makers, healthcare organisations, clinical teams, and patients across the UK to embed this approach into routine clinical care.

Declaration of Interest

EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

The ISDM Society is committed to increased equity, diversity and inclusion among its members.

We define diversity as differences in race, colour, place of origin, religion, immigrant and resident status, ethnic origin, ability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and age. Our efforts to ensure the inclusion of diverse and underrepresented populations include:

The International Shared Decision Making Society

was founded in 2018 in Hamburg, Germany, as a scientific association.  Its first general assembly of members was held on July 9, 2019, during the 10th ISDM conference in Québec City

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