PSA Screening has to be a Shared Medical Decision
Dr. Michael Barry, Foundation president, explains the PSA screening test for prostate cancer and discusses why patients need to be informed before deciding whether or not the test is right for them.
About Us
We are working to advance research, policy, and clinical models to ensure that patients understand their choices and have the information and support they need to make sound medical decisions.
Policy Updates
Washington, DC
2011 Research & Policy Forum
View materials from the Jan. 26 fourth annual forum entitled Patients and Evidence: Making Decisions in Genuine Partnership.
Alliance for Health Reform Briefing
View materials from the Shared Decision Making: We're in This Together Alliance For Health Reform briefing held on Feb. 14.
Foundation Perspective Papers
These short, plain language papers address commonly asked questions about the benefits of shared decision making. Click here to read these papers by Dr. Floyd J. "Jack" Fowler.
Also of Interest
Salzburg Statement on Shared Decision Making
Published on March 24, 2011 in the BMJ.
Click here to read.
Making Shared Decision-Making A Reality: No decision about me, without me
In the latest report from The King's Fund, our Angela Coulter and her co-author Alf Collins outline the steps necessary to make shared decision making a reality in the NHS.
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"Informing And Involving Patients to Improve the Quality of Medical Decisions"
Health Affairs April 2011 edition features article by our own Floyd J. "Jack" Fowler, Carrie Levin, and medical editor Karen Sepucha.