For many patients, the time spent meeting with their physician—the clinical encounter—is
the most opportune moment for them to become engaged in their own health through the …

Objective To identify decision characteristics for which SDM authors deem SDM appropriate
or not, and what arguments are used. Methods We applied two search strategies: we …

Answer questions and earn CME/CNE Engaging individuals with cancer in decision making
about their treatments has received increased attention; shared decision making (SDM) has …

Objective Although evidence suggests that shared decision-making (SDM) can improve
patient outcomes, uptake to date has been sparse. The purpose of this review was to …

Athletes are defined by their ability to move and are often accustomed to pain as it relates to
their sports and exercise regime. The forced movement restriction and pain associated with …

Background For most women, participation in decision-making during maternity care has a
positive impact on their childbirth experiences. Shared decision-making (SDM) is widely …

Background and Objective Patients with trigeminal neuralgia (TN) and multiple sclerosis
(MS) are often treated with medications or a surgical procedure. However, there is little …

Rationale Women with a harmful mutation in the BReast CAncer (BRCA) gene are at
significantly increased risk of developing hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) …

Genital surgery in children with ambiguous or atypical genitalia has been marred by
controversies about the appropriateness and timing of surgery, generating clinical …

Individuals with a genetic predisposition to develop hereditary breast and ovarian cancer
(HBOC), but who have not been diagnosed with cancer, are referred to as previvors …