Papers & Publications
October 31, 2014
Making a case for patient-centered care
During the period 2013-2014, authors in the KER UNIT have published JAMA viewpoints that have expressed our philosophy of clinical care and research. In June 2013, Hassan Murad and I wrote a viewpoint paper called Synthesizing Evidence: shifting the focus from individual studies to the body of evidence. In this article, we pointed out five […]
Tags: Chris del Mar, decision aids, evidence based medicine, Hassan Murad, Henry Ting, International Shared Decision Making Conference, International Society for Evidence-based Healthcare, Jaun Pablo Brito, KER Unit, minimally disruptive medicine, Montori, patient-centered care
November 16, 2012
Diabetes Decision Aids in the Media
Dr. Montori was recently featured on Mayo Clinic Medical Edge Radio, which produces a daily 60-second health segment. His discussion about the diabetes decision aids and shared decision making can be heard here.
November 16, 2012
ISDM 2013: Call for Abstracts extended
The deadline for abstract submissions for ISDM 2013 has been extended until January 11, 2013. Abstracts are to submitted electronically at the conference website.
September 22, 2012
Peru ISDM 2013: Call for Abstracts
We are happy to announce we have made our call for abstracts and reviewers for ISDM 2013, which will be held in Lima, Peru June 16-19, 2013. Details can be found in our ISDM 2013 call for abstracts and in our ISDM2013 call for reviewers. ISDM conferences are a unique venue for worldwide sharing of knowledge […]
July 14, 2012
New treatment guidelines consider patient characteristics
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal, Health & Wellness magazine, New Strategies for Treating Diabetes, discusses new guidelines for treatment of Type 2 diabetes which were published in June. The new guidelines suggest patient preferences and characteristics such as age and general health be considered by doctors when treating patients with Type 2 […]
March 29, 2012
~Written by Kasey Boehmer, Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit This report is based on information, recommendations, and conclusions arrived at through the organization’s convening of state and federal officials, SDM experts, and consumer, purchaser and provider representatives in October of 2011. It highlights what progress has been made at the state policy level to include […]
December 30, 2011
An interesting article from KevinMD.com was shared with us: “How much guidance do patients want with their medical decisions?” Victor Montori, MD, comments: While the surveys consistently show that not all patients would like to make the final decision about treatments, these surveys have two major flaws: 1) The majority of patients interview have never experienced a high-quality shared decision making […]
June 19, 2011
Shared decision making makes the news!
Jeff Baillon from KSMP-TV in the Twin Cities, Minnesota made a nice report explaining practice variation and discussing shared decision making. The Diabetes Medication Cards made a cameo appearance. Enjoy below. Thanks to Gary Schwitzer for alerting of this via twitter. Investigators: Minnesota Health Care: MyFoxTWINCITIES.com
August 21, 2010
Educational resources for patients
Mayo Clinic patients have access to a broad array of healthcare education and counseling services through the Barbara Woodward Lips Patient Education Center, which enables them to be partners in their health care. The Center makes efforts to reach diverse audiences, as seen in its new design for teen patient education material. In this video, patients and staff discuss the Barbara Woodward […]