| Authors or developers | Phyllis Butow |
|---|---|
| Country / Language | Australia/English and Germany |
| Creation or publication date | 2014 |
| Clinic context | Doctors’ training to increase the SDM process about standard treatment and clinical trials |
| Target users | Medical, surgical, radiation and gynaecological oncologists, working in major cancer centres or clinics (including private oncologists) and involved in the treatment of patients with early breast cancer, and their patients for whom adjuvant therapy for breast cancer was indicated. |
| Pre or post licensure | Post licence |
| General objectives | key concepts: establishing a SDM framework, structuring information into a recommended, consequence or order, ensuring the discussion of key information in a clear manner and avoiding coercive communication |
| Format | The training consisted of a 7-h interactive face to-face workshop with a follow-up telephone call 1 month later. Materials: written and oral one, that presented principles and strategies (2 h), a video modelling ideal behaviour (30 min), role-play practice with an actor-patient and expert facilitator (4 h), and individualized feedback on audiotaped consultations with actual patients (30 min) |