| Authors or developers | Anik Giguère |
|---|---|
| Country / Language | Canada/ French and English |
| Creation or publication date | 2012 |
| Clinic context | Primary care |
| Target users | Healthcare Professionals working in six primary care clinics in Canada |
| Pre or post licensure | Post Licensure |
| General objectives | General objective: To apply risk communication strategies and Shared decision making to involve patients in decisions regarding each of the eight clinical topics Specific objectives: 1) To observe data on the risks and benefits of each intervention 2) To recognize difficulty sources during the decision process of each intervention 3) To describe the options associated to each intervention as well as possible benefits and risks associated to each option 4) To interpret bias risks, the inaccuracy and inconsistency of the best available studies 5) To use efficient communication strategies to explain to patients benefits and risks of the options associated to each of the interventions 6) Identify patient’s values and preferences while valuing his/her option to encourage his/her participation in decision related to each of the interventions |
| Format | Scientific summaries on clinical aspects and developed to prepare the health professional to help patient to take an available best evidence based decision and taking into account his/her values and preferences. The participant receive by email eight documents named “decision Box”, a tutorial on how to use those documents and additional information on the quality evaluation process of the scientific evidences presented in the boxes. The participant is invited then to reflect on his/her learning and on his/her practice effects, he/her has to complete a questionnaire in link to each of the decision boxes. |