An international group of 25 experts met in 2012 to develop a set of core competencies clinicians should master in order to successfully engage patients in shared decision making. The group was unable to achieve consensus about what shared decision making consists of. Not surprisingly, they were also unable to identify a set of core competencies beyond skills in relating to patients and risk communication.
A web of science citation search on July 31, 2018 found that this article has been cited 22 times.
A Google Scholar search on February 7, 2020 found that the number of citations is up to 72. As far as I can tell, however, this issue is still unresolved.
The Annals of SDM (shared decision making) is a series of small reports highlighting published information about the current practice of shared medical decision making. These reports are not intended to be all inclusive. Instead, they are designed to increase awareness of issues regarding SDM that may be of interest to those interested in this topic. Comments and suggestions for additions to this series are welcome.
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