Isn’t Informed Consent the Same as SDM? - 2021 Quality Summit presentation (Non-CE)-Isn’t Informed Consent the Same as SDM?-Palmer

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In this video, Roseanne Palmer, the manager of the Structural Heart Program at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, discusses the importance of shared decision-making in patient care. She emphasizes that shared decision-making involves the collaboration of clinical evidence and patient goals to determine the best treatment option. This approach considers all available options and allows the patient to contribute their worldview and preferences. Research has shown that shared decision-making improves patient knowledge, treatment adherence, and outcomes. Palmer discusses the difference between shared decision-making and informed consent, highlighting the importance of incorporating patient goals and preferences into the conversation. She also provides examples of patients who benefited from shared decision-making in their treatment. Palmer explains that shared decision-making is not just a requirement for the TAVR registry, but also an essential component of quality patient care. She presents different tools that can be used to facilitate shared decision-making, such as the CardioSmart tool and the Ottawa Personal Decision Guide. She also shares examples of templates used at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center to document shared decision-making in patients' healthcare records. Palmer concludes by emphasizing the importance of continuous improvement in shared decision-making and the need to consider a patient's future healthcare journey.

Keywords

shared decision-making

patient care

clinical evidence

treatment option

patient goals

patient preferences

patient outcomes

informed consent

healthcare records