USING YOUR BRAIN: A PATIENT- AND FAMILY-CENTERED APPROACH TO SHARED DECISION MAKING

A4: Plaza C | Empowering Patients to be Active in Their Care

Disclosure Slide

〉 We have no financial interest in this worksheet

What was the aim/context of OUR initiative?

〉 To help patients make informed/shared decisions

〉 To help clinicians assist patients in becoming more informed about their options

〉 Promote a shared language around decision making

Informed decision-making

〉 A person’s decision about a health care test or treatment which is voluntary and based on the person’s ability to choose. The ability to choose has four parts:

1. Having values and goals

2. Understanding information

3. Weighing options

4. Stating a choice

Based on Segen’s Medical Dictionary, 2012

Shared Decision Making defined

the process by which a patient and clinician work together to identify the best course of action at this particular point in time

› Dr Vic Montori, Mayo Clinic

What assumptions did WE make, and how did they pan out?

〉 Members of the public and clinicians do not already have a uniform way to think about decisions

〉 Both groups would use this to help them fill a “gap” in communication

〉 Decision-making tools help patients in their ability to self-manage and help clinicians support that self-management

〉 A template probably exists

BRAIN Worksheet

〉 Informed Decision Making—Get help from your BRAIN (Benefits, Risks, Alternatives, Intuition, Next Steps)

What ARE WE most proud of/what is the single biggest change that has taken place?

〉 Collaboration with Patient Voices Network

〉 Uptake in BC: Is this project a Seed or a Sprout?

What was OUR single most significant lesson learned?

〉 There is an appetite for simple approaches like the BRAIN worksheet.

What am I still struggling with/ need help with?

1. We need people to test it (patients and clinicians) and give us feedback.

2. Measures to track process and outcomes

Discussion QUESTIONS

Our questions for you:

What approaches have you been using for informed or shared decision making?

What support would help you to test the BRAIN worksheet and give us feedback?

Questions for us?

Contact Information

〉 Sam Burnett (sam.burnett@centrecmi.ca)

〉 Connie Davis (connie.davis@centrecmi.ca)

〉 April Lawrence (april.lawrence@centrecmi.ca)

〉 Website: www.centreCMI.ca

〉 Phone: 1-778-466-5146