PURPOSE: Informed decision making now is considered the underpinning of ethical
medical practice. We aimed to determine the extent to which patients with incurable cancer …

Ours is an era in which patients seek greater engagement in health care choices, increasing
the demand for high-quality information about clinical options. Providing support for …

With thorough coverage of inequality in health care access and practice, this leading
textbook has been widely acclaimed by teachers as the most accessible of any available. It …

Individuals are increasingly involved in decisions about their health care. Shared decision
making (SDM), an intervention in the clinical setting in which patients and providers …

Background: Faculty observation of residents and students performing clinical skills is
essential for reliable and valid evaluation of trainees. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of a …

Objective To review methods of measuring racial/ethnic health care disparities. Study
Design Identification and tracking of racial/ethnic disparities in health care will be advanced …

Introduction Direct observation of clinical skills is a key assessment strategy in competency-
based medical education. The guidelines presented in this paper synthesize the literature …

Shared decision-making has been called the crux of patient-centred care and identified as a
key part of change for improved quality and safety in healthcare. However, it rarely happens …

This book is the result of over 30 years of collaboration among its authors. It uses the
systematic account of our common morality developed by one of its authors to provide a …

Rationale Quality medical decision making requires that clinicians and patients incorporate
the best available clinical evidence with the patients' values and preferences to develop a …