The Importance of Shared Decision-Making

Thank you for publishing the outstanding and important article, “Sense and Sensibility”1 in the December 2021 issue of The American Journal of Medicine. The story Dr. Schattner related in "Sense and Sensibility" resonates with me in that, in my role in undergraduate and graduate medical education, learners (students and residents) should ALWAYS be reminded t hat, in her words, “Once the patient's individual circumstances are acknowledged, shared decision-making may achieve optimal comprehensive health outcomes, and this is particularly true in old patients.” I have found this to be true in virtually all patients, and in the United States, particular ly in veterans.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Letter Source Type: research