Decision Aid News

News on the Foundation’s Shared Decision-Making® Programs. Includes awards, updates, new program releases.

Decision Aids Minimize Complexities of PSA Test

Decision aids are important tools in ensuring patients understand the medical choices they face. Our decision aid “Is a PSA Test Right for You?”, takes a look at the same medical evidence that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently reviewed, and highlights what the evidence tells us about the PSA test’s benefits- which are uncertain or limited for many men- and the harms of treatment if a screening results in a prostate cancer diagnosis. Continue reading →

Expanding the International Reach of our Decision Aids

The Informed Medical Decisions Foundation is currently working to expand the international reach of our decision aids with a number of exciting localization projects currently in the works with our partner Bupa and other international colleagues. Three academic groups in French-speaking countries are working with our staff to develop a study to evaluate the use of decision aids for prostate cancer screening. Continue reading →