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Perspectives on Health Technology Assessment: Response from the Patient's Perspective

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Health technology assessment (HTA) involves values and judgements, but there have been few attempts to seek the views of members of the public or to ensure that they have access to the results. Patients and citizens can make an important contribution to HTA by determining priorities for assessment, designing and conducting assessments and appraisals, receiving and using the findings, and engaging in debates about policy priorities and rationing. Those responsible for HTA should make greater efforts to involve the public and ensure that the findings are accessible to patients for use when making treatment choices. Continue reading →

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Education for Partnership: Developments in Medical Education

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

What patients and the public expect from doctors is changing. It has always been expected that medical education will teach clinical knowledge and practical skills, as well as school students and trainees in a professional culture that emphasises their responsibility to be trustworthy and act in the interest of their patients. In recent years however, many people have come to expect more. Nowadays patients expect clinicians to respect autonomy, to listen to them, to inform them, to take account of their preferences, to involve them in treatment decisions and to support their efforts in self-care. Continue reading →

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[BuffaloNews] Consensus Reached on PSA Test Guidelines

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

"Shared decision-making allows patients and physicians to make decisions together while taking into account scientific evidence and patients' preferences, said Dr. Mary McNaughton-Collins, medical director of the [Informed Medical Decisions Foundation] in Boston, Mass."

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[The Boston Globe] Healthy Men Told to Skip Prostate Test

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"Dr. Michael Barry, a primary care physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and president of the Boston-based Informed Medical Decisions Foundation, said he broaches PSA screening with his patients in their 50s and 60s, discussing the risks and benefits, and will continue to do so. 'Although the benefit is small, the magnitude is in the eye of the beholder,' he said.

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