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[The Boston Globe] Routine PSA Screening for Men Not Recommended

Posted on May 3, 2013 by
"'What we're seeing now is some harmonization of the various guidelines,' said Dr. Michael Barry, president of the Informed Medical Decisions Foundation, who co-authored the urology group's recommendations. 'No one is recommending automatic testing of anyone anymore.'"
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Tagged American Urological Association, Boston Globe, Michael J. Barry, prostate cancer screening, PSA testing, shared decision making, urology | Permalink

Informed Medical Decisions Foundation Funded Research

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A National Survey of Urologists and Radiation Oncologists on Prostate Cancer and Shared Decision-Making

Posted on May 3, 2013 by
Here, we propose to fill this important knowledge gap regarding recent trends in both the evidence in prostate cancer and the role of shared decision-making tools in specialty practice that will form the basis for future shared decision-making implementation research. Continue reading →
Posted in | Tagged prostate cancer, radiation oncology, shared decision making, urology | Permalink

Informed Medical Decisions Foundation Demonstration Site

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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Posted on May 3, 2013 by
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) is comprised of physicians, specialists and other providers working together at different locations to meet the health care needs of patients in northern New England. The Center for Shared Decision Making (CSDM) at DHMC, opened its doors in 1999 as the first center in the U.S. to be dedicated to shared decision making, and became a Foundation funded primary and specialty care demonstration site at that time. True pioneers in the shared decision making arena, DHMC continues to perfect the process of providing access to decision aids and decision support to patients as a routine process of care. Continue reading →
Tagged breast cancer, decision aids, DHMC, orthopedics, prostate cancer, radiation, shared decision making, Shared Decision-Making® programs, urology | Permalink

Informed Medical Decisions Foundation Decision Aids

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Treatment Options for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Posted on May 3, 2013 by
Many men face decisions about treatments for an enlarged prostate and the treatment options may cause much confusion. To help men understand their options, the Foundation has developed a Shared Decision-Making® Program called Treatment Choices for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Continue reading →
Posted in | Tagged benign prostatic hyperplasia, BPH, enlarged prostate, Shared Decision-Making® programs, urology | Permalink