1. Decision Support as a Clinical Skill Module IV: Resources
Last update: September 2008

2. The Center for Shared Decision Making at DHMC website
has:
An online order form to order shared decision making videos for individual use. Clinicians wishing to use these routinely with their patients should contact the Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making.
Patients may schedule appointments for decision support counseling.
Links to the Ottawa Personal Decision Guide and the OHRI website.
Toolkits designed to assist institutions wishing to start a Shared Decision Making Center or incorporate Decision Support into existing primary care and specialty care settings.
Links to publications about Shared Decision Making and Decision Support in Clinical Practice.

3. A decision aid library that links to a large resource of decision aids
The Ottawa Health Research Institute website has
Ottawa Decision Aids: a number of decision aids that they have developed
A decision aid library that links to a large resource of decision aids
The OPDG, their generic decision support tool for any health or social decision
Tools for development of decision aids
Tools for implementing and evaluating decision support 3

4. Ottawa Decision Support Tutorial
An on-line auto-tutorial designed to help practitioners develop skills in providing decision support. There is no charge for the tutorial.
The ODST features:
Self-paced online learning
Self-assessment quizzes with tailored feedback
Criterion-referenced final evaluations
Certificate of Completion (for scores of 80% or more on the final quiz)
Downloadable PDF version of course reading

5. The Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making website
provides:
Background information about Shared Decision Making
Shared Decision Making videoclips
Examples of Shared Decision Making practice models
Research grant proposal opportunities

6. Supported by the Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making:
HealthNewsReview.org reviews news stories to help consumers interpret information provided by the media about
• Specific treatments • Procedures • Investigational drugs or devices • Vitamins or nutritional supplements • Diagnostic and screening tests

7. Additional Resources for decision aids
Healthwise Preferred Care
WebMD
Healthwise Decision Points are imbedded on several web sites; Preferred Care has no ads, WebMd has many.
The handout folder includes a listing of all the websites presented in this module. 7