The Health Decision Sciences Center at MGH is committed to improving the quality of decisions made by patients and providers about medical tests and treatments.
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Summer started the best way: getting off Zoom and getting outside as a team. š£āāļø
Kicked off summer with an evening of kayaking, good food, and better company. Grateful to work with such a talented, collaborative, and genuinely fun group of people.
#TeamScience #ResearchLife
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How well does a model of #clinicalcare from 2008 hold up? At journal club today Richard Wexler led us in discussion of this paper, how it relates to the 7 steps of #SharedDecisionMaking, and how current training and care match these suggestions.
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At our journal Club, Dr. Barry will be presenting an article by Samir Gupta focusing on estimating the cumulative CRC risks, non-CRC mortality, and all-cause mortality among adults 75 years of age or older with vs without adenoma at prior colonoscopy.
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We enjoyed a great meeting this week with our site champions, advisors and colleagues in primary care, geriatrics and GI to implement the PRIMED Study which aims to support #colorectalcancerscreening decisions in older adults #shareddecisionmaking
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š Check out our newly published article that explores how tolerance of different types of uncertainty relates to decision-related outcomes among older adults considering colorectal cancer screening: sciencedirect.com/science/arā¦ @kd_valentine3 @hodafakhari
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Helping cancer patients make informed decisions about genetic testing without increasing visit lengthādecision aids are a critical component of patient-centered cancer care. Check out how in the following paper: academic.oup.com/rescon/artiā¦
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š§µ March is colorectal cancer awareness month. In our work at the Health Decision Sciences Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, we see that supporting these decisions requires more than simply offering a test. It requires meaningful conversations.
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At the same time, screening decisions are not always straightforward. For many older adults (ages 76ā85), the question is not only whether to be screened, but how, for example what method of testing -- and whether screening aligns with their preferences, health status, and goals.
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As we mark this month, it is an opportunity to reflect on how we can better support patients in making informed, preference-sensitive decisions about colorectal cancer screening.
#ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth #SharedDecisionMaking #CancerPrevention #PatientCenteredCare
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Is āshared decision-makingā being hijacked by U.S. health officials to sow doubt about vaccines? statnews.com/2026/01/20/sharā¦ via @statnews ft @simmons_leighmd & @glynelwyn
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Join @ksepucha in a free webinar about engaging patients in research on Thursday Feb 19th at 12pm EST. Register below!
From Patients to Partners: Elevating Patient Voices in Research us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regiā¦
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Join us Feb 11th! @ksepucha will discuss her recent chapter in the Oxford Textbook of Shared Decision Making in Healthcare with co-authors facilitated by @kd_valentine3. Free registration below!
Join this free online panel - a joint ISDMS & SMDM activity - featuring authors from the Oxford Textbook of Shared Decision Making.
āLetās Talk About Measurement: Making Sense of Shared Decision Making Metricsā
Feb 11, 2026 | 10:00ā11:30 AM EST
Register: tinyurl.com/2cn6sbkp
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Join this free online panel - a joint ISDMS & SMDM activity - featuring authors from the Oxford Textbook of Shared Decision Making.
āLetās Talk About Measurement: Making Sense of Shared Decision Making Metricsā
Feb 11, 2026 | 10:00ā11:30 AM EST
Register: tinyurl.com/2cn6sbkp
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30 Dec 2025
Wrapping up 2025 with a new publication!
A Learning Collaborative of 12 orthopedic practices across the U.S. worked to integrate decision aids into routine care. We developed an implementation toolkit to help other practices interested in implementation: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.ā¦
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30 Dec 2025
The implementation toolkit is freely accessible here: mghdecisionsciences.org/toolā¦
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23 Dec 2025
A sneak peek at the HDSC team celebrating 2025's memory board and all the work our partners within and outside Mass General Brigham have accomplished this past year (more to come)!
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25 Nov 2025
Looking to elevate your next conference abstract submission? Attend this webinar with @bzikmundfisher to learn the dos and don'ts of abstract writing!
Preparing your abstract to submit for the 48th Annual Meeting? Learn how to make yours better: crm.smdm.org/civicrm/event/rā¦
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24 Nov 2025
Want to talk #shareddecisionmaking with some cool people? Come out to the SDM Hour next week with our own @kd_valentine3 and connect with other SDM enthusiasts!
Shared Decision Making Hour is a monthly open forum for anyone interested in exploring the latest in shared decision making (SDM). Join us for an informal, collaborative space where you can ask questions and discuss key research in the field. Register now: crm.smdm.org/civicrm/event/rā¦
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21 Nov 2025
So glad to have Olivia Hogue present this week about development and implementation of a multi-step screener to identify mild cognitive impairment. Canāt wait to see what findings the final project will bring!
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