Module 6: Shared decision making

2 hours | 4 CEUs/CPD

The focus of this workshop is to review core communication skills using the Calgary-Cambridge Guide, focusing especially on skills for shared decision making. The components of shared decision making from the Calgary-Cambridge Guide (sharing your thinking, exploring options, negotiating the plan and checking with the patient), were covered in Module 2 (Core Consultation Skills) and in this module we are consolidating that learning with more in-depth teaching and simulation.

Staff attending this module are encouraged to complete Modules 1 and 2 in advance of taking this workshop.

What will you get?

During this module you will:

• Define shared decision making;
• Understand why shared decision making is important;
• Consider and identify the communication skills for shared decision making;
• Demonstrate the skills required for shared decision making;
• Reflect on and identify key skills you wish to practice to enhance your communication skills for shared decision making.