Shared decision making

Shared decision making

Author: The BMJ August 28, 2013 Duration: 20:02

This week’s podcast is a summary of the shared decision making round table - looking at it’s history, practicalities of implementation and how to get patients involved.

The full round table can be found on bmj.com/podcasts.


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