Shared Decision Making in Practice

13 Sep 2024 09:30 - 12:30 Gartnavel General Hospital Free

All clinicians in Scotland are asked to practice “Realistic Medicine” including talking about risks, benefits and limitations of treatment and care options. This half-day interactive workshop for Anaesthetists will support participants to have realistic conversations about care. Helping patients to feel empowered to discuss their treatment options fully and be at the centre of decisions about their care.

Participants will work in a small peer group to address the challenges around shared decision making. Working together they will practice more effective ways to:

• Communicate information about risk clearly and effectively with a wide range of patients and families.
• Communicate the benefits and limitations of treatment in a balanced way.
• Manage patients and families who have unrealistic expectations of treatment and outcomes.
• Use decision aids to support effective communication and complex shared decision-making.

This workshop is open to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde staff only.

Learning outcomes

• Review current practice in communication about treatment related decision-making and consent
• Describe and communicate information about risk clearly and effectively
• Discuss treatment options, benefits and limitations, taking a person-centred perspective
• Respond to people with unrealistic expectations of treatment and outcomes
• Use decision aids to support effective communication and shared decision-making

Gartnavel General Hospital

Shared Decision Making in Practice

Date: 13 Sep 2024
Time: 09:30 - 12:30

Tutor team

Claire O’Neill

EC4H Lead Tutor

Claire O’Neill is Lead Nurse and Clinical Service Manager for Acute Palliative Care Services in Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Claire has been involved in delivering communication skills training since 2003. More recently working with EC4H and NHSGGC Lead for Realistic Medicine to deliver Realistic Conversations virtual sessions.

Dr Jude Marshall

EC4H Tutor

Dr Jude Marshall is a GP partner and trainer in North West Glasgow and Clinical Lead for Anticipatory Care Planning