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From words to action: time for Australia to take shared decision making implementation seriously

Tammy C Hoffmann, Kirsten J McCaffery, France Légaré, Mina Bakhit and Marguerite Tracy, For the Australian Shared Decision Making Research Network

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Today in @mja.com.au:
@tammyh.bsky.social & the Aus SDM Research Network argue embedding SDM in the health system is vital & urgent.
Scaling SDM for all should be a national priority.

www.mja.com.au/journal/2025/223/8/words-action-time-australia-take-shared-decision-making-implementation-seriously

From words to action: time for Australia to take shared decision making implementation seriously Click on the article title to read more.

It’s time for Australia to take shared decision making implementation seriously & move from words to actions.
Our new @mja.com.au article discusses what’s been done & some of the next steps needed doi.org/10.5694/mja2... @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social @isdmsociety.bsky.social

New edition of important Shared Decision Making textbook out very soon!

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Care about #reproducibility in research & publishing? Join this webinar on Aug 27th, jointly organised by @aimosinc.bsky.social & @ausrepro.bsky.social on statistical reproducibility with @michelenuijten.bsky.social & @tomhardwicke.bsky.social Free - register here qut.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

SPIRIT 2025 explanation and elaboration: updated guideline for protocols of randomised trials High quality protocols facilitate proper planning, conduct, reporting, and external review of randomised trials, yet their completeness varies and key elements are often not considered. To strengthen ...

The explanation & elaboration paper is here: doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...
 
All CONSORT 2025 & SPIRIT 2025 documents, figures & fillable checklists are here: www.consort-spirit.org
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SPIRIT 2025 - the updated reporting guide for RCT protocols - is now published:

BMJ: doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...

JAMA:  doi.org/10.1001/jama...

Lancet: doi.org/10.1016/S014...

PLOS Med: doi.org/10.1371/jour...

Nature Med:  doi.org/10.1038/s415...
 
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Core GRADE 1: overview of the Core GRADE approach This first article in a seven part series presents an overview of the essential elements of the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) approach that has proved extre...

An important article: GRADE method for guidelines simplified: the overview of Core GRADE!! now out on @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/389/... @kamranabbasi.bsky.social @thomasagoritsas.bsky.social

Great idea for building a network here of club epi folk :)

Masterclass - ISDM Society Scaling Shared Decision-Making Masterclass Learn how system theory can be applied to the scaling of shared decision-making (SDM) implementation and cross-cultural perspectives. What you will learn Imp...

Join ISDMS's First Masterclass on Scaling Shared Decision Making
Presenters: Fritz Geiger & Lars Mandelkow

For professionals aiming to scale SDM at local or national levels

Registration Deadline: 14 February 2024

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Reporting of cluster randomised crossover trials: extension of the CONSORT 2010 statement with explanation and elaboration This article presents the CONSORT (consolidated standards of reporting trials) extension for cluster randomised crossover trials. A cluster randomised crossover trial involves randomisation of groups ...

Want to know how to report a cluster-crossover trial … the CONSORT extension reporting guidance is out 😊
www.bmj.com/content/388/...

If you’re in Australia and involved in evidence synthesis & appraisal, there’s 2 events with many of the leading folk in this field happening in Melbourne in early February. See message below for details and link.

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2/2There is duplication of aids for many decisions & none for others. Possible ways to reduce duplication: creation of a single registry for aids in development, more collaboration & further research on how to adapt existing aids for use elsewhere. Free link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1k52T2dv7nVH…

1/2 If you’ve ever wondered about the range of patient decision aids free online, our study presents a snapshot of their features. We found 785 aids from 17 countries. Most (72%) are about treatment decisions. Cancer was most common (23%) then musculoskeletal conditions (11%)