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Shared decision making: what do clinicians need to know and why should they bother?

Michele Levinson
Med J Aust 2014; 201 (9): . || doi: 10.5694/mja14.01003
Published online: 3 November 2014

To the Editor: The ideas expressed by Hoffman and colleagues1 are laudable. In an ideal situation, shared care as described can offer benefits to patients and doctors in choosing patient-centred appropriate care.


  • Cabrini-Monash University Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC.


Correspondence: mlevinson@cabrini.com.au

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No relevant disclosures.

  • 1. Hoffman TC, Légaré F, Simmons MB, et al. Shared decision making: what do clinicians need to know and why should they bother? Med J Aust 2014; 201: 35-39. <MJA full text>
  • 2. Levinson MR, Clay FJ. Barriers to the implementation of evidence in osteoporosis treatment in hip fracture. Intern Med J 2009; 39: 199-202.
  • 3. Murphy BF. What has happened to clinical leadership in futile care discussions? Med J Aust 2008; 188: 418-419. <MJA full text>

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