Title:

Helping Patients Make Informed Decisions: Communicating Potential Harms and Benefits (Ophthalmology)

Description:

This course is designed for ophthalmologists to help them develop skills for communicating effectively with patients about the potential harms and benefits of treatment options. The course was originally developed by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, and has been licensed to the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and adapted by the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication for the UK. It draws on examples from across ophthalmology, consists of four parts and will take approximately two hours to complete.

Hierarchy:

Shared Decision Making (SDM) > Helping Patients Make Informed Decisions: Communicating Potential Harms and Benefits (Ophthalmology)

Keywords:

Risk Communication, Ophthalmology, Shared Decision Making, Numbers, Risks, Benefits, Harms, Side Effects, Informed, Consent

Created:

15 Jan 2020

Updated:

26 Feb 2020