An Initiative to Improve Nephrology Clinician Confidence in Shared Decision Making.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

Shared decision making (SDM) is the preferred model for medical decision making, but implementation in kidney failure treatment decisions remains suboptimal. We educated nephrology clinicians to engage in comprehensive SDM with empathetic communication.

Study design

Single-arm educational intervention with pre-post evaluation.

Setting & participants

Three virtual educational sessions for 80 nephrology clinicians from 14 nephrology practices in the Expanding and Promoting Alternative Care and Knowledge in Decision-Making (ExPAND) clinical trial.

Quality improvement activities

We educated nephrology clinicians to operationalize SDM, including presentation of active medical care without dialysis, using the Ask-Tell-Ask approach and empathetic

SUBMITTER: Pintea GI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12856478 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature