Hannah I Lipman, Ankur Kalra, James N Kirkpatrick. Foundations of medical decision-making for older adults with cardiovascu-lar disease[J]. Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, 2015, 12(4): 335-339. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2015.04.004
Citation: Hannah I Lipman, Ankur Kalra, James N Kirkpatrick. Foundations of medical decision-making for older adults with cardiovascu-lar disease[J]. Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, 2015, 12(4): 335-339. DOI: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2015.04.004

Foundations of medical decision-making for older adults with cardiovascu-lar disease

  • In order to help older adults with cardiovascular disease navigate complex decisions, clinicians must know tenets of medical ethics and have good communication skills. The elements of decision making capacity and informed consent are reviewed, using relevant clinical examples to illustrate the basic concepts. The shared decision making model, by which clinician and patient work together to determine the plan of care, is described. Useful communication techniques to implement shared decision making are suggested.
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