Shared Decision-Making (SDM) Online Skills Course

If you're a clinician and interested in completing our SDM Skills Course, you can request enrollment via the Wolff Learning Academy.

The course is interactive and includes the following modules:

• The Six Steps of Shared-Decision Making.
• When Would You Use SDM?
• What's Stopping You?
• Listening for Patient Goals and Concerns.
• Practice the Conversation.
• SDM With and Without Decision Aids.
• SDM Implementation: An Overview.
• Assessment of SDM Conversation Skills.

Eligible participants who complete the course will earn 2 CME credits.

For questions, visit Wolff Learning Academy or e-mail DecisionMaking@upmc.edu.

Future training opportunities are still in development.

Shared Decision-Making (SDM) Coaching and Support

Just starting out or need a little coaching with SDM?

Reach out and speak with one of our experts by emailing DecisionMaking@upmc.edu. Please include your specialty and any specific interests (if applicable).

We will do our best to match you with a mentor for one-off, short-term, or longer-term support.

Experienced with SDM?

We're always looking for ways to support SDM at UPMC and build a network of SDM experts in:

• Research.
• Medical education.
• Clinical administration/quality improvement.

Reach out and let us know about your experience, projects, and/or how the center may be able to help, by emailing DecisionMaking@upmc.edu. You may also submit your work to be featured on our Current Initiatives page.

Looking forward to hearing from you!