Curriculum and Coaching

Skills Course

If you are a clinician who is interested in completing our Shared Decision Making 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

Brief pre- and post-course questionnaires are included. 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.

Mentorship

If you are a clinician who is just getting started in shared decision making and would like to speak with one of our experts, please e-mail DecisionMaking@upmc.edu and include your practice area and specific interests. We will do our best to match you with a mentor.