About this Event
SMDM Core Course Certification Program. Click here to learn more and register for any (or all) of our 2026 Core Courses in February-March. See specific courses below for more details.
Course 1 of 4
Introduction to the Psychology of Medical Decision Making
Instructors: Tatiana Barakshina, PhD (USA) & Kathrene (KD) Valentine, PhD (USA)
11 February, 2026 at 08.03 PST | 11.30 EST | 16.30 UTC | 17.30 CET
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Course 2 of 4
Introduction to Shared Decision Making and Patient Decision Aids
Instructors: Crystal Chu, PhD, RN (USA) & Jody Lin, MD, MS (USA)
18 February, 2026 at 08.00 PST | 11.00 EST | 16.00 UTC | 17.00 CET
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Course 3 of 4
Introduction to Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Instructor: Jeffrey Hoch, PhD (USA) & Mark Bounthavong, PhD (USA)
25 February, 2026 at 08.30 PST | 11.30 EST | 16.30 UTC | 17.30 CET – This course is 3.5 hours rather than 4.0 hours
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Course 4 of 4
Introduction to Medical Decision Analysis (Decision-Analytic Modeling)
Instructors: Beate Jahn, PhD (Austria) & Uwe Siebert, MD, MPH, MSc, ScD (Austria)
4 March, 2026 at 08.00 PST | 11.00 EST | 16.00 UTC | 17.00 CET
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Registration rates (in USD) – Early Registration rates are good through 1 week prior to each course or the start of the bundle.
Register for all 4 courses as a bundle to save 25%.
SMDM Member Rate: 149 early; 159 late
SMDM LMIC/Student/Trainee/Emeritus/Bridge Member Rate: 49 early; 59 late
Non-Member Rate: 375 early; 450 late
Please email us at info@SMDM.org with any questions.