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January 2026

15
JAN

SMDM Innovate: Decision Twig – A Novel Approach to Simplify Time-Dependent Markov Models

15 January 2026

SMDM Innovate brings you cutting edge methods in the field of medical decision making. In this 1-hour webinar, learn about a newly developed, innovative approach for simplifying time-dependent Markov Models.

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SMDM Innovate: Decision Twig - A Novel Approach to Simplify Time-Dependent Markov Models

February 2026

03
FEB

SMDM Tutorial: How to Create a Patient Roadmap

03 February 2026

SMDM Innovate brings you a new concept for providing anticipatory guidance and support for patients with chronic illnesses. In this 1-hour webinar, Drs Scherer, Tate, and Matlock will discuss Patient Roadmaps for chronic illness, including what they are and how to develop them. They will share their own experience developing a Dementia Roadmap, including challenges encountered and lessons learned.

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SMDM Tutorial: How to Create a Patient Roadmap
05
FEB

DSCCo Pediatric Decision Science Journal Club

05 February 2026

DSCCo and the Pediatric Decision Sciences Journal Club are excited to partner on a discussion of the recent JAMA article by Ye Shen et al., “Insurance Dynamics During Childhood in the Fragmented U.S. Health System.”

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DSCCo Pediatric Decision Science Journal Club
11
FEB

Let's Talk About Measurement: Making Sense of Shared Decision Making Metrics

11 February 2026

This 90-minute panel will bring together authors from the Oxford Textbook of Shared Decision Making in Healthcare to discuss current and emerging approaches to assessing shared decision making.

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Let's Talk About Measurement: Making Sense of Shared Decision Making Metrics
11
FEB

SMDM 2026 Core Course Certification Program

11 February 2026

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.

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SMDM 2026 Core Course Certification Program
11
FEB

Introduction to the Psychology of Medical Decision Making

11 February 2026

Course 1 of 4 SMDM Core Courses

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Introduction to the Psychology of Medical Decision Making
18
FEB

Introduction to Shared Decision Making and Patient Decision Aids

18 February 2026

Course 2 of 4 SMDM Core Courses

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Introduction to Shared Decision Making and Patient Decision Aids
25
FEB

Introduction to Cost Effectiveness Analysis

25 February 2026

Course 3 of 4 SMDM Core Courses

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Introduction to Cost Effectiveness Analysis

March 2026

04
MAR

Introduction to Medical Decision Analysis (Decision-Analytic Modeling)

04 March 2026

Course 4 of 4 SMDM Core Courses

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Introduction to Medical Decision Analysis (Decision-Analytic Modeling)
06
MAR

SMDM Innovate: From CEA to BCA and Beyond: Benefit-Cost Analysis Concepts, Application, and Challenges

06 March 2026

SMDM Innovate brings you "From CEA to BCA and Beyond: Benefit-Cost Analysis Concepts, Application, and Challenges". In this 1.5-hour webinar, we will compare cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) and benefit-cost analysis (BCA), highlighting how they measure health outcomes, value benefits, guide decisions, and incorporate equity—key considerations as public health policies increasingly extend beyond the health care system.

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SMDM Innovate: From CEA to BCA and Beyond: Benefit-Cost Analysis Concepts, Application, and Challenges
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This form is for Virtual short courses, not for proposing short courses for the Annual Meeting. While courses may be submitted for both, title and content should not be exactly the same, and SMDM will work to schedule an in-person course prior to a virtual course if they feature similar content and the same instructor(s). Virtual Short Course proposals are reviewed by the SMDM Education Committee. Scheduling of short courses involves many considerations, however if your course is not immediately selected it will be held on our potential course list for the future.

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