Core Course Certificate Program

SMDM offers a Certificate of Completion to individuals who complete the SMDM Core Courses. The SMDM curriculum is a new initiative of the Society with the goal of having a set of introductory-level Core Courses in foundational aspects of medical decision making. This effort serves the core mission of the Society to educate its members in key content areas. Core Courses are offered at SMDM meetings and conferences in North America and Europe.

Interested in more advanced courses? SMDM offers a full lineup of Short Courses offered at each meeting in North America and Europe.

Summer 2021 Core Course Schedule:

Course	Course Date & Time	Course Faculty
Introduction to Shared Decision Making and Patient Decision	13 July 2021 10 AM – 1 PM EDT 2 PM – 5 PM UTC 4 PM – 7 PM CET 7 AM - 10 AM PDT	Ellen Lipstein MD, MPH and Victoria Shaffer, PhD
Introduction to Medical Decision Analysis (Decision-Analytic Modeling)	22 July 2021 10 AM – 1 PM EDT 2 PM – 5 PM UTC 4 PM – 7 PM CET 7 AM - 10 AM PDT	Beate Jahn, PhD and Uwe Siebert, MD, MPH, MSc, ScD
Introduction to the Psychology of Medical Decision Making	10 August 2021 10 AM – 1 PM EDT 2 PM – 5 PM UTC 4 PM – 7 PM CET 7 AM - 10 AM PDT	KD Valentine, PhD and Pete Wegier, PhD
Introduction to Cost-Effectiveness Analysis	18 August 2021 10 AM – 1 PM EDT 2 PM – 5 PM UTC 4 PM – 7 PM CET 7 AM - 10 AM PDT	Jeffrey Hoch, PhD

Core Course Certificate Program Costs:

Registration Criteria	Cost per Course
Non Members	USD 250
Members	USD 100
Trainee & LMIC Members	USD 75

Take 4 courses and get 1 free – and receive your certificate of completion!

Please email info@SMDM.org with any questions.

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