Society for Medical Decision Making

2024 Core Short Courses will be offered in April 2024!
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Core Courses - SMDM offers a curriculum of introductory-level core courses in foundational aspects of medical decision making. The core courses are:

• Introduction to Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

• Introduction to Shared Decision Making and Patient Decision Aids

• Introduction to Medical Decision Analysis (Decision-Analytic Modeling)

• Introduction to Psychology of Medical Decision Making

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Short Courses offer a great opportunity to learn something new from leaders in the field. Whether you are new to the field of medical decision making and or a more experienced professional, there is a short course for you. It is a great way to broaden your knowledge base. Short courses are typically 3 – 5 hours in length. 

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The SMDM Education Committee has made available the following Short Courses from past meetings that we hope will aid you in your career pursuits.

Short Courses from the 43th Annual North American Meeting

Virtual Meeting - October 2021

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• Introduction to Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
• Introduction to Shared Decision Making and Patient Decision Aids
• Introduction to Medical Decision Analysis (Decision-Analytic Modeling)
• Introduction to Psychology of Medical Decision Making

Short Courses from the 42nd Annual North American Meeting

Virtual Meeting - October 2020
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• Methods for Measuring Patient Preferences Information
• Innovative Approaches for Engaging Patients and Improving Decision Making in the Era of Precision Medicine and COVID19
• Quantifying and Valuing Health Inequality Impacts in Economic Evaluation
• Modeling Approaches for Analyzing Health Care Problems – an Introductory Overview and Comparison

Short Courses from the 41st Annual North American Meeting

Portland, OR – October 19 -23, 2019
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• SMDM Core Short Course: Introduction to Medical Decision Analysis (Decision-Analytic Modeling)
• Values Clarification Methods to Support Preference Sensitive Decisions: An Overview
• Developing Innovative Approaches for Engaging Patients and Improving Decision Making in the Era of Precision Medicine

Short Courses from the 40th Annual North American Meeting

Montreal, QC, Canada - October 13 - 17, 2018
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• Patient Engagement Across the Lifespan and with Diverse Populations Short Course

Short Courses from the 39th Annual North American Meeting 

Pittsburgh, PA - October 22 -  25, 2017
The following short courses can be accessed at the individual links below.

• Introduction to Shared Decision Making and Patient Decision Aids - View Recording
• Stated-Preferences Methods: Design, Analysis, and Interpretation - view Recordings (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4)