TURN UNCERTAINTY INTO CONFIDENT CHOICES
Informed Decision-Making Training
Informed Decision-Making training equips providers to partner with patients and clients on weighing options, values, and next steps.
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Without a clear process for weighing options, patients and clients are often left stalled between choices, unsure how risks, benefits, and their own priorities fit together. Informed Decision-Making training gives providers structured approaches to walk people through that uncertainty and reach a decision they can stand behind.
Resources
Thanks to collaborators and practitioners who have assisted with the following worksheets for people to use to record their decisions.
BRAIN Decision Making Worksheet
One of the practical tools that we have developed is the BRAIN Decision Making Worksheet, adapted with permission from the International Childbirth Association.
Download the Brain Decision Making Worksheet here:
BRAIN Decision Making Worksheet (Health)
BRAIN Decision Making Worksheet (General)
Health and Wellness Advertising Claims Assessment Worksheet
Another practical tool that we have partnered to develop is a worksheet for assessing health and wellness advertisements.
Click here to download: Health and Wellness Advertising Claims: So, Is it Truthful?
This tool was developed collaboratively with input from the public and professionals. We thank everyone who reviewed drafts and provided valuable feedback, including:
- Plain Language Group of the South Riverdale Community Health Centre, Toronto, ON
The working group provided oversight and leadership:
- Bernie Garrett, Associate Professor, UBC School of Nursing, Vancouver, BC
- Elsie Petch, MHSc, Health Literacy Consultant, Toronto, ON
- Lea Elcombe, Facilitator of the Plain Language Group of the South Riverdale Community Health Centre, Toronto, ON
- Alifa Khan, Patient Advocate, Orangeville, ON
- Denielle Wiebe, Graphic Designer, CCMI, Quesnel, BC
- Connie Davis, Development Project Lead, CCMI, Hope BC
BRAIN (Benefits, Risks, Alternatives, Intuition, Next Steps) Decision Making Tool
As a patient or family member, it’s important to participate in health care decisions to the degree that you wish. One way to participate in decisions about your care is to use your BRAIN. This simple tool will help you guide a conversation with a health care team member so that you have the information you need to make informed decisions. CCMI is grateful to the patient partners who collaborated in developing this tool.
