Shared Decision-Making

Although allergists/immunologists frequently encounter ethical dilemmas in their daily clinical practice, medical ethics has not previously been a focus of research and training in their specialty, Timothy M. Buckey, MD, MBE, told Healio.

Mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis lead to very similar outcomes, so shared-decision making is important for breast cancer screening, according to an expert.

For older adults with non-STEMI, routine coronary intervention was safe but did not lower risk for death from CV causes or nonfatal MI compared with medical therapy alone, according to new data from the SENIOR-RITA trial.

The implementation of treat-to-target approaches for rheumatoid arthritis remains largely suboptimal, but could be improved with telehealth and other measures, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Practicing shared decision-making increases overall trust in health care providers among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Although training primary care providers in shared decision-making did not significantly improve colorectal cancer concordance or screening rates in older adults, at least 5 minutes of discussion with a PCP may benefit some, data showed.

Black and Hispanic/Latino infants who were brought to hospitals with a fever were less likely to have documented shared decision-making regarding lumbar puncture and ED discharge, a study found.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Including multiple specialists to treat the various facets of systemic sclerosis improves outcomes but can have its own challenges, according to a presenter at the 2024 Rheumatology Nurses Society annual conference.

Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of five stories from ASCO Voices, a session during ASCO Annual Meeting focused on the human side of oncology.