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About the Site:

This is the blog for the book Medical Decision Making: A Physician's Guide, by Alan Schwartz and George Bergus (Cambridge University Press, 2008). The book is now available from Cambridge University Press

About the Authors:

Alan Schwartz, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Medical Education and Pediatrics at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, where he teaches and conducts research on physician and patient decision making.

George Bergus, M.D., M.A. is the Dr. William and Sondra Myers Family Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, and Co-Director of the Family Practice/Psychiatry Residency program. He holds a Certificate of Additional Qualification in Geriatrics.

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• Beyond the individual (10)
• Blog (5)
• Book news (8)
• Decision Making (12)
• Developing information (8)
• Goals of medical care (5)
• Understanding uncertainty (12)
• Valuing health (5)

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Key links:

• The Society for Medical Decision Making
• The Society for Judgment and Decision Making
• Decision Science News
• Cambridge Medicine blog

What others are saying:

• American Board of Medical Specialties to "incorporate tools to promote meaningful use of health IT into its maintenance-of-certification program"
  Health Care Renewal Blog
• The role of pharmacists
  Kevin Frick @ JHU

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