Antipsychotic Tool

Antipsychotic medications help ease symptoms of psychosis, such as delusions and hallucinations.Antipsychotics can be used to treat other mental health symptoms and disorders.Some people may need to try different medications to see what works best for them.SDM Aid Sponsor: Alliance Health and Alameda County Behavioral HealthProject Lead: N/AProject Members: N/AFirst Published: 2019Last Validated: 2019Target Audience: Patients with HallucinationsWellness Areas: Antipsychotic View…

ADHD Tool

Stimulant medications improved symptoms in 7 out of 10 children who take them. Non-stimulant medications may be a little less helpful for some people.SDM Aid Sponsor: Alliance Health and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical ClinicProject Lead: N/AProject Members: N/AFirst Published: 2019Last Validated: 2019Target Audience: Parents of children who have ADHDWellness Areas: ADHD  View Tool

Choosing TAVR, Surgery or Symptom Management

Aortic stenosis is a tightening of the aortic valve in the heart. If you have been diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis, you may have to decide whether to fix your valve.Treatments may include transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), surgery or symptom management. TAVR is also referred to as transcatheter aortic valve implantation, or TAVI.SDM Aid Sponsor: American College of CardiologyProject…

Choosing Blood Thinners or Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure

For most people with atrial fibrillation, blood thinners lower the risk of stroke. However, blood thinners (also called anticoagulants) can cause bleeding.Some people with a very high risk might consider a procedure called left atrial appendage closure that places a device in the heart to prevent strokes.SDM Aid Sponsor: American College of CardiologyProject Lead: N/AProject Members: N/AFirst Published: 2021Last Validated: August 26, 2021Target…

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Choice

RA Choice presents information in plain language and pictographs and was designed to facilitate conversation between patients and clinicians to support shared decision making (SDM).SDM Aid Sponsor: Mayo Clinic Project Lead: Dr. David WarnerProject Members: N/AFirst Published: N/ALast Validated: N/ATarget Audience: Patients with Rheumatoid ArthritisWellness Areas: Rheumatoid Arthritis View Tool

Smoking Cessation Around the Time of Surgery

This tool was developed by a team led by Dr. David Warner from Mayo Clinic. They collaborated with investigators in the KER UNIT to develop a tool to enhance the conversation about smoking cessation in the peri-operative setting.SDM Aid Sponsor: Mayo Clinic Project Lead: Dr. David WarnerProject Members: N/AFirst Published: N/ALast Validated: N/ATarget Audience: People who SmokeWellness Areas: Smoking View Tool

PCI Choice

Many patients with stable angina undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) expecting it is life saving (Rothber et al). While PCI can improve symptoms related to stable coronary disease, evidence does not support any impact on heart attack risk or on death. The PCI Choice decision aid displays the benefits and risks of PCI compared to optimal medical therapy for…

Osteoporosis Choice

The Osteoporosis Choice shared decision making tool supports the treatment conversations between patients at risk of osteoporotic fractures and their clinicians.SDM Aid Sponsor: Mayo Clinic Project Lead: N/AProject Members: N/AFirst Published: N/ALast Validated: N/ATarget Audience: N/AWellness Areas: Osteoporosis View Tool

Head CT Choice

Blunt head trauma is the leading cause of trauma-related death and disability in children worldwide. Every year in the United States, more than 450,000 children present to the emergency department (ED) for evaluation of a head injury. With the increased availability and speed of contemporary computed tomography (CT) imaging, clinicians obtain cranial CT imaging in…

Diabetes Medication Choice

The choice of depression medications in primary care is difficult as there are many choices.SDM Aid Sponsor: Mayo Clinic Project Lead: N/AProject Members: N/AFirst Published: N/ALast Validated: N/ATarget Audience: Patients living with DiabetesWellness Areas: Diabetes View Tool