Tag: patient engagement

Digital decision aid boosts shared decision-making in knee replacement consultations

Editor's Note A personalized digital tool is helping patients and orthopedic surgeons make more informed, confident decisions about total knee replacement (TKR), according to BMC Health Services Research October 21. Both patients and surgeons reported the EKIT tool—a tablet-based decision aid developed in Germany—improves shared decision-making (SDM), enhances communication, and…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
October 22, 2025
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FDA accelerates medical device safety alerts to reach public within days

Editor's Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded its early alert recall program to include all medical devices, speeding up how quickly the public learns about high-risk safety issues, Modern Healthcare October 9 reports. The initiative allows the FDA to post early alerts within days of manufacturers notifying…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
October 10, 2025
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New NIH-backed trial targets advance care planning for older surgical patients

Editor's Note Fewer than one in ten older adults undergoing major elective surgery complete advance care planning (ACP), but a new multisite randomized trial aims to change that. According to a September 23 article published by BMJ Open, the study design for the I CAN DO Surgical ACP trial has…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
October 3, 2025
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