Hello Hopeless
Very interesting subject.
I read a paper a month or so ago in our Australian Medical Journal regarding shared decision making.
I'll post the link below and I'm heading out of the house shortly, so will just make it brief for now.
I found it interesting (and sad really) that doctors are needing to use Tools to help them actually learn to participate in shared decision making with their patients.
Shared decision making: what do clinicians need to know and why should they bother?
MJA - Shared Decision Making