Decision-Making in the Doctor’s Office with Dr. Talya Miron-Shatz
We used to work with a more paternalistic model, which means go to a doctor, describe what you have, and they tell you what it is and what to do. End of discussion, if ever there was a discussion. Things are changing, things are changing in a way that we are given much more choice. We are given much more control over our health and our health choices.
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Intro
In this episode of The Decision Corner Podcast, Brooke is joined by Talya Miron-Shatz: researcher, consultant and author of her upcoming book, Your Life Depends On It: What You Can Do To Make Better Choices About Your Health. Miron-Shatz’s expertise lies within the realm of medical decision making, particularly around improving patient decision making outcomes. This conversation details how the shift in access to medical information has changed the physician-patient relationship, along with practical solutions that can be implemented into our everyday lives to improve our health decision making. Some of the topics discussed include:
- How the physician-patient relationship is changing
- The confirmation bias and how it affects our health choices
- The importance of considering alternatives in decision making
- The impact of mental resource depletion on decision making
- The impact of decisions on both doctors and patients
- Practical solutions that we can implement to improve our health decision making
