Congruent with the literature on best practices for supporting individuals making difficult health-related decisions [ 6], key components of effective decision support are communicating balanced and tailored information, clarifying values and preferences [ 7], and providing emotional support [ 1], while minimizing sources of undue pressure [ 8].
Ostensibly, they were discussing best practices for support the iPad's new split-screen multitasking interface in iOS 9, but you couldn't help but think about the rumors swirling of a 12-inch iPad Pro at the same time.
Where the prognosis is hopeless, a precision palliative care plan could be elaborated that is calibrated on minimization of infant suffering and best practices for support of grieving parents and siblings.
It's an established best practice for building community support for a point of view or an initiative, and that's because it works.
The next decade should see the emergence of evidence-based strategies that support best practice for the growing numbers of young adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes who will be making this important transition.
Systematic and rigorous evaluation of an evidence-based intervention designed to improve the quality of practitioners' decision support could illuminate best practices for decision support and advance the fields of shared decision making, patient-practitioner communication, palliative care, and ultimately improve the lives of those who are living with a terminal illness and their families.
Clinical practice guidelines set out a template for best practice for patient management to guide and support clinicians in their care of patients.
Knowledge derived from this study can: a) further enrich the substantive nature and infrastructure of online preceptor education; and b) contribute to clarifying best practices for preceptor support, facilitation, and ongoing professional development with a view to enhancing the preceptorship experience.
