Shared Decision-Making for Young Adults With Low
Back Pain (Recorded Webinar)
Presented by Chad E. Cook
Nonfinancial: Chad Cook is a Senior Associate Editor for BJSM and an Editorial Board member for J Physiotherapy and JMMT
Assessment and management approaches for low back pain in young adult populations are poorly studied and rarely discussed. This webinar looks at common signs and symptoms associated with low back pain in the young adult and introduces the learner to a case involving a young athlete with chronic back pain. Key elements of the assessment are presented, as well as a shared decision-making management approach. Shared decision-making is increasingly advocated as an ideal model of treatment decision-making during the medical encounter as it has been shown to improve patient outcomes and increase benefits for both clinicians and the health care system. The approach is characterized as a process involving at least two participants (patient and HCP) interacting together and sharing information to achieve a decision where both parties agree, and is advocated as a bridging mechanism to improve clinician use and patient adoption of clinical practice guidelines. The webinar is supported by two videos in which a patient decision-making aid is used to help determine the most effective approach for the patient.
Meet your instructor
Chad E. Cook
Dr. Cook is a professor at Duke University with a Category A appointment in the Duke Clinical Research Institute and an adjunct appointment in the Department of Population Health Sciences. He is a clinical researcher, physical therapist, and profession advocate with a long history of clinical care excellence and service and…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Spondylolisthesis in Young Adults
Chapter 1 will discuss the prevalence of low back pain and related conditions in adults and young adults.
2. The Patient Case
Chapter 2 will consolidate the imperative decisions required when addressing patient decision-making. It will go over patient history results, patient examination results, and pain and disability drivers.
3. Shared Decision-Making Aids
Chapter 3 will explore shared patient decision-making tools for use in clinical practice and identify best patient decision-making aids when using shared decision-making. It will go over the purpose of shared decision-making as well as review the hierarchy of patient decision-making aids.
4. Question and Answer Session
This segment is a viewer-submitted question and answer session, which will be facilitated by Chad Cook.
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