About this session
Shared Decision-Making: Working With Your Healthcare Professional is a 60-minute to half-day health literacy session for anyone who wants to make treatment decisions together with their healthcare professional. It runs live online or in person.
Participants learn how to understand options, benefits and risks, share their own preferences and questions, and know when asking for a second opinion makes sense.
This is general education, not medical advice.
Participants leave with question prompts and a simple way to weigh options with their healthcare team.
What your people take away
- Understand options, benefits and risks
- Share your preferences and questions
- Weigh options against what matters to you
- Know when to ask for a second opinion
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30 minutes
30 Minutes — Key Points: Understand options, benefits and risksA focused 30-minute session on the essentials of Understand options, benefits and risks: ask what the options are and understand benefits and risks.
- Ask what the options are
- Understand benefits and risks
Covers Understand options, benefits and risks, in brief.
60 minutes
Understand your optionsParticipants learn how to ask about options, benefits and risks and share what matters to them. They leave with question prompts.
- Understand options, benefits and risks
- Share your preferences and questions
- Live Q&A
Covers 1 of 4 parts: Understand options, benefits and risks.
90 minutes
Weigh options togetherAdds a simple way to weigh options against personal priorities with a healthcare professional. Participants practice with example decisions.
- Understand options, benefits and risks
- Share your preferences and questions
- Weigh options together
- Live Q&A
Covers 2 of 4 parts: Understand options, benefits and risks and Share your preferences and questions.
3 hours
Covers 3 of 4 parts: Understand options, benefits and risks, Share your preferences and questions and Weigh options together.
Full day
Second opinions and next stepsAdds when a second opinion makes sense and how to ask for one respectfully. Participants leave with a personal decision guide.
- Understand options, benefits and risks
- Share your preferences and questions
- Weigh options together
- Know when to ask for a second opinion
- Live Q&A
Covers all 4 parts.
What’s covered
Understand options, benefits and risks
Every length- Ask what the options areParticipants learn to ask about all options, including waiting and watching.
- Understand benefits and risksParticipants learn how to ask what each option might mean for them, in plain language.
Share your preferences and questions
90 minutes and longer- Know what matters to youParticipants reflect on their priorities, such as recovery time, side effects or daily life.
- Speak up in the appointmentParticipants practice sharing preferences and concerns clearly and respectfully.
Weigh options together
3 hours and longer- Compare options side by sideParticipants use a simple grid to compare options against what matters to them.
- Take time when you canParticipants learn when it's reasonable to ask for time to decide.
Know when to ask for a second opinion
Full day only- Recognize when it helpsParticipants learn situations where a second opinion may be useful.
- Ask respectfullyParticipants practice asking for a second opinion or referral without damaging the relationship.
Tools and materials
- Option question prompts
- What matters to me worksheet
- Option comparison grid
- Second opinion guide
- Personal decision guide
Who it’s for
- Anyone facing a treatment decision
- People managing long-term conditions
- Employees supporting family members
- Anyone who wants a stronger voice in their care
How booking works
- Book online. Create a free Workbliss profile, then pay with session credits, by card or by invoice.
- Pick a date. Choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or book now and set the date later. Need it sooner? Email hello@workbliss.ai and we’ll see what we can do.
- Choose your expert. Within 3 working days, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date.
- We deliver it. Your expert is briefed on your people and goals, then runs the session live online or at your site.
Questions about Shared Decision-Making: Working With Your Healthcare Professional
How long is Shared Decision-Making: Working With Your Healthcare Professional?
Shared Decision-Making: Working With Your Healthcare Professional runs as 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 3 hours or full day. You choose the length when you book. A 30-minute session covers the essentials of Understand options, benefits and risks: ask what the options are and understand benefits and risks. A 60-minute session covers Understand options, benefits and risks in full, with a live Q&A. A 90-minute session adds Share your preferences and questions. A 3-hour session adds Weigh options together. A full-day session adds Know when to ask for a second opinion.
Can Shared Decision-Making: Working With Your Healthcare Professional be delivered online or in person?
Yes, both. It runs live online, so every office can join at the same time, or in person at your site, in any country.
How do we book Shared Decision-Making: Working With Your Healthcare Professional?
Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open Shared Decision-Making: Working With Your Healthcare Professional to see the price for each length and book it. You can pay with session credits, by card or by invoice, and choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or set it later. Need it sooner? Email hello@workbliss.ai and we’ll see what we can do.
Who leads the session?
A vetted Workbliss expert, briefed on your people, culture and goals before the session. After you book, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date within 3 working days, so you can choose who leads it.
Can it be tailored to our company?
Yes. Every session is shaped around your goals, your people and the benefits you already offer, and delivered by experts in your people’s languages.