Collaborative Healthcare Decisions

Dr. Glyn Elwyn serves as Professor at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, where he directs The Preference Laboratory and leads groundbreaking research in shared decision making and patient engagement. His academic journey spans humanities, medicine, and education, with a medical degree from Cardiff, a Master's in Education from the UK, and a doctorate from Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre. As a tenured professor with appointments at multiple prestigious institutions including Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, University College London, and Cardiff University, he has revolutionized healthcare decision-making through innovations like the Option Grid patient decision aids, now licensed to EBSCO Health, and the development of measurement tools such as collaboRATE and Observer OPTION. His early career experience providing care to Somali refugees and the homeless in Cardiff's Docklands has informed his patient-centered approach to healthcare. His contributions to the field include leading authorship of influential works on shared decision making and evidence-based patient choice, while his research impact is demonstrated through hundreds of peer-reviewed publications. His work earned him the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2013 International Shared Decision Making Conference, recognizing his transformative impact on healthcare delivery and patient engagement. Through The Preference Laboratory, he continues to lead an international interdisciplinary team in advancing the implementation of shared decision making in clinical settings.