The Three Talk Model of shared decision is a framework to help clinicians to think about how to structure their consultation to ensure that shared decision making can most usefully take place.

The model is based around 3 concepts - option talk, decision talk, and team talk - with active listening at the centre.

Three Talk was first proposed in 2012, now new research published on bmj.com updates that model. Professor Glynn Elwyn, from The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, joins us to explain how that was done, and what it's creators learned from the process.

Read the full research:
http://www.bmj.com/content/359/bmj.j4891