This talk will review the results of a feasibility study to enable patients and physicians to engage in effective shared decision making through a process that links tailored behavioral intervention to physician recommendation. CSATS links an interactive Internet-based decision aid on colorectal cancer (CRC) screening to a clinician reminder system. This enables the patients and physicians to be better informed about the patient risks and preferences regarding CRC screening at the time of the visit. We hypothesize that this leads to better
decision-making and ultimately increased CRC screening adherence.

<a href="../../../../../../../../../../../../../../who_we_are/people/person.2006-01-03.9767002693/person_view">Masahito Jimbo</a> is Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine. Originally trained in internal medicine in Japan, he has also experienced community family medicine first-hand as a rual family physician in North Carolina. He is currently a practicing family physician and researcher. His clinical and research interests include Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Cancer Prevention and Screening; and Cross-Cultural Medicine. His research is focused on enabling the physicians to provide recommendations tailored to the patient by linking theory-proven behavioral intervention with interactive technology.<br><br>For more information see: <a href="../../../../../../../../../../../../../projects/project.2006-01-03.3473471889/projects_page"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></a><a href="http://chcr.umich.edu/what_we_do/projects/project.2006-01-03.3473471889/projects_page">Cancer Screening Adherence through Technology-Enhanced Shared Decision Making (CSATS)</a>