The International Patient Decision Aid Standards (IPDAS) Collaboration is a group of researchers, practitioners and stakeholders from around the world that was established in 2003. The IPDAS Collaboration is led by professors Dawn Stacey in Canada and Robert J Volk in the United States of America.

The purpose of IPDAS is to enhance the quality and effectiveness of patient decision aids by establishing a shared evidence-informed framework with a set of criteria for improving their content, development, implementation, and evaluation.

In 2024 the Cochrane Review of Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions was updated with 104 new studies, and findings were used to update the IPDAS criteria for improving quality of decision aids and minimizing the risk of making biased decisions.

We are looking for volunteers to participate in a modified Delphi consensus process to reach consensus on the updated set of IPDAS criteria.

Eligibility: 1) aware of patient decision aids; 2) able to read and answer questions in English; and 3) willing to provide ratings within a specified time period.

Potential respondents will receive an online survey link to participate in an iterative process of survey rounds and demographic data will be requested. 

If you have any questions or if you are interested in participating, please contact Research Coordinator, Meg Carley at (613) 737-8899 ext. 73817 or at mecarley@ohri.ca or the Principal Investigator identified below.

Thank you in advance for contributing to this important project.

Dawn Stacey, Bob Volk, Maureen Smith (health consumer), Krystina Lewis for the IPDAS Steering Committee (D Stacey, R Volk, M Barry, H Bekker, N Col, K Dahl Steffensen, M Harter, T Hoffmann, K McCaffery, M Pignone, K Sepucha, R Thompson, L Trevena, T van der Weijden, H Witteman)

Thank you,

Dr. Dawn Stacey