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Patient Priorities Care helps patients and clinicians focus all decision-making and healthcare on what matters most: patients’ own health priorities. It was developed by clinicians, patients, caregivers, health system leaders, and payers. Healthcare students and professionals are also able to gain Continued Medical Education and Maintainance of Certification credits by utilizing these toolkits. Disclaimer: Users of this resource require a login.

Interactive toolkits include the Patient Priorities Decision-Making for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions series: 

• Part 1 - Introduction: The first in a series of three, this interactive module introduces learners to the Patient Priorities Care (PPC) approach of identifying the health priorities of older adults with multiple chronic conditions and then aligning care to what matters most to individual patients.
• Part 2- Identifying Health Priorities: The second in a series of three, this interactive module prepares you to help your patients identify their health priorities. Please review the introductory module for an overview of Patient Priorities Care before beginning the second module.
• Part 3 - Aligning Decisions and Care with Patients' Health Priorities: The third in a series of three, this interactive module discusses how clinicians can translate a patient’s priorities into health care decisions in collaboration with patients. Please complete the first two modules for an introduction to Patient Priorities Care before continuing to the third module.

About the organization: The American College of Physicians is the largest medical specialty organization in the United States with members in more than 172 countries worldwide. Our 161,000 members include internal medicine physicians, related subspecialists, and medical students.

Keywords: Patient Priorities Care (PPC), Introduction to patient-centered care, Medical decision-making, Care alignment with patient values, CME (Continuing Medical Education) and MOC (Maintenance of Certification) credits, Clinical education for healthcare providers