Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Journal of Research in Clinical Medicine 2717-0616 5 3 2017 08 31 Call for shared decision making in Iran; Future directions 75 77 10.15171/jarcm.2017.014 EN Samira Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi EDITORIAL 10.15171/jarcm.2017.014 2017 06 25 2017 08 03 Shared decision making (SDM) is a systematic procedure by which patients and health care professionals collaborate to make informed value-congruent decisions. During the procedure, patients are empowered to make decisions based on accurate evidence-based information and what matters most to them. In spite of its importance and proven benefits in different countries, its implementation in Iran is absent. Here, I will give a brief introduction on SDM with some directions for its implementation in Iran.