ABC of clinical reasoning
by Cooper, Nicola Frain, John, (John Patrick James)
ABC of Clinical Reasoning. Being a good clinician is not just about knowledge -- how doctors and other healthcare professionals think, reason and make decisions is arguably their most critical skill. While medical schools and postgraduate training programmes teach and assess the knowledge and skills required to practise as a doctor, few offer comprehensive training in clinical reasoning or decision-making. This is important because studies suggest that diagnostic error is common and results in…
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- Full title :ABC of clinical reasoning / edited by Nicola Cooper, John Frain.
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ABC of Clinical Reasoning.
Being a good clinician is not just about knowledge -- how doctors and other healthcare professionals think, reason and make decisions is arguably their most critical skill. While medical schools and postgraduate training programmes teach and assess the knowledge and skills required to practise as a doctor, few offer comprehensive training in clinical reasoning or decision-making. This is important because studies suggest that diagnostic error is common and results in significant harm to patients -- and errors in reasoning account for the majority of diagnostic errors.
The ABC of Clinical Reasoning covers core elements of the thinking and decision-making associated with clinical practice - from what clinical reasoning is, to what it involves and how to teach It, Informed by the latest advances in cognitive psychology, education and studies of expertise, this ABC covers.
From an international team of authors, the ABC of Clinical Reasoning is essential reading for all students, medical professionals and other clinicians involved in diagnosis, in order to improve their decision-making skills and provide better patient care.
About the ABC series.
The new ABC series has been thoroughly updated, offering a fresh look, layout and features throughout, helping you to access information and deliver the best patient care. The newly designed books remain an essential reference fool for GPs, GP registrars, junior doctors and those in primary care, designed to address the concerns of general practitioners and provide effective study aids for doctors in training.
Now offering over 70 titles, this extensive series provides you with a quick and dependable reference on a range of topics in all the major specialties. Each book in the new series now offers links to further information and articles, and a new dedicated website provides you with even more support.
The ABC series is the essential and dependable source of up-to-date information for all practitioners and students in general practice.
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Edition Statements
- Publication Date:2017.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):John Wiley & Sons, Inc
- Place of Publication:Chichester, West Sussex
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2017.
The Physical Object
- Description:vii, 55 pages : : color illustrations ; : 28 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781119059080, 1119059089
- oclc:ocn918924890
- LC Classification:RA399.A1
- Dewey Decimal:616
Table of Contents
Clinical reasoning : an overview / Nicola Cooper and John Frain -- Evidence-based history and examination / Steven Mcgee and John Frain -- Using and interpreting diagnostic tests / Nicola Cooper -- Models of clinical reasoning / Martin Hughes and Graham Nimmo -- Cognitive biases / Nicola Cooper -- Human factors / Nicola Cooper -- Metacognition and cognitive debiasing / Pat Croskerry -- Using guidelines, scores, and decision aids / Maggie Bartlett and Simon Gay -- Teaching clinical reasoning / Nicola Cooper, Ana Da Silva, and Sian Powell.
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