Att fatta rätt beslut i den kliniska vardagen - varje läkares dilemma. Heuristik är ett eftersatt ämne i svensk läkarutbildning
Engelsk titel: Correct decisions in everyday clinical practice - every physician's dilemma. Heuristics a neglected field in Swedish medical education
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Författare:
Omerovic, Elmir
Email: elmir@wlab.gu.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 10
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 10091676
Sammanfattning
Every day clinicians have to make critically important decisions during the treatment of their patients. Ideally these decisions are based on large amounts of complex information, drawn from evidence-based medicine and the constantly growing volume of published research. However, since it is impossible for a single individual to keep up with all the available medical information, doctors apply various mental processes that cognitive psychology refers to as heuristics. Although necessary and valuable in everyday practice, these heuristics may lead to cognitive errors. These errors may have serious consequences for the patients' health, and even put their lives in danger. The purpose of my article is to highlight what I consider to be a potential shortcoming in the current education of clinicians in Sweden.