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Cognitive bias in clinical practice – nurturing healthy skepticism amongst medical students

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Title: Cognitive bias in clinical practice – nurturing healthy skepticism amongst medical students
Authors: Bhatti, A
Item Type: Journal Article
Abstract: Errors in clinical reasoning, known as cognitive biases, are implicated in a significant proportion of diagnostic errors. Despite this knowledge, little emphasis is currently placed on teaching cognitive psychology in the undergraduate medical curriculum. Understanding the origin of these biases and their impact on clinical decision making helps stimulate reflective practice. This article outlines some of the common types of cognitive biases encountered in the clinical setting as well as cognitive debiasing strategies. Medical educators should nurture healthy skepticism among medical students by raising awareness of cognitive biases and equipping them with robust tools to circumvent such biases. This will enable tomorrow’s doctors to improve the quality of care delivered, thus optimizing patient outcomes.
Issue Date: 10-Apr-2018
Date of Acceptance: 21-Dec-2017
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/55615
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.2147/AMEP.S149558
ISSN: 1179-7258
Publisher: Dove Medical Press
Start Page: 235
End Page: 237
Journal / Book Title: Advances in Medical Education and Practice
Volume: 2018
Issue: 9
Copyright Statement: © 2018 Bhatti. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms. php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
Keywords: 1302 Curriculum And Pedagogy
Publication Status: Published
Appears in Collections:Central Faculty