RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The thinking doctor: clinical decision making in contemporary medicine
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 343
OP 346
DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.16-4-343
VO 16
IS 4
A1 Michael Trimble
A1 Paul Hamilton
YR 2016
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/16/4/343.abstract
AB Diagnostic errors are responsible for a significant number of adverse events. Logical reasoning and good decision-making skills are key factors in reducing such errors, but little emphasis has traditionally been placed on how these thought processes occur, and how errors could be minimised. In this article, we explore key cognitive ideas that underpin clinical decision making and suggest that by employing some simple strategies, physicians might be better able to understand how they make decisions and how the process might be optimised.