Curative | Preventative | |
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Local | ||
Case 1 | Correcting the case subject’s misdiagnosis of epilepsy and initiating appropriate NEAD management | Highlighting diagnostic and management errors with treating team involved in case; providing relevant education/training |
Case 2 | Highlighting likely misattribution of case subject’s symptoms to HPV vaccination and reopening differential diagnosis | Determining the source of the case subject’s beliefs about their condition and correcting misinformation |
Case 3 | Counselling the case subject regarding other management options for the condition and lack of evidence supporting amputation | Approaching the surgical team offering the amputation to discuss the evidence base for such procedure |
Global | ||
Case 1 | Requesting broadcaster highlights potential inaccuracies in medical content of programme to viewing audience | Developing national/international training on diagnosis and management of patients presenting with transient loss of consciousness |
Case 2 | Requesting online magazine publishes correction of factual inaccuracies in vaccination story | Developing a vaccine education/promotion campaign |
Case 3 | Directly entering discussion on social media, revealing one’s professional qualifications and concerns | Establishing clear guidance from national/ international professional bodies and regular audit procedures on the surgical management of CRPS |
CRPS = complex regional pain syndrome; HPV = human papillomavirus; NEAD = non-epileptic attack disorder.