Year 3- Realistic Medicine

Question 1

What does Realistic Medicine involve?

Answer 1

Build a personalised approach to care
Change our style to shared decision-making
Reduce unnecessary variation in practice and outcomes
Reduce harm and waste
Manage risk better
Become improvers and innovators

Question 2

What is the citizens panel?

Answer 2

A large, demographically representative group of citizens regularly used to assess public preferences and opinions

Question 3

What do the citizens panel state that a good doctor is?

Answer 3

Knowledge/ qualifications
A good listener
Friendly/approachable

Question 4

What makes for a good consultation?

Answer 4

Feeling listened to but not feeling rushed
Clear communication
Resolution/diagnosis/outcome

Question 5

What happens when a person is labelled with a diagnosis?

Answer 5

A cascade of medical, social, and economic consequences follows—

Question 6

What is Hypothetico-Deductive reasoning in medicine?

Answer 6

Coming up with a diagnosis then doing tests to prove it

Question 7

What 5 questions did Choose Wisely UK come up with to help prompt better conversations between clinicians and patients?

Answer 7

Is the test, treatment or procedure really needed?
What are the potential benefits and risks?
What are the possible side effects?
Are there simpler, safer or alternative treatment options?
What would happen if I did nothing?