Year 3- Realistic Medicine Flashcards
What does Realistic Medicine involve?
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
What is the citizens panel?
A large, demographically representative group of citizens regularly used to assess public preferences and opinions
What do the citizens panel state that a good doctor is?
Knowledge/ qualifications
A good listener
Friendly/approachable
What makes for a good consultation?
Feeling listened to but not feeling rushed
Clear communication
Resolution/diagnosis/outcome
What happens when a person is labelled with a diagnosis?
A cascade of medical, social, and economic consequences follows—
What is Hypothetico-Deductive reasoning in medicine?
Coming up with a diagnosis then doing tests to prove it
What 5 questions did Choose Wisely UK come up with to help prompt better conversations between clinicians and patients?
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?
