When Experts Disagree: The Art of Medical Decision Making

Lecturer:
Jerome Groopman, M.D., and Pamela Hartzband, M.D.

Credits: 1

Cost: Free

Learning Objectives

• Critique the formulas used in classic medical decision analysis and recognize their limitations.

• Recognize the different mindsets that patients and doctors bring to choosing among several treatment options.

• Recognize how framing of data can mislead both patients and physicians about the true benefits and risks of a therapy.

• Analyze the concept of “availability” and recognize how dramatic stories can mislead or inform both patients and doctors in their decision-making.

View Lecture

This lecture has been broken into ten chapters and may be viewed by clicking on the links provided, beginning with Introduction: When Experts Disagree: The Art of Medical Decision Making.