The Peds NP: Pearls of Pediatric Evidence-Based Practice
Health & Fitness:Medicine
In the last case study in our series on Cognitive Bias in Healthcare, attribution error (among others) of an adolescent female with foot burning reveals how two more best practices for avoiding cognitive bias can help providers think metacognitively. Review all 8 best practices and start to implement them to reduce diagnostic error.
References:
Marshall, T.L., Rinke, M.L., Olson, A.P.J., Brady, P.W. (2022). Diagnostic error in pediatrics: A narrative review. Pediatrics, 149 (Supplement 3): e2020045948D. 10.1542/peds.2020-045948D
The Canadian Medical Protection Authority. Common cognitive biases: Influences on decision making. Good Practices Guide. https://www.cmpa-acpm.ca/serve/docs/ela/goodpracticesguide/pages/human_factors/Cognitive_biases/common_cognitive_biases-e.html
Yale, S. C., Cohen, S. S., Kliegman, R. M., & Bordini, B. J. (2022). A pause in pediatrics: implementation of a pediatric diagnostic time-out. Diagnosis (Berlin, Germany), 9(3), 348–351. https://doi.org/10.1515/dx-2022-0010
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