Medical Decision-Making and Clinical Research
Class Format 5-10 minute quiz
Class Format 5-10 minute quiz on readings Interactive
Class Format 5-10 minute quiz on readings Interactive Didactics, prn
Class Format 5-10 minute quiz on readings Interactive Didactics, prn Work as a group
Goals Explore the ways that doctors make decisions
Goals Explore the ways that doctors make decisions See how the application of “evidence-based medicine” affected, affects and will affect medical decision-making
“goals” Get you excited about studying medicine
“goals” Get you excited about studying medicine Get you comfortable with the idea that you can study medicine, if …
“goals” Get you excited about studying medicine Get you comfortable with the idea that you can study medicine Get you to think broadly, expansively, daringly, insightfully about medicine
“goals” Get you excited about studying medicine Get you comfortable with the idea that you can study medicine Get you to think broadly, expansively, daringly, insightfully about medicine Get you to be a “Heretic”
Heretic
Teacher-student
Heretic Teacher-student Colleague-mentor
Heretic Teacher-student Colleague-mentor Pre-med
Heretic Teacher-student Colleague-mentor Pre-med Medicine
Heretic Teacher-student Colleague-mentor Pre-med Medicine “Rememberer”
Heretic Teacher-student Colleague-mentor Pre-med Medicine “Rememberer” Efficient data gatherer-applier
Heretic Teacher-student Colleague-mentor Pre-med Medicine “Rememberer” Efficient data gatherer-applier Health care provider
Heretic Teacher-student Colleague-mentor Pre-med Medicine “Rememberer” Efficient data gatherer-applier Health care provider Patient partner
Heretic Teacher-student Colleague-mentor Pre-med Medicine “Rememberer” Efficient data gatherer-applier Health care provider Patient partner
Heretic Teacher-student Colleague-mentor Pre-med Medicine “Rememberer” Efficient data gatherer-applier Health care provider Patient partner My patient
Heretic Teacher-student Colleague-mentor Pre-med Medicine “Rememberer” Efficient data gatherer-applier Health care provider Patient partner My patient Our patients
Heretic Teacher-student Colleague-mentor Pre-med Medicine “Rememberer” Efficient data gatherer-applier Health care provider Patient partner My patient Our patients Doctor for 2008
Heretic Teacher-student Colleague-mentor Pre-med Medicine “Rememberer” Efficient data gatherer-applier Health care provider Patient partner My patient Our patients Doctor for 2008 Doctor for 2028 …
Heretic Teacher-student Colleague-mentor Pre-med Medicine “Rememberer” Efficient data gatherer-applier Health care provider Patient partner My patient Our patients Doctor for 2008 Doctor for 2028 and Beyond!
Why Go to a Doctor?
Solve an acute problem
Why Go to a Doctor? Solve an acute problem Manage a chronic problem
Why Go to a Doctor? Solve an acute problem Manage a chronic problem Screen for disease to treat at earliest time best chance of cure????
Why Go to a Doctor? Solve an acute problem Manage a chronic problem Screen for disease to treat at earliest time best chance of cure???? Advise on changing lifestyle issues
Different Goals MD GoalsPatient Goals Outcome (+)/optimalGet better … optimal Dx and Tx “correct”Feel betterQuick Paid Cheap Learn for future patientsAm I going to get better? When?
Sources of Diagnostic Data Symptoms (hx)=patient reports Signs (px)=examiner observes Investigations=lab, radiology, …
Nuances of Data Collection Open versus Closed Narrative versus Directed History versus Physical versus Investigations Categorization (yes / no) Interobserver reliability: Kappa
Information Resources Experience Teachers/Training Books “The Literature” 4 S organization of evidence
Thinking Like a Doc ≠ Science Science Medicine Synthetically vs. Analytically forward vs. backward cause outcomevs.outcome cause
Thinking Like a Doc ≠ Science Science/Synthetically/Forward/Cause to Outcome car out of gas on railroad crossing train wreck Etiologies Pathology Medicine/Analytical/Backward/Outcome to Cause train wreck car out of gas on railroad crossing Pathology Etiology (fixable?)
Valleys of Medical Education
Therapeutic Interventions Primum no nocere Cost : Benefit analysis Systems cost vs. physician's contract