Teaching medical students and doctors how to communicate risk

摘要: The need for doctors to have proficient communication skills is well recognised,1 but teaching students how communicate risk patients seems received little attention in the undergraduate medical curriculum. Primarily it statisticians who teach concept of probability. This ultimately translates into that informs clinical consultation. Although appreciate basics statistical methods and know different ways convey risk,2 particularly important they opportunity practise these under safe conditions receive constructive feedback.1 3 The recently established graduate entry programme at St George's Hospital Medical School London has an integrated curriculum across all years.4 course delivered by using problem based learning whereby use “triggers” from a case or scenario identify their own issues.5 It …