Main description:

Uncertainty is the norm in medical practice, yet often gives rise to distress in clinicians, who fear they will make shameful or guilt inducing errors. This book offers a succinct method to clinicians for classifying uncertainty and finding the right skills to manage different types of uncertainty successfully.

Contents:

Part I Uncertainty in medicine Thinking about uncertainty in medical practice How to use this book Part II Mapping uncertainty in medicine The Analysing Quadrant The Networking Quadrant The Negotiating Quadrant The Team-working Quadrant Part III Mapping the psychology of uncertainty The psychological themes that underpin clinicians' responses to uncertainty Mapping the psychology of uncertainty against the Analysing, Networking, Negotiating and Team-working Quadrants Part IV Mapping uncertainty in medical training Training clinicians to deal with uncertainty Assessment using the Map of Uncertainty in Medicine Educational methods for training for uncertainty Educational skills for uncertainty in training Learning about uncertainty Part V Exploring uncertainty from the patient's perspective The impact of uncertainty on patients Mapping uncertainty from the patient's perspective Conclusion