Episode 6: Presenting balanced information about benefits and harms to patients makes you more contented
THE CASE
Dr Ashville is training to be a family physician and gets a phone call from a disgruntled patient called Jane Brown. She got a message saying “As your Cardiovascular risk is now 10% it is recommended you take a statin medication”. She is a bit cross she didn’t get a proper conversation about a new prescription but her main question is…”How likely am I to actually benefit from this treatment? Is it really worth it?” Dr Ashville realises they have been “following a protocol” and is not exactly sure how to answer and decides to talk the issue over with the clinician supervising their medical education.
Show Notes
1) A Primer on Statistics
Doing statistics can be difficult but understanding them can be fairly simple
2) GP Evidence – great evidence synopsis site
3) PEER Evidence – relevant evidence for family physicians and other primary care providers
