Episode 3: The Risky Business of CVD Risk Assessment
Submitted by JPM on Wed, 2008-04-30 22:40.
In the third session, we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of three methods to present “benefit”: changes in risk calculators, using relative risk, or the absolute benefit. We review the challenges of absolute vs relative risk (or relative vs absolute truth) and discuss patient expectations in regards to the medical miracle of prevention.