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Editorial

. 2019 May;28(5):352-355.

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2018-009078. Epub 2019 Feb 6.

Bridging the gap between uncertainty, confidence and diagnostic accuracy: calibration is key

Laura Zwaan¹, Wolf E Hautz^{2

3}

Affiliations

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Medical Education Research Rotterdam (iMERR)/Erasmus MC, The Netherlands, Rotterdam l.zwaan@erasmusmc.nl.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Inselspital University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
³ Centre for Educational Measurement, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

PMID: 30728186
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2018-009078

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Editorial

Bridging the gap between uncertainty, confidence and diagnostic accuracy: calibration is key

Laura Zwaan et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2019 May.

Free article

. 2019 May;28(5):352-355.

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2018-009078. Epub 2019 Feb 6.

Authors

Laura Zwaan¹, Wolf E Hautz^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Medical Education Research Rotterdam (iMERR)/Erasmus MC, The Netherlands, Rotterdam l.zwaan@erasmusmc.nl.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Inselspital University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
³ Centre for Educational Measurement, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

PMID: 30728186
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2018-009078

No abstract available

Keywords: accreditation; attitudes; audit and feedback.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Are more experienced clinicians better able to tolerate uncertainty and manage risks? A vignette study of doctors in three NHS emergency departments in England.
Lawton R, Robinson O, Harrison R, Mason S, Conner M, Wilson B. Lawton R, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2019 May;28(5):382-388. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2018-008390. Epub 2019 Feb 6. BMJ Qual Saf. 2019. PMID: 30728187 Free PMC article.

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