Thinking About Thinking

<p><i>Why do some clinicians make better decisions than others? </i></p><p><i>Do all clinicians become better decision-makers over time?</i></p><p><i>Is decision-making in healthcare an independent and trainable skill? </i></p><p>This book is about the practice of medicine and the decision-making of the people we entrust with our care. While treatments technologies and professional roles have evolved over the years the essential act of decision-making has remained constant.</p><p>Through personal experience research and feedback from colleagues across healthcare the authors examine how metacognition – or thinking about thinking – can provide a toolkit with which to improve the decision-making of all healthcare professionals.</p><p>The rise of digital tools and AI-based clinical support systems makes this a critical time to grasp how human decision-makers operate and how to best harness the increasing volume of healthcare data available.</p><p>This is a thought-provoking read for professionals and curious minds alike packed with ideas and practical advice about how to improve decision-making in healthcare and deliver better outcomes for patients.</p>