**HYBRID EVENT: join us IN-PERSON or ONLINE. Please RSVP regardless and indicate your intended mode. The in-person event will be held in BaldwinAuditorium of the Lurie Medical Research Building at 303 E. Superior; Chicago. Lunch will be provided for in person attendees on a first-come, first-served basis.**
Over a third of emergency department patients are discharged with a symptom-based diagnosis (e.g. chest pain) after dangerous causes of their symptoms have been "ruled out." This diagnostic uncertainty causes patient distress and often leads to ED recidivism as patients seek a diagnosis. We will discuss the development and testing of a patient-centered approach to communicating about diagnostic uncertainty in the acute care setting.
Guest:
Danielle McCarthy, MD, MS
Associate Professor & Vice Chair of Research, Department of Emergency Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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This seminar is co-sponsored by the Medical Faculty Council (MFC) at Northwestern University.
Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM)
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