Cognitive bias in the clinical decision making of doctors

Thomas O'Hagan; John Fennell; Kean Tan; Davina Ding; Iolo Thomas-Jones

doi:10.7861/futurehosp.6-1-s113

Cognitive bias in the clinical decision making of doctors

Thomas O'Hagan
, John Fennell
, Kean Tan
, Davina Ding
, Iolo Thomas-Jones

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Aims:
To investigate whether medics are susceptible to one of the most widely studied cognitive biases, anchoring; an error in thought processing where decisions are strongly influenced by previously presented information.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Future Healthcare Journal
Publisher	Royal College of Physicians
Pages	113
Number of pages	1
Volume	6
Edition	Supplement 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7861/futurehosp.6-1-s113
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2019
Event	Innovation in Medicine 2018 – RCP annual conference: Who decides on research: peer review, patient choice or system need? - London, United Kingdom Duration: 25 Jun 2018 → 26 Jun 2018 Conference number: 4 https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/events/innovation-medicine-2018

Publication series

Name	Future Healthcare Journal
Publisher	Royal College of Physicians
Number	Supp 1
Volume	6
ISSN (Print)	2055-3323
ISSN (Electronic)	2055-3331

Conference

Conference	Innovation in Medicine 2018 – RCP annual conference
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	25/06/18 → 26/06/18
Internet address	https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/events/innovation-medicine-2018

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Cognitive Neuroscience
Brain and Behaviour

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Cognitive bias in the clinical decision making of doctors

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