Session 2: Metacognition and Avoiding Clinical Errors in Medical Decision Making

Date: Monday, April 12th; 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Eastern Time)  

Speaker: Vu Kiet Tran, MD, CCFP (EM), FCFP, MHSc, MBA, Emergency Physician, University Health Network, Toronto

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Integrate concepts of metacognition, self-awareness and language to see how they can change clinical judgement.
2. Assess different types of cognitive biases, affective errors and prejudices that can lead to misdiagnosis.
3. Apply dual process theory and mitigation strategies to avoid making critical errors and mistakes