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Clinical reasoning - a guide to improving teaching and practice.

Andrew Linn¹, Carole Khaw, Hugh Kildea

¹Clinical Education, Medicine Learning and Teaching Unit, The University of Adelaide, South Australia. andrew.linn@adelaide.edu.au

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Clinical reasoning, essential for diagnosis and patient management, can be effectively taught as a skill. This framework guides teachers in developing students

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Area of Science:

Medical Education
Cognitive Science

Background:

Clinical reasoning is a fundamental cognitive process for diagnosis and patient management, often performed automatically by clinicians.
Teaching clinical reasoning presents a significant challenge for clinical educators.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the process of clinical reasoning.
To provide educators with a framework for teaching clinical reasoning to students and junior doctors.

Main Methods:

Viewing clinical reasoning as a learnable skill rather than a concept.
Implementing a structured teaching approach involving observation, explanation, student commentary, and feedback.

Main Results:

A practical framework for teaching clinical reasoning has been developed.
The framework includes observing consultations, understanding the teacher's reasoning (hypothesizing, testing, re-analysis, differential diagnosis), student critique, and teacher feedback.

Conclusions:

Clinical reasoning can be effectively taught using a skill-based framework.
This structured approach enhances the development of clinical reasoning abilities in learners.