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  • Medical Education
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Effective training and patient safety in emergency medicine (EM) depend on accurately assessing emergency physicians' (EPs) diagnostic reasoning.
  • Diagnostic reasoning is a complex cognitive process fundamental to clinical decision-making.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To outline existing theories and strategies for assessing diagnostic reasoning in EM.
  • To identify current assessment gaps and prioritize future research directions based on the 2012 Academic Emergency Medicine consensus conference.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review on diagnostic reasoning theories and assessment strategies in EM.
  • Expert thematic analysis of assessment challenges and opportunities.
  • Iterative consensus agreement among experts during the conference.

Main Results:

  • Current methods for assessing diagnostic reasoning in EPs have limitations and gaps.
  • There is a need for further research to develop and validate robust assessment tools.
  • Prioritized research questions focus on improving the evaluation of diagnostic reasoning in EM.

Conclusions:

  • Comprehensive assessment of EP diagnostic reasoning requires addressing identified gaps.
  • Future research should focus on developing innovative and validated methods for evaluating diagnostic reasoning skills.
  • Enhancing diagnostic reasoning assessment is vital for advancing EM education and ensuring patient safety.