Clinical decision analysis
Dr R Buchbinder
2 hours per week over 14 weeks
Synopsis The purpose of this subject is to provide students with a logically consistent approach to making clinical decisions under conditions of uncertainty. It will cover an introduction to decision analysis; interpreting diagnostic tests, utilising measurements; tree building; where do the probabilities come from; cost-effectiveness analysis and working through computer application of clinical problems.
Assessment Assignment of publishable standard.
Prescribed texts
Sox H and others Medical decision making Butterworth, 1988
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