Finding accredited CPD
An estimated 10–15% of diagnoses are incorrect and serious patient harm or death from misdiagnosis affects one in 200 patients admitted to hospital. Up to 80% of diagnostic errors are potentially preventable and are mostly due to faults in clinician reasoning related to the gathering of relevant background information and integrating symptoms, signs and situational factors in generating an appropriate differential diagnosis.
This MJA Perspective shares more.
Authors: Ian A Scott, Tim Miller and Carmel Crock
Article Type: Perspective
*Medical Board of Australia’s (MBA)’s revised Registration Standard: Continuing professional development (the Standard)
