Developing expertise for uncertainty; do we rely on a baptism of fire, the mills of experience or could clinicians be trained?

Abstract

ABSTRACTUncertainty is pervasive in clinical practice; training for uncertainty is rarely explicit in formal training programmes. We describe a training intervention to explore the implications of uncertainty on learners emotions, cognitions, decision making and attitudes. Using a mapping approach learners identified skills for uncertain situations. Preliminary evaluation indicates helpful outcomes at three levels of Fitzpatrick’s framework for evaluation.