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How to communicate evidence to patients.

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Peer-reviewed

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Authors

Freeman, Alexandra LJ  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4115-161X

Abstract

All medical treatments have potential harms as well as benefits, and it’s vital that everyone has a good understanding of what these might be, how dramatic they might be, and how likely. In fact, in the UK, the Montgomery judgement in the supreme court in 2015 has made it a legal necessity for patients to be given comprehensible, personally relevant information about all reasonable treatment options – including none. So, how should we ensure this good, clear communication of relevant evidence?

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Keywords

adverse effects, drug safety, Communication, Decision Making, Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions, Humans, Informed Consent, Physicians

Journal Title

Drug Ther Bull

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Journal ISSN

0012-6543
1755-5248

Volume Title

57

Publisher

BMJ
Sponsorship
Funded by the Winton Centre (which is supported by the David & Claudia Harding Foundation)