Posted on Aug 12, 2018

Kevin Jones: Can Embracing Uncertainty Lead To Better Medicine?

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Sometimes, doctors just don't have the answers. Surgeon Kevin Jones says having the humility to acknowledge this leads to better medicine.

Kevin Jones: Can Embracing Uncertainty Lead To Better Medicine?

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Lt Col Charlie Brown

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Admit you don't know and let's look for answers together

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Col Joseph Lenertz

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Yes, I agree. My daughter is just beginning her career in medicine, and she firmly believes we (humans) don't know everything, and we should admit it. Otherwise, we are too likely to advocate for the current treatment, even when that treatment has a poor prognosis.

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Susan Foster

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This is so good. Sometimes i think it's as much an art as a science.

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Kevin Jones: Can Embracing Uncertainty Lead To Better Medicine?

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