WONCA 2009 – Consensus about Gut Feelings in France
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
Conclusion: The “sense of alarm” and the “sense of reassurance” are well-defined concepts also in France, with many similarities between the Dutch and the French statements. This seems to indicate that gut feelings is a self contained concept. ... read more
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WONCA 2009 – Workshop
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
Results of the workshop: Participants will gain insight into the role of gut feelings in GPs’ diagnostic reasoning in situations of uncertainty and complexity and, into the contribution of contextual knowledge, experience and interfering factors. ... read more
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WONCA 2007 – A practical definition
Monday, September 3rd, 2007
Conclusions: Gut feelings act as a compass in situations of uncertainty. The consensus can be used as a conceptual instrument for further studies on the topic. Research into the contributions of individual determinants and into the test properties of gut feelings, is necessary to make the concept suitable for medical education.... read more
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WONCA 2007 – Irritation in Clinical Decision Making
Monday, September 3rd, 2007
Summary GPs established the existence of the phenomenon beyond doubt using the words “Something does not fit in here!” rather uniformly. Nevertheless, they described non-analytical processes in their decision making which differed considerably from each other.... read more
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EGPRN 2007 – “Something doesn’t fit, here!”
Monday, September 3rd, 2007
Summary: The existence of a “sensation of alarm” has been established beyond doubt. GPs used the words “Something does not fit, here!” quite uniformly. Nevertheless, they described non-analytical processes in their decision making which were quite different from each other. Emotional and vegetative connotations differ considerably for physician and situation, also. ... read more
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