![]() ![]() A key lesson is revealed by one of the earliest and most sizeable US federal responses to the pandemic: the investment of $3 billion to build more ventilators. ![]() Shared Decision Making and CommunicationĪs the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic abates in many countries worldwide, and a new normal phase arrives, critically assessing policy responses to this public health crisis may promote better preparedness for the next wave or the next pandemic.Scientific Discovery and the Future of Medicine.Health Care Economics, Insurance, Payment.Clinical Implications of Basic Neuroscience.Challenges in Clinical Electrocardiography.This is particularly important to be aware of when collecting self-report data, using tools such as surveys, focus groups or interviews. The natural human desire not to ‘say the wrong thing’. When we become aware of something, we start to see it everywhere and believe that it’s becoming more common or prevalent (when in fact it’s just that we are noticing it more). This is also known as seeing ‘phantom patterns’. The tendency to overestimate the importance of small runs, streaks or clusters in large samples of random data. Where we prefer to do what we have always done simply because we have always done it that way (‘status quo bias’), or alternatively where we prematurely approve of a proposal simply because it is new and modern (the ‘appeal to novelty’ fallacy).Ĭlaiming more personal responsibility for successes than for failures. Status quo bias and the appeal to novelty fallacy The opposite of optimism bias, where we over-emphasise negative events or outcomes. This can include ‘negativity bias’, where we perceive criticism or bad news as being more important, profound or trustworthy than praise or good news. It might also take the form of requiring a higher standard of evidence for a negative conclusion, whilst accepting a lower standard of evidence for a positive conclusion. This might come about through evaluating ambiguous information in a favourable light. ![]() Over-emphasising pleasing outcomes, whilst failing to identify limitations and weaknesses. Group thinking, going with the flow of the crowd or not thinking independently, and is often based on a conscious or unconscious desire to fit in. This includes rejecting new evidence that contradicts our current thinking. Looking for, remembering, noticing or giving more weight to data that supports an existing view. The NSW Department of Education is committed to employing the best and brightest teachers who can teach and make a difference in NSW public schools.
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