Nicola Cooper

Nicola Cooper, an expert in medical education, dives into the pitfalls of traditional teaching methods for history and examination skills. She highlights how these outdated practices can lead to diagnostic errors. The discussion centers on the importance of understanding likelihood ratios and evidence-based approaches to improve accuracy in patient assessments. With critiques of conventional textbooks, they advocate for a shift towards teaching that emphasizes probabilities and real-world evidence to foster better diagnostic skills in future medical professionals.