CAPACITY STRENGTHENING TOOL

Communicating Benefits, Risks and Uncertainties in a Non-judgmental and Unbiased Way

This resource, created by the Patient Information Forum, provides a kind of checklist on how to communicate risks carefully and thoughtfully to patients.

It includes the following topics:

  • Illustrating risk
  • Perceptions of risk
  • Know your numbers
  • Explaining uncertainty
  • Useful resources
  • References
  • Further evidence

Last modified: November 8, 2021

Language: English

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