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