Overview
Dr. Hazelbaker describes the most common cognitive errors in this groundbreaking presentation using tongue-tie assessment and treatment as illustrative examples. She connects the dots between cognitive errors and unethical behavior rampant in the assessment and treatment of tongue-tie and lip “tie.” A discussion of the impact of bias on the differential diagnosis process concludes the module.
CEUs: 1.5 L-CERP
Course Price: $25.00 (USD)
Learning Objectives
The learner will be able to:
- Describe 3 cognitive errors common in the tongue-tie/lip-“tie” industry.
- Discuss how cognitive errors introduce bias into the diagnostic process.
- List the 7 principles of health care ethics.
- Explain how cognitive errors can compromise health care ethics.
Topics Covered
- Multiple types of cognitive errors.
- Bias generated by cognitive errors.
- The 7 principles of healthcare ethics.
- Erosion of ethical behavior generated by cognitive errors.
- Bias in the differential diagnosis process of tongue-tie and lip “tie”.
Course/Module Description
Dr. Hazelbaker presents various cognitive errors and illustrates with cases how these errors manifest in the tongue-tie industry, undermining appropriate clinical care of the genuinely tongue-tied infant. She then addresses the 7 principles of healthcare ethics, making connections between cognitive errors and ethical behavioral erosion. The impact of cognitive errors and ethical breaches on the differential diagnosis process rounds out the module.
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