What impact do your acute referral letters have on the admitting team?   You may have noticed the initial upload contained the wrong audio file of an old podcast.  Sorry, this has been corrected.   Check out the papers mentioned Chauveau P, Mazet-Guillaume B, Baron C, Roy PM, Tanguy M, Fanello S. Impact du contenu du courrier médical sur la qualité du triage initial des patients adultes admis aux urgences [Impact of the referral letter on triage decisions in adult patients admitted to the emergency department]. Sante Publique. 2013 Jul-Aug;25(4):441-51. French.  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24404726/   van den Berge K, Mamede S, van Gog T, Romijn JA, van Guldener C, van Saase JL, Rikers RM. Accepting diagnostic suggestions by residents: a potential cause of diagnostic error in medicine. Teach Learn Med. 2012;24(2):149-54.  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22490096/   Staal J, Speelman M, Brand R, Alsma J, Zwaan L. Does a suggested diagnosis in a general practitioners' referral question impact diagnostic reasoning: an experimental study. BMC Med Educ. 2022 Apr 8;22(1):256 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8991944/     www.rnzcuc.org.nz podcast@rnzcuc.org.nz https://www.facebook.com/rnzcuc https://twitter.com/rnzcuc   Music licensed from www.premiumbeat.com Full Grip by Score Squad   This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals.  Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times.  For personal medical advice always consult your usual doctor

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