In this episode Ben dives into the world of uncertainty in healthcare

Ben discusses 3 main areas. Uncertainty for clinicians with tests and treatments, uncertainty for patients and then communicating uncertainty.

One of the biggest areas is the emotions associated with uncertainty, often anxiety of not knowing what is going to happen

Here are two papers discussed 

The ubiquity of uncertainty in low back pain care

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36215924/

Tolerating Uncertainty - The Next Medical Revolution?

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27806221/