Misconceptions about screening

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• Format Websites
• Language/s English
• Target Audience Schools, Further education
• EBM Stage 4 - Decision making
• Duration 5-15 mins
• Difficulty Introductory

Key Concepts addressed

• 1-2j Earlier is not necessarily better

Details

There’s a huge amount of discussion about screening programmes from celebrities, campaigners and emotive media case studies. Unfortunately, a lot of this discussion is filled with misconceptions, misinformation and unrealistic expectations of what screening programmes are and what they can deliver. This has real lasting implications for patients and healthcare professionals.