The Student Paramedic Podcast

S4 Ep16: How to Become Better at Making Decisions w/ Critical Care Paramedic Nick Abussi

The Student Paramedic Podcast

Show Notes

Welcome back to 'The Student Paramedic Podcast'. In the first episode of 2025, we have a chat with Nick Abussi about what clinical decision making entails, how do we develop it from student to experienced clinician, how to be cognisant of cognitive bias and some tools to improve our clinical decision making. Nick is a critical care paramedic, apart of 'The Shift Extension' and 'Explor-a Medicine'. Please check out these links for more incredible information.

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