Effective bedside teaching

Table of Contents

1. Effective bedside teaching of clinical diagnosis by using case-presentations
2. Introduction
3. The setting
4. The teaching
   1. SUMMARISE
   2. NARROW
   3. ANALYSE
   4. PROBE
   5. PLAN
   6. SELECT
5. Quiz
6. Further reading
7. Further Information

The teaching

The following structured approach is based on the widely used SNAPPS model.

The six steps:

1. Summarise the history and findings

2. Narrow the differential diagnosis to two or three relevant possibilities

3. Analyse the differential diagnosis by comparing and contrasting the possibilities

4. Probe the student by asking questions about uncertainties, difficulties or alternative approaches

5. Plan management further management

6. Select a case-related issue for self-directed learning.

University of Leeds, School of Medicine

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