Improving the conversation between doctors and patients about antibiotic benefits and harms for coughs and colds

Mina Bakhit

Improving the conversation between doctors and patients about antibiotic benefits and harms for coughs and colds

Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine

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Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest health threats our society faces and a major driving force behind this is over prescription. A recent study published in BMC Family Practice explores what conversations doctors and patients are having about antibiotics in consultations. Improving these could help reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribing.

Original language	English
Journal	BMC Series blog
Publication status	Published - 17 Oct 2018

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Improving the conversation between doctors and patients about antibiotic benefits and harms for coughs and colds

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Shared decision making and antibiotic benefit-harm conversations: an observational study of consultations between general practitioners and patients with acute respiratory infections

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Shared decision making and antibiotic benefit-harm conversations: an observational study of consultations between general practitioners and patients with acute respiratory infections

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