{"id":18558,"date":"2010-05-21T04:01:43","date_gmt":"2010-05-21T04:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/upcoming-talk-why-do-we-make-bad-health-care-decisions\/"},"modified":"2010-05-21T04:01:43","modified_gmt":"2010-05-21T04:01:43","slug":"upcoming-talk-why-do-we-make-bad-health-care-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/medicine\/upcoming-talk-why-do-we-make-bad-health-care-decisions.php","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Talk: Why Do We Make Bad Health Care Decisions?"},"content":{"rendered":"

For SBM readers in the Toronto area, I’ll be speaking on Friday, May 28, at the Centre for Inquiry<\/a> on how science advocates can help support better health decisions<\/a>:<\/p>

Despite the dramatic improvements in the extent and quality of our lives, largely owing to modern medicine, our current health care system has fostered a backlash, manifested in part by the emergence of non-science-based “alternative” health care practices. This trend has driven a need for dialogue on how best we should balance evidence-based decisions against demands for consumer choice – regardless of the science. In this presentation, Scott Gavura will discuss how health care decision-making differs from other goods and services, and how this impacts on the choices we make, both as individuals, and in aggregate. Through an interactive discussion, he will facilitate a dialogue on the opportunities for science advocates to effect positive change in health at the patient- and population-level.<\/p><\/blockquote>

Science advocates have the evidence to support their positions. How do we translate this evidence to support effective decision making? On May 28, join the conversation.<\/p>

Get the event details<\/a>, and you can RSVP on Facebook<\/a>. The talk is great value-for-money: $5, $4 for students, and free for CFI members.<\/p>


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