CV/Bias/SOAP

a brief summary of qualifications, limited to 1 or 2 pages

Resume

comprehensive document, usually 2 or more pages, summarizing professional qualifications, accomplishments, & activities

Curriculum vitae

most recent date first

Reverse Chronological

inclination of temperament or outlook

Bias

Systematic tendency to use or interpret information about a target in a way that results in inaccurate perceptions

Bias

Low competence = High confidence

→ overestimate yourself

Dunning-Kruger Effect

Adopting certain behaviors or beliefs because others do the same

Bandwagon effect

•Bias can be “weaponized”

discriminate or dismiss

•Discussing bias tends to _______ (increase/decrease) bias

increase

a communication tool for healthcare providers to share information about the patient’s condition and efforts to achieve the best possible outcomes

SOAP

Subjective

S

Objective

O

Assessment

A

Plan

P

what the patient states is the issue; it could be the reason the patient is seeking care

Subjective

what the data show about the issue: eg, vital signs, lab values, x-

ray results

Objective

putting together the information – what you think the problem is

Assessment

what you want to do to improve the situation

Plan

Findings, Assessment, Resolution/Recommendation, Monitoring

FARM

presence of something, and that presence is significant

Pertinent positives

Pertinent positives ex:

Wheezing, shortness of breath

absence of something, and that absence is significant

Pertinent negatives

Pertinent negatives ex:

Normal breathing in patient with asthma

process to help make a final diagnosis when there are symptoms that don't have one clear cause

Differential diagnosis