It may not be true but if true I think that there is a simple explanation. Medics don't learn by interacting with patients because the feedback is not quick enough. To learn would require them to make extensive notes and regularly analyse and compare. The last time they had a chance to learn was in med school, hence the younger the more up to date.
Stephen
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From: Evidence based health (EBH) [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Paul Elias [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 28 July 2011 21:13
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Subject: Patients worse off with more-experienced docs? In a study that flies in the face of common sense, sicker patients turned out to fare worse under the care of seasoned doctors than when newcomers to medicine looked after them.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/15/us-patients-worse-off-idUSTRE76E62T20110715
According to findings in the American Journal of Medicine, patients whose
doctors had practiced for at least 20 years stayed longer in the hospital and
were more likely to die compared to those whose doctors got their medical
license in the past five years.
no doubt this raises serious questions and supports the evidence based approach
and the need for doctors to remain seasoned and in touch with not just the needs
of the patient but the updated science.
Best,
Paul E. Alexander
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