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SUMMARY:How People Really Make Medical Decisions: The Problem of the Patie
 nt - Prof Talya Miron-Shatz - Ono Academic College\, Israel
DTSTART:20190131T130000Z
DTEND:20190131T140000Z
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CONTACT:Dr. Cameron Brick
DESCRIPTION:*The talk will highlight dilemmas related to public policy\, f
 unding\, and nudges.*\n\n"Prof. Miron-Shatz’s":http://cmpi.org/about-us/
 senior-fellows/talya-miron-shatz-phd work deals with the way people unders
 tand (or misunderstand) medical information. Specifically\, she will discu
 ss comprehension of probabilities in genetic counseling\, breast cancer\, 
 and fertility. On one hand\, she will share findings showing presentation 
 formats that improve comprehension\, and\, on the other hand\, she will de
 monstrate how probabilistic information is pushed aside in the decision ma
 king process.\n\nTalya Miron-Shatz is an Associate Professor at the Ono Ac
 ademic College. She has a PhD. in social psychology and did her post-docto
 ral work at Princeton University with Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman\, and
  was a lecturer at the Wharton Business School\, University of Pennsylvani
 a.  Her academic publications deal with the ways people evaluate their exp
 eriences –regarding happiness and as consumers. Her research focus is me
 dical decision making and digital health. She aims to give people tools fo
 r making better medical decisions – through her studies\, industry consu
 lting\, public speaking\, and with her startup\, Buddy&Soul\, a personal d
 evelopment platform.\n\nMR12\, Centre for Mathematical Sciences\, Wilberfo
 rce Road\, Cambridge: https://goo.gl/maps/ECWkfpJqQc92 Ask at reception fo
 r the location of MR12 or find it in the basement level of Pavilion D.\n\n
 Hosted by the Winton Centre for Risk & Evidence Communication\n\n
LOCATION:MR12\, Centre for Mathematical Sciences\, Wilberforce Road\, Camb
 ridge
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