Choosing Wisely Overnight? Residents’ Approach to Fever

Responses to Fever Overnight: Do Residents Choose Wisely?

Dawn of Choosing Wisely Japan Student Committee

On October 15th, 2016, Choosing Wisely Japan kickoff seminar was held in Suidobashi, Tokyo, Japan. Choosing Wisely is a global campaign aiming reduction in overdiagnosis and overtreatment. In Japan, leaders in medical field gathered and took initiative in launching Choosing Wisely Japan, raising awareness of Choosing Wisely in Japan. At the same time, we, a group of interested medical students,...

Do choosing wisely tools meet criteria for patient decision aids? A descriptive analysis of patient materials

OBJECTIVES Choosing Wisely is a remarkable physician-led campaign to reduce unnecessary or harmful health services. Some of the literature identifies Choosing Wisely as a shared decision-making approach. We evaluated the patient materials developed by Choosing Wisely Canada to determine whether they meet the criteria for shared decision-making tools known as patient decision aids. DESIGN Desc...

An educational forum to engage infectious diseases and microbiology residents in resource stewardship modelled after the Choosing Wisely campaign

BACKGROUND Rising costs present a major threat to the sustainability of health care delivery. Resource stewardship is increasingly becoming an expected competency of physicians. The Choosing Wisely framework was used to introduce resource stewardship at a national educational retreat for infectious disease and microbiology residents. METHODS During the 2014 Annual Canadian Infectious Disease ...

Trends in Troponin-Only Testing for AMI in Academic Teaching Hospitals and the Impact of Choosing Wisely®.

BACKGROUND Identifying hospitals that are both early and consistent adopters of high-value care can help shed light on the culture and practices at those institutions that are necessary to promote high-value care nationwide. The use of troponin to diagnose acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and not to test for myoglobin or creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB), is a high-value recommendation of the Choosi...