Choosing Wisely: An international campaign to decrease unnecessary medical care Webinar Objectives 1. To review the international evidence of the magnitude of overuse of technology 2. To describe the Choosing Wisely campaign in Canada and internationally 3. To share the emerging evidence of impact of the campaign on overuse About Choosing Wisely ™ Optimizing value and eliminating waste in medical care is a worldwide concern. In some countries, evidence shows that a significant amount of medical spending is Presenter unnecessary and does not add value in care.[i] Choosing Wisely Canada is a campaign to help clinicians and patients engage in conversations about unnecessary tests and Dr. Wendy Levinson, treatments and make smart and effective choices to ensure high quality care. Chair of Choosing Wisely Choosing Wisely Canada leads an international community, made up of countries from Canada & Professor of around the world who are implementing similar programs in their respective Medicine at the countries. At present, this community includes representation from Australia, Austria, University of Toronto. Brazil, Denmark, England, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, India, New Zealand, South Korea, Switzerland, United States and Wales. Dr. Levinson is a national and international expert Choosing Wisely Canada is organized by a team of leading Canadian physicians, in partnership with the Canadian Medical Association. More than 45 Canadian medical in the field of physician- specialty societies are at various stages of engagement in the campaign. To date, over patient communication 170 clinician recommendations of “Things Clinicians and Patients Should Question” and, in particular, on the have been released across participating specialties. disclosure of medical http://www.ChoosingWiselyCanada.org. errors to patients. [1] Institute of Medicine (US) Roundtable on Evidence-Based Medicine; Yong PL, Saunders RS, Olsen LA, editors. The Healthcare Imperative: Lowering Costs and Improving Outcomes: Workshop Series Summary. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2010. Webinar Details To Register Thursday 14 April 2016 Go here and click “Register” 9:00 – 10:30 am EST (Toronto) https://goo.gl/x8D8GO Convert to local time: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html Or contact Tara Schuller at [email protected] Free for INAHTA Members On the Internet, using WebEx .