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For Our Planet: Introducing Choosing Wisely Canada’s Climate-Conscious Recommendations
Series: Choosing Wisely Talks15 May 202412:00pm ET - 1:00pm ET
Join Choosing Wisely Talks on May 15 at 12 p.m. ET for the launch of 41 new Choosing Wisely Canada climate-conscious recommendations. Developed by national clinician societies and associations spanning 20 specialties, these recommendations offer practical ways to stop or reduce routine practices that harm the environment without compromising patient care.
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STARS Student Event – Getting Things Right: Shedding Light on Medical Dogma and What it Means For Our Health
Series: Other Events1 May 20245:00pm ET - 6:00pm ET
Join McGill University Choosing Wisely STARS student leaders for an upcoming talk featuring Dr. Martin Makary, New York Times bestselling author and Chief of Islet Transplant Surgery at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Makary, a distinguished health policy researcher, will explore medicine's blind spots, tackling topics such as major medical reversals, health care waste, and enhancing access to health care.
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Three Can-Do Outlooks on AMS: A One Health Opener for the CANadian Antimicrobial Stewardship Series
Series: Other Events22 Apr 202412:00pm ET - 1:00pm ET
Join this engaging session highlighting opportunities for antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in human, animal, and environmental health domains. NCCID and AMMI Canada welcome leaders in AMS from across Canada for the launch of the ‘CANAMS!’ series. Coming webinars share what has been done to implement AMS, with the goal to inspire what CAN be done.
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Choosing Wisely Canada’s National Meeting
Series: Other Events15 Apr 2024Apr 15, 8:00am ET - Apr 16, 5:00pm ET
Save the date for Choosing Wisely Canada's National Meeting in Montreal, Quebec! Celebrate ten years of Choosing Wisely Canada with two days of engaging keynote speakers and breakout sessions.
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Choosing Wisely International Series: Identification of Potential Areas for De-Implementation and Measuring Low-Value Care Use
Series: Other Events9 Apr 20248:00am ET - 9:00am ET
Choosing Wisely International has launched a new series to explore de-implementation research topics. The series begins on April 9 at 8 AM ET with Dr. Sacha Bhatia, Senior Vice President, Population Health and Value-based Health Systems, at Ontario Health. Dr. Bhatia will share practical guidance on identifying and measuring areas of low-value care.
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Unnecessary Medical Travel in Canada’s North
Series: Choosing Wisely Talks6 Mar 202412:00pm ET - 1:00pm ET
Join Choosing Wisely Talks on March 6 at 12 PM ET for a discussion on delivering high-value care as close to home as appropriate. Speakers will share practical guidance for improving referrals, minimizing unnecessary medical travel, and bringing investigations closer to where patients live.
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Overuse and Health Equity
Series: Choosing Wisely Talks21 Feb 202412:00pm ET - 1:00pm ET
Join Choosing Wisely Talks on February 21 at 12 p.m. ET for a discussion about current disparities in health care access and how overuse can make matters worse. Speakers will highlight current gaps and barriers in addressing equity issues and share practical examples of how to overcome them.
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McGill STARS Webinar – Too Many Medications: An introduction to Deprescribing
Series: Other Events20 Feb 20247:00pm ET - 8:00pm ET
Join an upcoming webinar on February 20 at 7 p.m. ET, hosted by McGill STARS student leaders, featuring Dr. Emily McDonald, Associate Professor of Medicine at McGill University. Attendees will gain valuable insights into deprescribing tools, resources, and practical tips for engaging both patients and providers in the deprescribing process. The session is open to all individuals interested in participating.
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Bronchiolitis: Why Less is Best
Series: Choosing Wisely Talks31 Jan 202412:00pm ET - 1:00pm ET
Join Choosing Wisely Talks on January 31 at 12 p.m. ET for a discussion on why less is best when it comes to bronchiolitis. Speakers will share practical guidance in managing bronchiolitis, sharing tools and resources from the recently released Choosing Wisely Canada toolkit.
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Cardiovascular Disease in Primary Care: Simplifying Lipid Guidelines
Series: Choosing Wisely Talks29 Nov 202312:00pm ET - 1:00pm ET
In November’s Choosing Wisely Talks, experts will discuss the recently updated PEER 2023 Simplified Lipid Guidelines designed to empower primary care providers in shared decision-making of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic choices. Drs. Mike Kolber and Adrienne Lindblad will discuss the new recommendations and their practical implementation to prevent and manage cardiovascular disease in primary care.
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