Events - Choosing Wisely Canada

29 Jan 2020

De/Implement: CWC Implementation Research Webinar Series | Audit and Feedback as a Tool for De-Implementation

12:00pm EST - 1:00pm EST

Presenting on Audit and Feedback (A&F) for this month’s IRN De/Implement webinar is Dr. Jamie Brehaut, a Senior Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and an Associate Professor in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Ottawa. Participants will gain insight on the literature surrounding the efficacy of A&F interventions for de-implementation and will learn about recent recommendations and ongoing research efforts to improve A&F interventions.

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5 Feb 2020

Choosing Wisely Talks | Identifying Barriers and Implementing Approaches to Reducing Unnecessary Diagnostic Imaging

12:00pm EST - 1:00pm EST

Diagnostic imaging is one of the largest areas of medical overuse. As demand for these services remains high, inappropriate imaging can significantly impact system capacity and increase wait times. For conditions such as low back pain (LBP) and osteoarthritis of the knee, imaging is often a routine part of care but usually will not help patients get better. On Wednesday, February 5, we will be joined by Dr. Amanda Hall to hear how physician-reported barriers to using evidence-based recommendations for LBP in clinical practice could be driving inappropriate LBP imaging. We will also be joined by Dr. Greg Garvin to share St. Joseph’s Health Care London experience with reducing inappropriate MRI knee studies after implementation of an appropriateness checklist.

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4 Mar 2020

Choosing Wisely Talks | Treating the Side Effects of Drugs with More Drugs: Strategies for Coping with Prescribing

12:00pm EST - 1:00pm EST

Join Dr. Barb Farrell, pharmacist in the Geriatric Day Hospital at Bruyère Continuing Care and Scientist with the Bruyère Research Institute in Ottawa, and Dr. Lisa McCarthy, pharmacist and Scientist at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, on Wednesday March 4th, where they will introduce the concept of prescribing cascades, present common examples and discuss the evolving understanding of how to prevent, investigate and manage them.

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25 May 2020

The Unnecessary Conference

May 25, 9:00am EST - May 26, 5:00pm EST

Join us May 25 and May 26, 2020 in Ottawa, Ontario, for our 2020 Choosing Wisely Canada National Meeting in collaboration with the Canadian Medical Association.

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24 Nov 2020

ASPIRE 2020

Nov 24, 8:00am EST - Nov 27, 5:00pm EST

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the Canadian Patient Safety Institute are pleased to offer a new ASPIRE (Advancing Patient Safety In Residency Education) Certificate Course in Ottawa from November 24-27, 2020 (English course) and in Sherbrooke from October 21-23, 2020 (French course).

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