We are now accepting abstract and presentation submissions to be featured at Choosing Wisely Canada’s National Meeting, on May 26 and May 27, 2025.

How to showcase your Choosing Wisely efforts:

1. Submit an abstract:
   • Submit an abstract on Choosing Wisely initiatives and innovative approaches based on the following themes:
     • Quality Improvement/Implementation (interventions, health policy, interprofessional collaboration, deprescribing)
     • Measurement and Evaluation (administrative data, trends in low-value care, impact of intervention on low-value care)
     • Medical Education
     • Patient Engagement
     • Environmental Sustainability (related to overuse or waste reduction)
     • Appropriate Prescribing
   • Abstracts will be accepted in English and French. Relevant abstracts will be published in a digital abstract book and considered for in-person presentations in concurrent breakout sessions.

2. Pitch a Workshop/Presentation
   • Have a topic that needs more time? Pitch a workshop or presentation to dive deep into a Choosing Wisely topic. Sessions are 70-minutes and facilitators should be experienced in leading sessions and encouraging participants to contribute to the discussion.

Submission Guidelines:

Keep it short and simple. Submit a maximum of 250 words and include the following information (if applicable):

• Goal
• Activities
• Impact
• Challenges
• Lessons learned
• For abstract submissions related to measurement/evaluation, please include background and methods.

Important Dates:

• Call for content submissions will be accepted until December 6, 2024.
• Content considered for in-person presentations will be notified by December 18, 2024. (Pending Review)
• National Meeting: May 26-27, 2025 

Registration will open in early 2025.

For additional questions related to the content submission guidelines, please email events@choosingwiselycanada.org.