Meet the 2024-2025 Choosing Wisely Canada Fellows
Three new Choosing Wisely Canada fellows join the Healthcare Improvement Fellowship to lead resource stewardship projects.
Call for Content: Choosing Wisely Canada’s National Meeting
Present at our annual National Meeting on May 26 and 27 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Q&A with Jacqueline Follis
Choosing Wisely Canada sat down with Nursing Lead Jacqueline Follis to discuss the launch of the upcoming Community of Practice and the future of nursing in Canada.
Medical Practice and the Climate Crisis
An article in JAMA explores how clinicians can reduce environmental waste in their practice.
Expert Guidance Aims to Improve Appropriate Use of Lab Testing in Canada
New guidance from an expert panel offers recommendations on minimum retesting intervals for five lab tests commonly repeated in laboratories across the country.
Reducing Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescriptions Through Physician Feedback
A study in BMJ on providing feedback to primary care physicians on antibiotic prescribing for patients aged 65 years and older.
Ten Things We’ve Accomplished in the Past Decade of Choosing Wisely Canada
Highlights from 2014-2024.
STARS Spotlight: Pocket-Sized Solutions – Creating a Simple Tool to Embed Resource Stewardship in Medical Education
STARS alum Ali Butt and Marta Karpinski from the University of Toronto share their pocket cards project to disseminate Choosing Wisely recommendations.
Health Professionals Take Climate Action to Care for Patients and the Planet
An article on what clinicians can do in everyday practice to mitigate the climate crisis.
Introducing Choosing Wisely Canada’s Climate-Conscious Recommendations
New recommendations aim to mobilize clinicians to stop or reduce low-value practices that harm the environment without compromising patient care.
Island Health Achieves Choosing Wisely Canada Hospital Quality Improvement Status
Celebrating Island Health’s commitment to increasing high-value care by taking deliberate steps to reduce overuse of tests and treatments.
Choosing Wisely Canada Awards: Celebrating 10 Years
Choosing Wisely Canada celebrated its remarkable decade-long journey with the inaugural Choosing Wisely Canada Awards.