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.
A Decade of Choosing Wisely Canada
Celebrating our tenth Anniversary in Montreal, Quebec, on April 15 and 16.
Should You Get a Full Body MRI? Celebrities Say Yes, but Science Says Otherwise
Dr. Samir Gupta on The Feed with Dr. G shares the risks and harms of full body MRI scans.
Health Sciences Centre Designated as a Choosing Wisely Canada Hospital
Health Sciences Centre in Newfoundland and Labrador has been designated as a Choosing Wisely Canada Hospital at the Quality Improvement Status.
2024 Choosing Wisely Canada Abstract Book
Showcasing innovative approaches and initiatives on reducing low-value care in practice.
Reducing Unnecessary Transfusions of RBCs in Inpatients Admitted Across Niagara Health Community Hospitals
A publication in Quality Management in Health Care on the collaborative and multifaceted approach adopted by Niagara Health hospitals to optimize red blood cell transfusion utilization.
STARS Spotlight: University of Montreal Student Leaders Talk Choosing Wisely in Podcast Series
Former STARS student leaders, Yousra Maghmoul and Nathalie El-Hawli, are leading conversations on overuse through their podcast series, Le PodCAS.
Too Many Older Adults Are Taking Risky Sedative Medications
A new opinion editorial by Dr. Wendy Levinson and Dr. Christine Soong highlights the risks associated with older adults using benzodiazepines and other sedative medications.
New Toolkit: Best Care Includes Where
A new rural medicine toolkit for reducing unnecessary patient movement for medical care.