A digital magazine exploring the overuse phenomenon and what people are doing about it.
A Toolkit for Using Antibiotics Wisely in the Era of COVID-19 and Virtual Care.
ReadA toolkit for appropriate ordering practices of free thyroid hormone testing.
ReadA toolkit for de-prescribing benzodiazepines and other sedative hypnotics in primary care. It's based on the shared decision-making approach of the EMPOWER cluster randomized trial where 27% of patients discontinued BSH.
ReadA toolkit for reducing unnecessary ED lab testing. North York General Hospital in Ontario achieved a 23% reduction in lab testing over 2 years using the approach in this toolkit.
ReadA toolkit on reducing repetitive, “routine” blood tests in hospitals. St Michael's Hospital in Toronto achieved a 22.3% decrease in routine blood testing across three hospital wards.
ReadA toolkit for appropriate use of urinary catheters in hospitals. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre reduced inappropriate catheterization by 50% using the approach in this toolkit.
ReadA toolkit for reducing unnecessary red blood cell transfusions in hospitals. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Lakeridge Health in Ontario reduced transfusion rates by 31% using the approach in this toolkit.
ReadA toolkit for reducing unnecessary visits and investigations in pre-operative clinics. North York General Hospital achieved a sustained 30-40% reduction preoperative assessments and investigations using the approach in this toolkit.
ReadA toolkit for deprescribing proton pump inhibitors in EMR-enabled primary care settings. The Toronto Western Hospital Family Health Team deprescribed PPIs in 26% of assessed patients using the approach in this toolkit.
ReadA toolkit for reducing inappropriate use of antipsychotics in long-term care. Alberta's LTC facilities reduced antipsychotic use by 30% based on the approach in this toolkit.
ReadA toolkit for reducing inappropriate use of benzodiazepines and sedative-hypnotics among older adults in hospitals. Sinai Health System in Toronto reduced benzodiazepine prescribing by 44% using the approach in this toolkit.
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