During Antibiotic Awareness Week (November 13 – November 19 2017), Choosing Wisely Canada launched a new campaign that encourages providers and patients to reduce the use of unnecessary antibiotics. Using antibiotics wisely improves patient outcomes, reduces side effects and antimicrobial resistance and optimizes resource utilization.

Choosing Wisely provincial and territorial affiliates across Canada led their own local efforts to help spread the message of using antibiotics wisely. We’ve highlighted some of their fantastic work on this effort.

Choosing Wisely Newfoundland:

Learn more about Choosing Wisely Newfoundland’s efforts on using antibiotics wisely.

Choosing Wisely New Brunswick: 

Learn more about Choosing Wisely New Brunswick‘s efforts on using antibiotics wisely.

Choosing Wisely Manitoba: 

Learn more about Choosing Wisely Manitoba‘s efforts on using antibiotics wisely.

Choosing Wisely Saskatchewan: 

Learn more about Choosing Wisely Saskatchewan‘s efforts on using antibiotics wisely.

Choosing Wisely Nunavut: 

Choosing Wisely Nunavut has translated our antibiotic posters into Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun.