Choose Wisely

Our own Dr. Douglas Mark was on the National last night to discuss the Choose Wisely campaign to evaluate whether patients are undergoing unnecessary tests. Choosing Wisely is focused on encouraging physicians, patients and other health care stakeholders to think and talk about medical tests and procedures that may be unnecessary, and in some instances can cause harm.

View the clip here:
http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/TV+Shows/The+National/ID/2438223682/

From the Choose Wisely site:

To spark these conversations, leading specialty societies have created lists of “Things Physicians and Patients Should Question” — evidence-based recommendations that should be discussed to help make wise decisions about the most appropriate care based on a patients’ individual situation.

test