Health professionals
Choosing Wisely is creating a cultural shift towards health professionals and consumers engaging in conversations about what care is truly needed – what is helpful and what is not. The right choice should be based on the best available evidence and discussion between consumers and clinicians. We are here to encourage and support clinicians, consumers and organisations who are committed to embedding Choosing Wisely recommendations and principles into practice.
Resources
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28 June 2022
JMO and medical student toolkit
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08 Mar 2021
Choosing Wisely Week Engagement Toolkit
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06 Mar 2019
5 questions to ask your doctor or healthcare provider
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25 Jan 2020
Hospital Implementation Toolkit
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28 May 2019
Stewardship Toolkit for Clinical Educators
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27 Feb 2020
Choosing Wisely in General Practice
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29 June 2020
Choosing Wisely slide deck
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20 Oct 2021
Choosing Wisely Opioids Hub
JMO Toolkit
This toolkit has been specifically developed to help Junior Medical Officers (JMOs) and students with implementing projects aligned with Choosing Wisely principles. It contains support material to help guide each stage of a Choosing Wisely project.
Medico-legal risks and low-value care online learning for health professionals
Low-value care is an issue of concern in Australian health care. This training highlights how medico-legal risks and low-value care are connected in several ways.
Geelong GP helps patients to ask questions
Dr Deb Harley is a general practitioner in a large Geelong practice and is a keen supporter of the Choosing Wisely initiative. Read about how she implements Choosing Wisely at her practice and encourages her patients to have important conversations about their health
Clinical case studies to promote recommendations
As part of Choosing Wisely Australia’s clinical educational activities, members are being encouraged to develop case studies that demonstrate the application of specific recommendations for use in their usual teaching modules.
Choosing Wisely resource addresses patient opioid knowledge gap
A recent scientific paper published in the ANZ Journal of Surgery found that patients are not provided with sufficient information when discharged from a hospital with opioids—but a Choosing Wisely resource for use in hospitals is helping address this patient knowledge gap.
Pain and opioids and the bigger picture: new resources
What should I ask my healthcare provider about medicines? Here's 5 questions in 12 languages
Downloadable slide deck for Choosing Wisely Australia
A slide deck for Choosing Wisely Australia advocates who are presenting on the initiative at meetings or events.
Journal articles
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1 Apr 2019 | The Commonwealth Fund
Choosing Wisely: An international movement toward appropriate medical care
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18 Mar 2019 | MJA Insight
Choosing Wisely in Australian hospitals: lessons from the field
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15 Jun 2018 | BMJ 2018; 361
Helping patients choose wisely
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Drowning in data: the argument for no unnecessary tests
Stewardship toolkit for clinical educators
The Health Resource Stewardship for Clinical educators contains educational material about the Choosing Wisely initiative for use in universities, hospitals and health professional colleges
Recommendations
Australia's peak colleges, societies and associations have developed lists of recommendations of the tests, treatments, and procedures that healthcare providers and consumers should question. Each recommendation is based on the best available evidence.