NPS MedicineWise hosted the inaugural Choosing Wisely Australia National Meeting for members and supporters in Melbourne on Thursday 4 May 2017. The aim of the meeting was to:
- Showcase the progress of Choosing Wisely Australia in the two years since launch, including measures of success and impact;
- Offer an exchange of ideas and connections to maintain and build momentum; and
- Highlight both consumer and health professional innovations and opportunities that support a culture shift towards eliminating unnecessary healthcare practices.
Choosing Wisely in Australia
Dr Robyn Lindner
Client Relations Manager, Health Technologies
NPS MedicineWise
Managing the demand and improving the quality use of pathology testing at Gold Coast Health
Therese Kelly
Choosing Wisely Pathology Project Manager
Gold Coast Health
Are we choosing wisely?
Jessica Toleman
Acting Director of Pharmacy
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Clinical Lead / Coordinator - Choosing Wisely
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Reducing coagulation studies ordered at Austin Health
Asmara Jammali-Blasi
Project Manager - Choosing Wisely, Quality and Patient Safety Program
Austin Hospital
Implementation of Choosing Wisely Australia initiatives at Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Hospital
Dr Matthew Anstey
Intensive Care and Emergency Physician
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Chair
Choosing Wisely Australia Advisory Group
Disseminating, disinvesting and reducing low value care: The Monash Health experience
Angela Melder
Manager
Centre for Clinical Effectiveness, Monash Health
Choosing the best model of care for hernia surgery
Prof David Watters
Professor of Surgery
Barwon Health and Past President Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Spreading the Evolve message: Experiences of a palliative medicine physician
Dr Patricia Lee-Apostol
Palliative Medicine Specialist
Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service, The Royal Australasian College of Physicians
NUTS: No unnecessary tests at Eastern Health
Janet Steele
Project Manager, Eastern Health
Choosing Wisely supporting antimicrobial stewardship
Vanessa Simpson
Senior Clinical Program Officer, Program Implementation
NPS MedicineWise
Too much medicine and not enough conversation: Reducing the burden by supporting informed choice about polypharmacy
Dr Jesse Jansen
University of Sydney, Wiser Healthcare Program
Personalising care for patients with dementia to encourage use of non-pharmacological strategies
Natalie Blacker
Development Coordinator
University of South Australia - Veterans' Medicines Advice and Therapeutics Education Services project
The COACH Program®: Empowering patients with cardiovascular disease to close their ‘treatment gaps’
A/Prof Margarite Vale
Founder and Director
The COACH Program
Clinical Associate Professor
Australian Catholic University
Clinical Associate Professor
Australian Catholic University
Evaluation insights from the first two years of Choosing Wisely
Leanne Atkins
Program & Product Lead, Evaluation
NPS MedicineWise
Using data to support Choosing Wisely principles in the Australian aged care setting
Dr Chris Alderman
Director of Clinical Excellence
Ward Medication Management
Choosing Wisely Australia translated resources
Explore the translated versions of the 5 questions you should consider asking your doctor or other healthcare provider.
2020 Choosing Wisely Australia National Meeting
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, and with the safety and wellbeing of our meeting attendees, presenters, staff and suppliers as our highest priority, we have unfortunately had to cancel this year’s Choosing Wisely Australia National Meeting. This was a difficult decision, as the National Meeting is an important component of the Choosing Wisely Australia initiative, however in the circumstances we have made the decision that we are best placed to plan to meet again in 2021.
2019 Choosing Wisely Australia National Meeting
The 2019 Choosing Wisely Australia National Meeting, hosted by NPS MedicineWise, was held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday 30 May.