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
Registration
Official opening
Welcome
Choosing Wisely in Australia
Keynote address: The imperative for culture change in Australia's health service delivery
Panel discussion: Using evidence to make better health decisions. Opportunities and challenges for Choosing Wisely in Australia.
Morning Tea
Implementation in action: Insights from Choosing Wisely Australia Champion Health Services
Questions
Group discussion: Identifying challenges and opportunities for implementation and evaluation in Australia
Implementation in action: Health professional organisations and health services
Lunch
Panel and group discussion: Consumer engagement -the next phase
Consumer engagement in action
Afternoon tea
Let’s Compare: A Choosing Wisely International Measurement Collaborative
Measuring impact
What next? Priorities for action
Close
5 Questions
5 questions to ask your doctor or other healthcare provider to make sure you end up with the right amount of care.
2022 Choosing Wisely Australia National Meeting - 3 May
On behalf of NPS MedicineWise, Choosing Wisely Australia invites you to our 2022 National Meeting to be held on 3 May 2022.
2021 Choosing Wisely Australia National Meeting - Virtual event - 19 May
On behalf of NPS MedicineWise, Choosing Wisely Australia invites you to our 2021 National Meeting to be held virtually on 19 May 2021.