This website is now hosted by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care as part of the redesign of the Quality Use of Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Pathology program.

Resources

We have many resources available for consumers and health professionals including brochures, fact sheets and translated resources. All of our products are available free of charge.

5 Questions

5 questions to ask your doctor or other healthcare provider to make sure you end up with the right amount of care.

Stewardship Toolkit for Clinical Educators

The Health Resource Stewardship Toolkit for clinical educators contains educational material about the Choosing Wisely initiative for use in universities, hospitals and health professional colleges.

Hospital implementation toolkit

The Choosing Wisely implementation toolkit provides guidance on planning and carrying out an effective Choosing Wisely project for your health service.

Guide for answering the Choosing Wisely 5 Questions

Darling Downs Health developed a guide to help health professionals answer the Choosing Wisely 5 Questions.

Choosing Wisely slide deck

A slide deck for Choosing Wisely Australia advocates who are presenting on the initiative at meetings or events.

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.

Conversation starter kit

The Conversation Starter Kit can be used as part of your consumer health advocacy activities to help reduce unnecessary healthcare in Australia.

Choosing Wisely in General Practice

A list of resources that you can use to help raise awareness and implement Choosing Wisely in your general practice.

Choosing Wisely Week Engagement Toolkit

To assist members and supporters, particularly Champion Health Services, promote local initiatives we have developed a toolkit.

Consumer Engagement in Champion Health Services

Encouraging health consumers to initiate conversations about their healthcare can start by building a culture where it is comfortable to ask questions.

The Choicies Awards

The “Choicies” Awards Kit equips you with all you need to acknowledge and recognise a Choosing Wisely Champion at your organisation.

Choosing Wisely Opioids Hub

This hub contains Choosing Wisely resources and activities focused on improving opioid use.

5 Questions to ask about using opioids for back pain or osteoarthritis

Patient guides to managing low back and osteoarthritis pain and opioid medicines.

Patient guide to managing pain and opioid medicines

A new Choosing Wisely resource for people who are prescribed opioids for non-cancer pain in hospital.

Managing your acute pain

Information about your pain medications and how to use them safely.

Patient and Public Engagement in Choosing Wisely

An international toolkit about engaging patients and the public in the Choosing Wisely initiative.

Dermatology telehealth appointment – A five step guide

The Australasian College of Dermatologists have developed a new patient resource for dermatology telehealth appointments.