Choosing Wisely Canada
@choosingwiselyca.bsky.social
Choosing Wisely Canada is the national voice for reducing unnecessary tests and treatments in health care.
Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/choosingwiselycanada
Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/choosingwiselycanada
Next month, we're launching a Community of Practice to support hospitals who are interested in becoming a #ChoosingWisely🇨🇦 Hospital! Discuss quality improvement work, learn what others are working on and ask questions about the designation program and process.
Sign up now: https://loom.ly/fM4MtrM
Sign up now: https://loom.ly/fM4MtrM
September 24, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Next month, we're launching a Community of Practice to support hospitals who are interested in becoming a #ChoosingWisely🇨🇦 Hospital! Discuss quality improvement work, learn what others are working on and ask questions about the designation program and process.
Sign up now: https://loom.ly/fM4MtrM
Sign up now: https://loom.ly/fM4MtrM
The 2027 National Meeting is heading to the East Coast! Join us in St. John’s, NL on May 26-27 for two days of learning about #ChoosingWisely initiatives and approaches to reducing overuse. Mark your calendars! https://loom.ly/pA9z5Rs
September 11, 2026 at 2:04 PM
The 2027 National Meeting is heading to the East Coast! Join us in St. John’s, NL on May 26-27 for two days of learning about #ChoosingWisely initiatives and approaches to reducing overuse. Mark your calendars! https://loom.ly/pA9z5Rs
Join Canadian Blood Services on September 29, 2026 for the next Breakthroughs in blood: Advancements into action webinar as Dr. Ryan Metcalf discusses the 2025 AABB and ICTMG International Clinical Practice Guidelines for platelet transfusion published in JAMA in 2025: https://lnkd.in/g7X5kP2N
September 10, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Join Canadian Blood Services on September 29, 2026 for the next Breakthroughs in blood: Advancements into action webinar as Dr. Ryan Metcalf discusses the 2025 AABB and ICTMG International Clinical Practice Guidelines for platelet transfusion published in JAMA in 2025: https://lnkd.in/g7X5kP2N
Join us on September 9 at 12 PM ET for #CWTalks where we’ll explore the findings of the STRATUS study, its implications for patients, real-world implementation considerations, and plans to spread this initiative to additional departments and hospitals in Canada.
Register: https://loom.ly/hpVi0Js
Register: https://loom.ly/hpVi0Js
September 2, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Join us on September 9 at 12 PM ET for #CWTalks where we’ll explore the findings of the STRATUS study, its implications for patients, real-world implementation considerations, and plans to spread this initiative to additional departments and hospitals in Canada.
Register: https://loom.ly/hpVi0Js
Register: https://loom.ly/hpVi0Js
A new article in The American Surgeon explores #ChoosingWisely after blunt trauma and when pneumomediastinum does not require escalation. Read more: https://loom.ly/pNprcIw
September 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM
A new article in The American Surgeon explores #ChoosingWisely after blunt trauma and when pneumomediastinum does not require escalation. Read more: https://loom.ly/pNprcIw
Choosing Wisely is collaborating with @cfpc-cmfc.bsky.social Physician Learning Program to raise awareness of overuse issues through alerts featured in upcoming volumes. Volume 41.4 highlights hCG testing and Using Antibiotics Wisely: https://loom.ly/1qg-ES4
August 31, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Choosing Wisely is collaborating with @cfpc-cmfc.bsky.social Physician Learning Program to raise awareness of overuse issues through alerts featured in upcoming volumes. Volume 41.4 highlights hCG testing and Using Antibiotics Wisely: https://loom.ly/1qg-ES4
Join the Appropriate Use Coalition on October 1 at 12 p.m. ET for a peer-to-peer session featuring long-term care homes in Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario. Learn about strategies that have helped homes achieve and maintain the national target for appropriate antipsychotic use: https://loom.ly/S34DPC8
August 28, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Join the Appropriate Use Coalition on October 1 at 12 p.m. ET for a peer-to-peer session featuring long-term care homes in Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario. Learn about strategies that have helped homes achieve and maintain the national target for appropriate antipsychotic use: https://loom.ly/S34DPC8
In 2025-26, we realized the impact of our efforts across multiple programs and worked with national partners to pursue large-scale change through #ChoosingWisely!
Explore all our highlights and successes in our latest annual report: https://loom.ly/VQa26vo
Explore all our highlights and successes in our latest annual report: https://loom.ly/VQa26vo
August 24, 2026 at 6:01 PM
In 2025-26, we realized the impact of our efforts across multiple programs and worked with national partners to pursue large-scale change through #ChoosingWisely!
Explore all our highlights and successes in our latest annual report: https://loom.ly/VQa26vo
Explore all our highlights and successes in our latest annual report: https://loom.ly/VQa26vo
Join us on September 9 at 12 PM ET for #CWTalks where we’ll explore the findings of the STRATUS study, its implications for patients, real-world implementation considerations, and plans to spread this initiative to additional departments and hospitals in Canada.
Register: https://loom.ly/hpVi0Js
Register: https://loom.ly/hpVi0Js
August 19, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Join us on September 9 at 12 PM ET for #CWTalks where we’ll explore the findings of the STRATUS study, its implications for patients, real-world implementation considerations, and plans to spread this initiative to additional departments and hospitals in Canada.
Register: https://loom.ly/hpVi0Js
Register: https://loom.ly/hpVi0Js
Dalhousie medical students are putting resource stewardship into practice. 🎓
A new paper in the Canadian Medical Education Journal highlights the Choosing Wisely Resource Stewardship Certificate.
Read the full article: https://loom.ly/XrxTRPo
A new paper in the Canadian Medical Education Journal highlights the Choosing Wisely Resource Stewardship Certificate.
Read the full article: https://loom.ly/XrxTRPo
August 18, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Dalhousie medical students are putting resource stewardship into practice. 🎓
A new paper in the Canadian Medical Education Journal highlights the Choosing Wisely Resource Stewardship Certificate.
Read the full article: https://loom.ly/XrxTRPo
A new paper in the Canadian Medical Education Journal highlights the Choosing Wisely Resource Stewardship Certificate.
Read the full article: https://loom.ly/XrxTRPo
Join us on September 9 at 12 PM ET for #CWTalks where we’ll explore the findings of the STRATUS study, its implications for patients, real-world implementation considerations, and plans to spread this initiative to additional departments and hospitals in Canada.
Register: https://loom.ly/hpVi0Js
Register: https://loom.ly/hpVi0Js
August 14, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Join us on September 9 at 12 PM ET for #CWTalks where we’ll explore the findings of the STRATUS study, its implications for patients, real-world implementation considerations, and plans to spread this initiative to additional departments and hospitals in Canada.
Register: https://loom.ly/hpVi0Js
Register: https://loom.ly/hpVi0Js
A new article in the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia explores the development of evidence-based Choosing Wisely Canada climate-conscious recommendations for critical care medicine.
Read the full piece: https://loom.ly/w5ZywIU
Read the full piece: https://loom.ly/w5ZywIU
August 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
A new article in the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia explores the development of evidence-based Choosing Wisely Canada climate-conscious recommendations for critical care medicine.
Read the full piece: https://loom.ly/w5ZywIU
Read the full piece: https://loom.ly/w5ZywIU
Patients with respiratory conditions can be disproportionately impacted by climate events like heatwaves. That’s why respirologiststs with @cts-sct.bsky.social are empowering clinicians to make more eco-friendly respiratory health choices: https://loom.ly/AnSWoRk
August 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Patients with respiratory conditions can be disproportionately impacted by climate events like heatwaves. That’s why respirologiststs with @cts-sct.bsky.social are empowering clinicians to make more eco-friendly respiratory health choices: https://loom.ly/AnSWoRk
This fall, we're launching a Community of Practice to support hospitals who are interested in becoming a #ChoosingWisely🇨🇦 Hospital! Discuss quality improvement work, learn what others are working on and ask questions about the designation program and process.
Sign up now: https://loom.ly/fM4MtrM
Sign up now: https://loom.ly/fM4MtrM
August 10, 2026 at 5:30 PM
This fall, we're launching a Community of Practice to support hospitals who are interested in becoming a #ChoosingWisely🇨🇦 Hospital! Discuss quality improvement work, learn what others are working on and ask questions about the designation program and process.
Sign up now: https://loom.ly/fM4MtrM
Sign up now: https://loom.ly/fM4MtrM
Over 300 hospitals are now participating in Using Blood Wisely! 🩸See how hospitals are leading efforts to help strengthen Canada's blood supply & ensure this vital health care resource is available when needed most: https://loom.ly/kNlibbA
August 7, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Over 300 hospitals are now participating in Using Blood Wisely! 🩸See how hospitals are leading efforts to help strengthen Canada's blood supply & ensure this vital health care resource is available when needed most: https://loom.ly/kNlibbA
A recent editorial in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery analyzes recent #QI efforts in the field and asks the question, are we still Choosing Wisely in thoracic surgery?
Read the full article: https://loom.ly/66zIO7k
Read the full article: https://loom.ly/66zIO7k
August 5, 2026 at 6:02 PM
A recent editorial in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery analyzes recent #QI efforts in the field and asks the question, are we still Choosing Wisely in thoracic surgery?
Read the full article: https://loom.ly/66zIO7k
Read the full article: https://loom.ly/66zIO7k
Unnecessary testing can contribute to greenhouse gas emissions through equipment operation, energy use, water consumption, manufacturing, and material waste. 🌎 See the 7 climate-conscious #ChoosingWisely recs on reducing unnecessary testing to support patients & planet: https://loom.ly/d5rszrg
July 30, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Unnecessary testing can contribute to greenhouse gas emissions through equipment operation, energy use, water consumption, manufacturing, and material waste. 🌎 See the 7 climate-conscious #ChoosingWisely recs on reducing unnecessary testing to support patients & planet: https://loom.ly/d5rszrg
180 hospitals are participating in Using Labs Wisely - our national #QI program committed to making a measurable impact on reducing low-value lab testing! Is your hospital using labs wisely? https://loom.ly/OWSdo6E
July 28, 2026 at 4:19 PM
180 hospitals are participating in Using Labs Wisely - our national #QI program committed to making a measurable impact on reducing low-value lab testing! Is your hospital using labs wisely? https://loom.ly/OWSdo6E
In 2025-26, we realized the impact of our efforts across multiple programs and worked with national partners to pursue large-scale change through #ChoosingWisely!
Explore all our highlights and successes in our latest annual report: https://loom.ly/VQa26vo
Explore all our highlights and successes in our latest annual report: https://loom.ly/VQa26vo
July 24, 2026 at 4:05 PM
In 2025-26, we realized the impact of our efforts across multiple programs and worked with national partners to pursue large-scale change through #ChoosingWisely!
Explore all our highlights and successes in our latest annual report: https://loom.ly/VQa26vo
Explore all our highlights and successes in our latest annual report: https://loom.ly/VQa26vo
A recent #ChoosingWisely article in the Canadian Family Physician explores appropriate prescribing of proton pump inhibitors and our updated toolkit, Ask Why for #PPIs. Read the full piece: https://loom.ly/4DHllBs
July 20, 2026 at 4:04 PM
A recent #ChoosingWisely article in the Canadian Family Physician explores appropriate prescribing of proton pump inhibitors and our updated toolkit, Ask Why for #PPIs. Read the full piece: https://loom.ly/4DHllBs
We’re launching a Community of Practice to support hospitals who are interested in becoming a #ChoosingWisely🇨🇦 Hospital! Discuss quality improvement work, learn what others are working on and ask questions about the designation program and process. Sign up now: https://loom.ly/fM4MtrM
July 14, 2026 at 4:04 PM
We’re launching a Community of Practice to support hospitals who are interested in becoming a #ChoosingWisely🇨🇦 Hospital! Discuss quality improvement work, learn what others are working on and ask questions about the designation program and process. Sign up now: https://loom.ly/fM4MtrM
#TipsForNewDocs - Residents play an important role in supporting & implementing #ChoosingWisely in practice! Check out the Resident Doctors of Canada list of 5 things #residents should question: https://loom.ly/SlURvTg
Five Tests or Treatments to Question
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July 13, 2026 at 1:05 PM
#TipsForNewDocs - Residents play an important role in supporting & implementing #ChoosingWisely in practice! Check out the Resident Doctors of Canada list of 5 things #residents should question: https://loom.ly/SlURvTg
STARS alum Carolyn Campbell and Emma McDermott authored a letter to the editor in the Canadian Medical Education Journal highlighting the national impact of the STARS program on #MedED, helping shape the next generation of physicians.
Read more: https://loom.ly/hpsWQyw
Read more: https://loom.ly/hpsWQyw
July 10, 2026 at 1:05 PM
STARS alum Carolyn Campbell and Emma McDermott authored a letter to the editor in the Canadian Medical Education Journal highlighting the national impact of the STARS program on #MedED, helping shape the next generation of physicians.
Read more: https://loom.ly/hpsWQyw
Read more: https://loom.ly/hpsWQyw
Choosing Wisely is collaborating with @cfpc Physician Learning Program to raise awareness of overuse issues through alerts featured in upcoming volumes. Volume 41.3 highlights workload burden, arthroscopic debridement, and PPIs. Learn more: https://loom.ly/1qg-ES4
July 9, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Choosing Wisely is collaborating with @cfpc Physician Learning Program to raise awareness of overuse issues through alerts featured in upcoming volumes. Volume 41.3 highlights workload burden, arthroscopic debridement, and PPIs. Learn more: https://loom.ly/1qg-ES4
Are you interested in becoming a #ChoosingWisely🇨🇦 Hospital? We’ve updated our designation guide for 2026. Take a look at the new guide and #FAQs to find out how your hospital can achieve designation: https://loom.ly/v0qioZc 🏥
July 7, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Are you interested in becoming a #ChoosingWisely🇨🇦 Hospital? We’ve updated our designation guide for 2026. Take a look at the new guide and #FAQs to find out how your hospital can achieve designation: https://loom.ly/v0qioZc 🏥