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Choosing Wisely Canada
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Choosing Wisely Canada is the national voice for reducing unnecessary tests and treatments in health care.

Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/choosingwiselycanada
Scholarships now open for the 2026 Choosing Wisely Canada National Meeting on May 25 and 26 in Toronto! Two types of scholarships are available to support those who wish to attend the meeting.

Learn more and apply before March 2, 2026: https://loom.ly/OV0WwZs
January 19, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Join the Appropriate Use Coalition on January 22 from 12-1 p.m. ET for the release of national antipsychotic rates from CIHI. Explore the latest trends, hear from care homes about successes, and learn about upcoming details on how to get recognized for improvement efforts: https://loom.ly/I9rxUSU
January 15, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Join #CWTalks on February 12 at 12 p.m. ET to discuss the role of #AI in addressing overuse in health care. Explore the opportunities and challenges of integrating AI into health systems, including how common algorithms communicate risk and influence clinical decision-making: https://loom.ly/uGbC2Eg
January 14, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Overuse of benzos can cause harm, especially in older adults. Join #CWTalks January 28 at 12 p.m. ET to learn about the BE-SAFE study. Experts will share how the #ChoosingWisely De-Implementation Framework supports safe deprescribing, and lessons learned from other countries: https://loom.ly/0_Vb4-g
January 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Canada’s health workforce faces growing workload challenges with clinicians stretched across rising demands, administrative tasks, and system pressures. Dr. René Wittmer shares a practical approach to easing workload burden by reducing low-value care. 🩺
Read more: https://loom.ly/X3VmzUo
January 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Overuse of benzos can cause harm, especially in older adults. Join #CWTalks January 28 at 12 p.m. ET to learn about the BE-SAFE study. Experts will share how the #ChoosingWisely De-Implementation Framework supports safe deprescribing, and lessons learned from other countries: https://loom.ly/0_Vb4-g
January 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Scholarships now open for the 2026 Choosing Wisely Canada National Meeting on May 25 and 26 in Toronto! Two types of scholarships are available to support those who wish to attend the meeting.

Learn more and apply before March 2, 2026: https://loom.ly/OV0WwZs
January 7, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Join the Appropriate Use Coalition on January 22 from 12-1 p.m. ET for the release of national antipsychotic rates from CIHI. Explore the latest trends, hear from care homes about successes, and learn about upcoming details on how to get recognized for improvement efforts: https://loom.ly/I9rxUSU
January 6, 2026 at 7:02 PM
As of 2025, all hospitals in the southeastern Ontario region have achieved Using Blood Wisely designation, meeting national transfusion appropriateness benchmarks. 🩸 Led by Kingston Health Sciences Centre, this celebrates a commitment to providing patients high-value care: https://loom.ly/Zfe1aVk
January 5, 2026 at 2:04 PM
We extend our deepest thanks to the community of clinicians, patients, system leaders, and administrators for their continued engagement in Choosing Wisely. We look forward to continuing our collective efforts in 2026 and wish you a happy and healthy holiday season! 💙❄️
December 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Supported by Choosing Wisely Canada society grants, @csmls.bsky.social has created a tool to help labs measure the impact of tests and identify opportunities to reduce waste based on #ChoosingWisely recs. 🔬
Learn more and test the tool: https://loom.ly/AnSWoRk
December 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
In 2025, we celebrated five years of Using Blood Wisely! Since launching in 2020, the national #ChoosingWisely program, in collaboration with Canadian Blood Services and Héma-Québec, has grown to include more than 290 hospitals across the country participating. Learn more: https://loom.ly/eD85ecU
December 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
From coast to coast, STARS students are putting resource stewardship into action. Our spotlight series shows what student-led change looks like across four medical schools in 🇨🇦. Meet the 2025 STARS students leaders we profiled this year: https://loom.ly/ko5HOVA
December 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
In 2025, the Appropriate Use Coalition launched a new target to reduce inappropriate antipsychotic use in Canada's long-term care homes. Set at 15 per cent, the target was developed through a months-long consensus process by an independent panel of experts in LTC. Learn more: https://loom.ly/3jaVEo0
December 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Scholarships now open for the 2026 Choosing Wisely Canada National Meeting on May 25 and 26 in Toronto! Two types of scholarships are available to support those who wish to attend the meeting.

Learn more and apply before March 2, 2026: https://loom.ly/OV0WwZs
December 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
FIINAL call for content! We are still accepting submissions for the National Meeting in Toronto on May 25 & May 26, 2026! Don’t miss your chance to be featured in workshops, breakouts and more. Submit by 11:59 tonight, December 5: https://loom.ly/tKOHZlY
December 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Happening today! Join us and the @cmadocs.bsky.social for #ClimateRounds at 12 p.m. ET. Learn about practical examples and tools to help clinicians navigate these conversations in everyday clinical settings. 🌎
Register now: https://loom.ly/z9vnLXU
December 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Canada’s health workforce faces growing workload challenges with clinicians stretched across rising demands, administrative tasks, and system pressures. Dr. René Wittmer shares a practical approach to easing workload burden by reducing low-value care. 🩺
Read more: https://loom.ly/X3VmzUo
December 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Scholarships now open for the 2026 Choosing Wisely Canada National Meeting on May 25 and 26 in Toronto! Two types of scholarships are available to support those who wish to attend the meeting.

Learn more and apply before March 2, 2026: https://loom.ly/OV0WwZs
December 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Only a few days left to share your #ChoosingWisely projects or innovations! We are still accepting submissions for the National Meeting in Toronto on May 25 & May 26, 2026! Don’t miss your chance to be featured in workshops, breakouts and more. Submit Friday, December 5: https://loom.ly/tKOHZlY
December 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
How can we reclaim time in family medicine? Authors in @carriedbernard.bsky.social journal, Canadian Family Physician highlight how unnecessary clinical tasks are a hidden driver of workload burden:
https://loom.ly/xbyMekM
Reclaiming time in family medicine
What can be done to reduce the number of unnecessary clinical tasks in family practice? Physicians face numerous time-consuming demands, with administrative tasks often perceived as a burden. In contrast, clinical tasks are expected and necessary, although some may not be required. We seldom
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December 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
ONE WEEK LEFT to share your #ChoosingWisely projects or innovations! We are still accepting submissions for the National Meeting in Toronto on May 25 & May 26, 2026! Don’t miss your chance to be featured in workshops, breakouts and more.
Submit by Friday, December 5, 2025: https://loom.ly/tKOHZlY
November 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Reposted by Choosing Wisely Canada
How can clinicians bring #climate into discussions with their patients, while supporting shared decision making?

Join @cmadocs.bsky.social and @choosingwiselyca.bsky.social for the final Climate Rounds of 2025 to discuss how we navigate these complex conversations.

Register here: loom.ly/z9vnLXU
November 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Happening today! At 12 p.m ET, join the Appropriate Use Coalition to discuss person-centred approaches to support residents with responsive behaviours. Learn how LTC homes can begin implementing change, engage staff in new approaches, and sustain these practices over time: https://loom.ly/AWBuxOE
November 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
New publication in @bmj.com Open Quality shares follow-up analysis on reducing inappropriate RBC transfusions and how to sustain these #QI efforts: https://loom.ly/uz1KnR8
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM