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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#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

Developed by Resident Doctors of Canada

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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

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 🏥

Childhood concussions are common, but CT scans don’t have to be! Imaging is not always needed to diagnose mild head injuries and may lead to further unnecessary testing. 🧠 Find safer ways to treat and prevent concussions so that kids can stick to play: https://loom.ly/_hcr1R4 #InjuryPreventionDay

A new #ChoosingWisely article in the Canadian Nurse explores the important role of the nurse leader in supporting quality improvement in health care, highlighting our #DitchtheDipstick campaign. Read the full piece: https://loom.ly/biRt7sc

Ditch the dipstick: the important role of the nurse leader in supporting quality improvement in health care

Choosing Wisely Canada’s recommendations to reduce inappropriate urine dipstick use

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A new #ChoosingWisely publication in @bmj.com Open Quality evaluates the impact and success of our Using Labs Wisely program. Read more about the findings of the study: https://loom.ly/mzuiJG4

A new @ctvnewsmontreal.bsky.social story on whole-body MRIs features President of Choisir avec soin Québec, Dr. René Wittmer. Dr. Wittmer explains why, while whole-body scans may seem reassuring, they are not recommended for most patients: https://loom.ly/YBedLwE

Whole-body MRI not the answer to all ailments: College of Physicians

Whole-body MRIs are not always the answer to discovering whether a person is suffering from an ailment, according to the Quebec College of Physicians and the campaign Choisir avec soin Québec.

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Tomorrow, June 13, is #NationalLTCDay! Check out the list of 32 LTC homes across Canada who are meeting the national target for appropriate use of antipsychotic medications. Learn more about how homes like Carefree Lodge are meeting the target: https://ltcmeds.ca/certified