Exclusive: Govt axes millions in funding for NPS MedicineWise
Medicines expert Dr Geraldine Moses (PhD) labelled the decision 'ridiculous'.
Tag: Choosing Wisely
Is Choosing Wisely succeeding in getting doctors to do less of the unnecessary?
We spoke to Dr Caroline West, GP and advisor to NPS MedicineWise, which runs Choosing Wisely in Australia.
GPs to receive letters on head imaging referrals
The referrals have been assessed against Choosing Wisely recommendations on imaging for primary headache disorders such as migraine and tension hea…
Do not give kids ‘just in case’ antibiotics for UTIs, GPs urged
The recommendation is one of five issued as part of the latest Choosing Wisely and Evolve campaigns.
Target patients not doctors over ‘low value’ care, says leading clinician
Campaigns such as Choosing Wisely, which tells doctors not to do certain interventions, needs a revamp, writes Professor Ian Scott in the MJA…
Doctors more likely to call out others’ low-value care than their own
Australian study shows most Choosing Wisely recommendations aim to curb other practitioners' income-generating care rather than the advising body's…
Choosing Wisely recommendations avoid expensive treatments: study
Use of qualified language also left many recommendations open to interpretation.
6 common medical beliefs that are just wrong
Recognise these medical myths? Study finds almost 400 disproved practices.
Bad interventions: hard to spot and harder to de-adopt
Consider this a reminder for GPs to demand high-quality evidence before changing practice.
What do patients think about querying doctors’ orders?
They're not as keen on shared decision-making as Choosing Wisely would prefer
