Reading Time: 3 minutes Doctors must discuss pain management options with patients and not jump to the prescription pad for a quick fix
Author: Wendy Levinson
Wendy Levinson MD OC is a physician and academic. She is the Chair of Choosing Wisely Canada, "a campaign to help physicians and patients engage in conversations about unnecessary tests, treatments and procedures". She is also Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto.
More isn’t always better when it comes to prescription medications
Reading Time: 3 minutes By thinking twice before prescribing and talking with patients about the risks of medications, clinicians are tackling overuse
Antibiotics no cure for colds or flu
Reading Time: 3 minutes And using an antibiotic when not needed makes patients more vulnerable to antibiotic-resistant infections
When prescriptions do more harm than good
Reading Time: 4 minutes A new national program has pharmacists dispensing advice on how to curb harmful medications, particularly for seniors
Putting a stop to health care that lacks value
Reading Time: 3 minutes Choosing Wisely is helping obstetricians and gynecologists target reductions in unnecessary care that may harm patients and cost the Canadian health system
More isn’t always better: making better health-care choices
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadians have more than one million unnecessary medical tests, treatments and procedures every year. But we can improve patient outcomes and save resources
Canada facing an epidemic of overdiagnosis and overtreatment
Reading Time: 3 minutes Patients need to be empowered to ask about the risks caused by some tests and treatments, and whether they are really necessary