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24 May 2019
Blog: System change is key to choosing wisely – part two
Neil Whittaker is GP partner/owner at Nelson East Family Medical Centre and a medical educator. He is a supporter of the Choosing Wisely approach, and believes system change is the...
Choosing Wisely Primary care
10 May 2019
Is shared decision making always appropriate for a Choosing Wisely approach?
Shared decision making and health literacy international expert Kirsten McCaffery* says shared decision making is important for good quality patient-centred care and can play an important role in helping reduce unnecessary, low value care
Choosing Wisely Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
10 May 2019
Choosing Wisely hospital concept extended across Victoria
A Choosing Wisely champion hospital pilot in Victoria has been so successful the initiative is being extended to 11 other hospitals in the state.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission Choosing Wisely
05 Apr 2019
One in 10 New Zealanders uncomfortable asking doctors whether a test or treatment is necessary
One in 10 Kiwis don’t feel comfortable asking their doctor about whether a treatment or test is necessary, a survey by Consumer NZ and the Council of Medical Colleges has found.
Choosing Wisely Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
04 Apr 2019
Importance of good patient-clinician communication to be emphasised at Choosing Wisely forum
Kaushiki Roy will be one of the consumer voices at the Choosing Wisely forum, Continuing the Conversation. The forum will take place at Te Wharewaka o Poneke in Wellington on Friday 10 May, 2019.
Choosing Wisely Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
01 Feb 2019
Choosing Wisely 2019 forum puts spotlight on unnecessary medical intervention
The Choosing Wisely forum Continuing the Conversation will be held at Te Wharewaka o Pōneke in Wellington on Friday 10 May 2019.
Choosing Wisely Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
16 Jan 2019
Think twice about that medical test or treatment this summer
Summer in New Zealand is about days at the beach, the sound of cicadas and the smell of melting tar. But for some people it can also be synonymous with having skin rashes and sore knees and backs from gardening or backyard cricket; not to mention ten
Choosing Wisely Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
10 Jan 2019
Medical Council statement supports Choosing Wisely
The Medical Council of New Zealand’s revised statement about the use of resources strongly supports the Choosing Wisely ethos.
Choosing Wisely Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
21 Dec 2018
Survey finds nearly 70 percent of clinicians concerned about unnecessary medical interventions
A survey of around 800 doctors and nurses has found that nearly 70 percent consider the provision of unnecessary tests, procedures or treatments an issue for New Zealand health care.
Choosing Wisely Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
18 Dec 2018
'Overdiagnosing and unnecessary procedures harming the healthy'
The first New Zealander elected to lead the peak body for emergency medicine in New Zealand and Australia says there are a lot of things being done in medical practice that are not supported by evidence and are not free from harm.
Choosing Wisely Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
27 Nov 2018
Choosing Wisely 2019 forum date announced
The Choosing Wisely forum Continuing the Conversation will be held at Te Wharewaka in Wellington on Friday 10 May, 2019.
Choosing Wisely Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
27 Sep 2018
Novel assessment of frailty with ARIA may enable better care and treatment choices
The lack of a systematic way to assess frailty in older people – and therefore to treat them appropriately – prompted Hawke’s Bay geriatrician Dr Tim Frendin and colleagues to develop the Assessment of Robustness in Ageing (ARIA) tool.
Choosing Wisely Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission