Addressing overuse starts with physicians: Choosing Wisely Canada

Can Fam Physician. 2016 Mar;62(3):199-200, 207-9.

[Article in English, French]

Authors

Kimberly Wintemute¹, Karen McDonald², Tai Huynh³, Ciara Pendrith⁴, Lynn Wilson⁵

Affiliations

¹ Medical Director of the North York Family Health Team in Toronto, Ont. k.wintemute@alumni.utoronto.ca.
² Project Manager for Choosing Wisely Canada in Toronto.
³ Campaign Manager for Choosing Wisely Canada.
⁴ Research Associate for Choosing Wisely Canada.
⁵ Professor and Chair of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.

PMID: 26975909
PMCID: PMC4984579

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Canada
Family Practice / standards*
Humans
Medical Overuse / economics
Medical Overuse / prevention & control*
Physician-Patient Relations*
Physicians / standards
Unnecessary Procedures / economics