Choosing Wisely Implementation Guide
…. to support conversations and action to reduce unnecessary tests, treatments and procedures.
This implementation guide was developed to support anesthesiology departments in addressing all five Choosing Wisely recommendations, developed by the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society, for reducing unnecessary pre-operative testing. Using a case study approach to reflect the diversity of the health system and a range of possible approaches, the implementation guide includes templates, tools, guidance and change management suggestions to enable all hospitals to achieve the benefits of reduced costs and improved patient care by not subjecting patients to unnecessary testing that requires them to visit the hospital more frequently and, more importantly, has the possibility of causing them harm.
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This Implementation Guide has been peer-reviewed by:
Susan Bell, BScN, MEd
Dr. André M. Bernard, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Dr. Kyle Gorman, MD, FRCPC
Nancy Groff, RN, BScN
Dr. Thomas Mutter, MD, MSc, FRCPC
This Implementation Guide was prepared by:
Dawn Richards, PhD, Implementation Guide Writer
Dr. Jane Cooke-Lauder, BA, MBA, DM, CMC, BTM Strategic Consultant
Emily Hill, Administrative and Communications Coordinator
Development of this Implementation Guide has been overseen by:
Choosing Wisely Advisory Group:
Dr. Sylvain Gagne, MD, FRCPC, Anesthesiologist
Dr. Kyle Kirkham, MD, FRCPC, Anesthesiologist and Chair, CAS Choosing Wisely Committee
Dr. Rohit Kumar, BSc, MD, FRCPC, Anesthesiologist
Dr. Aaron Mocon, HBSc, MD, FRCPC, Anesthesiologist
Dr. Rachel Meyer, MD, FRCPC, Anesthesiologist
Dr. Monica Olsen, BScPT, MD, FRCPC, Anesthesiologist
Choosing Wisely Project Hub:
Dr. Stephen Brown, MD, FRCPC, Anesthesiologist
Dr. Natalie Clavel, MD, FRCPC, Anesthesiologist
Dr. Christopher Harle, MBChB, FRCA, FRCPC, Anesthesiologist
Dr. David Neilipovitz MD, FRCPC, Anesthesiologist
Dr. Gita Raghavan, MD, PGY-5 Anesthesiology
Dr. Anita Rao, MD, FRCPC, Anesthesiologist
Dr. Senthil Thiyagarajan, MD, FRCA (UK), FRCPC, Anesthesiologist
Dr. Catherine Wong, MD, FRCPC, Anesthesiologist
The Public Website for the Section on Anesthesiology of the Ontario Medical Association is intended to give general information about who Ontario’s Anesthesiologists are and what they do. This website is NOT intended to be a source of medical advice.