It was only appropriate that the next meeting of the Choosing Wisely Roadshow would be with the American College of Radiology (ACR). Like ASCO, ACR was one of the original partners of the campaign.
Blog Category: Letters from the Foundation
Choosing Wisely® Roadshow: A Visit to the American Society of Clinical Oncology
We have decided to hit the road and visit some of the Choosing Wisely partners to find out more about their current efforts to reduce low-value care and learn how we could continue to engage them in the campaign.
My Lean and Mean Physical Exam
My routine physical represented a “lean,” less-wasteful physical; it focused on high-yield tests and the most beneficial exam.
Choosing Wisely® – Building Bridges Across Care
When the ABIM Foundation launched the Choosing Wisely campaign, we created a set of operating principles for our society partners and gave them guidelines to help them develop their lists. Among these guidelines was a stipulation that recommendations needed to be within the control or purview of that specialty. Each society was asked to take… Read more »
A Sacred Moment Ruined
On July 28, my wife’s brother, Marcos, died from cancer at the age of 58. He died at home under hospice care and was heavily sedated over the last weeks of his life. Marcos had undergone two chemotherapy regimens and one experimental treatment. His doctor was exemplary – she provided the best treatment options yet… Read more »