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Ten year anniversary of choosing wisely campaigns
Kherad, Omar; Carneiro, António VazCW campaigns have indeed spread around the world and several medical societies in Europe launched quality driven anti-waste campaigns such as, Smartermedicine in Switzerland, Slow Medicine in Italy, SMART Medicine Initiative in Israel, “Mais Nem Sempre é Melhor” in Portugal and Choosing Wisely in UK, France, Belgium, Romania, Russian Federation and Poland. The campaigns are centered on conversations between cli...
The challenge of implementing Less is More medicine : a european perspective
Kherad, Omar; Peiffer-Smadja, Nathan; Karlafti, Lina; Lember, Margus; Aerde, Nathalie Van; Gunnarsson, Orvar; Baicus, Cristian; Vieira, Miguel BigotteThe concept of Less is More medicine emerged in North America in 2010. It aims to serve as an invitation to recognize the potential risks of overuse of medical care that may result in harm rather than in better health, tackling the erroneous assumption that more care is always better. In response, several medical societies across the world launched quality-driven campaigns (“Choosing Wisely”) and published “top...