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Ten year anniversary of choosing wisely campaigns
| Resumo: | CW 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 clinicians and patients about unnecessary tests, treatments, and procedures that account for up to 20% of all medical costs. These societies published “top-five lists” of low-value medical interventions that should be avoided. |
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| Autores principais: | Kherad, Omar |
| Outros Autores: | Carneiro, António Vaz |
| Ano: | 2022 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso restrito |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
| Resumo: | CW 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 clinicians and patients about unnecessary tests, treatments, and procedures that account for up to 20% of all medical costs. These societies published “top-five lists” of low-value medical interventions that should be avoided. |
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