Confronting Unnecessary Care
Course Overview
This module reviews the issue of unnecessary care in Canada and describes the resources and clinical guidance available through Choosing Wisely Canada – a physician-initiated campaign that encourages physicians and patients to have evidence-informed conversations about the necessity of medical tests and treatments so as to eliminate unnecessary care.
After completing this course the learner will be able to:
- Recognize the extent, causes, and potential harm of unnecessary care for both individual patients and the health care system;
- Interpret unnecessary care as a quality issue for which physicians are ultimately responsible and which can only be effectively dealt with by physicians in their practices;
- Reflect on the extent to which they themselves may sometimes provide care that is unnecessary;
- Become familiar with and plan to apply the clinical guidance provided by Choosing Wisely Canada across a variety of specialties;
- Use Choosing Wisely Canada resources to engage patients in evidence-informed discussions of potentially unnecessary care.
Accreditation & Certification
Continuing Medical Education study credits and certificationsMainpro+ (National)
This Self-Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 1 Mainpro+ credits.
Mainpro+ Certified Activity
This activity meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the Office of Professional & Educational Development, Memorial University for up to 1 Mainpro+ Certified Activity credits.
Maintenance of Certification (Section 1)
This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by Memorial University of Newfoundland. Up to 1 Section 1 credit hours can be claimed.