About the event
The 2018 Choosing Wisely Australia National Meeting was held on Wednesday 30 May at the National Convention Centre Canberra. The event brought together more than 200 members, key stakeholders and influencers of the Choosing Wisely initiative, now in its third year. It is an opportunity for health professionals, consumers, researchers, funders and policy makers to come together to discuss, engage and network on topics related to reducing unnecessary care.
At the 2018 National Meeting, participants:
- Engaged with the Choosing Wisely Australia community and foster the exchange of ideas
- Heard about practical and implementable examples of projects on Choosing Wisely and their impact to date
- Learnt about the impact of Choosing Wisely Australia
Keynote speaker
Daniel Wolfson
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the ABIM FoundationMr Daniel Wolfson was keynote speaker for this event. Mr. Wolfson is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the ABIM Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation focused on advancing medical professionalism and physician leadership to improve the health care system. Mr. Wolfson has been instrumental in leading the Choosing Wisely campaign in the US.
Master of Ceremonies
Julie McCrossin
Broadcaster, journalistOur Master of Ceremonies was Julie McCrossin - broadcaster, journalist and head and neck cancer survivor
National Meeting conference report
Abstracts
Find out more about the oral and poster abstracts presented to the National Meeting in the 2018 Abstract Book.
Choosing Wisely in Australia Update
Dr Robyn Lindner
Client Relations Manager, Health & Technologies
NPS MedicineWise
Keynote address
Daniel Wolfson
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
ABIM Foundation
Working with students and educators to include Choosing Wisely in medical culture
Dr Derek Sherwood
Ophthalmologist
Nelson Eye Specialists
Chair
Council of Medical Colleges in New Zealand
Implementing Choosing Wisely – role of education outreach visiting (EOV) in general practice
Karen Thrift
Clinical Services Specialist
NPS MedicineWise
Medico-legal drivers of low value care: It’s more complicated than fear of litigation
Associate Professor Nola Ries
Faculty of Law
University of Technology Sydney
Optimising communication with general practitioners to sustain deprescribing decisions in hospital
Mai Duong
Research Pharmacist, Kolling Institute
Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney
Welcome
Official opening
Choosing Wisely in Australia update
Keynote address
Innovating for culture change
Networking break
Lessons learned from Champion Health Services
Changing culture through health professional education and training
Lunch
Spreading the Choosing Wisely message to engage the healthcare community
Cutting through the noise: addressing barriers to reducing low value care
How to get involved & meeting wrap-up
Joint networking drinks with National Medicine Symposium delegates
5 Questions
5 questions to ask your doctor or other healthcare provider to make sure you end up with the right amount of care.
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