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On behalf of the Faculty of Clinical
Radiology, the Dean, Prof John
Slavotinek, CEO, Natalia Vukolova,
and Senior Executive Officer, Mark
Nevin, attended the launch and were
pleased to see that the Choosing Wisely
Australia campaign has broadened
to include an additional 14 Australian
colleges, societies and associations.
The event was a fantastic opportunity
for the College to promote and receive
positive feedback on the College’s
Educational Modules for Appropriate
Imaging Referrals and the Imaging
Clinical Decisions Rules (CDRs) app that
supports the modules.
It was great to see the many health
professionals and consumer advocates
leading conversations about appropriate
imaging and health care during the Next
Wave launch and that other colleges
and societies were echoing many of our
College’s recommendations.
At the event, Faculty of Clinical
Radiology Dean, Prof John Slavotinek,
talked about the progress the College
has made since it signed on to the
campaign 12 months ago.
He highlighted the rapid increase
in the number and complexity of
medical imaging tests and outlined the
efforts of the College to improve the
appropriate use of imaging and ensure
that resources are used as effectively as
possible.
The Faculty of Radiation Oncology
has finalised its five recommendations
and these will be submitted as part of
a future wave of the Choosing Wisely
initiative.
Videos from the launch are available at
videos.
Participants
responding
enthusiastically
at the Next Wave
launch
Choosing Wisely Australia
Focused on high quality care, Choosing Wisely Australia is led by Australia’s medical
colleges and societies and facilitated by NPS MedicineWise.
Choosing Wisely Australia is part of a global movement to improve health care. It
began overseas in 2012, when the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation,
Consumer Reports, and nine medical specialty societies launched the Choosing
Wisely campaign.
The response far exceeded expectations and the Choosing Wisely initiative has
spread to over 15 countries, including Australia, and hundreds of evidence-based
recommendations have been translated into consumer-friendly language and used
by tens of millions of consumers.
The initiative enables clinicians, consumers and healthcare stakeholders to start
important conversations about tests, treatments and procedures where evidence
shows they provide no benefit and in some cases, may lead to harm.