Only a few days left to share your #ChoosingWisely projects or innovations! We are still accepting submissions for the National Meeting in Toronto on May 25 & May 26, 2026! Don’t miss your chance to be featured in workshops, breakouts and more. Submit Friday, December 5: https://loom.ly/tKOHZlY

How can we reclaim time in family medicine? Authors in @carriedbernard.bsky.social journal, Canadian Family Physician highlight how unnecessary clinical tasks are a hidden driver of workload burden: https://loom.ly/xbyMekM

ONE WEEK LEFT to share your #ChoosingWisely projects or innovations! We are still accepting submissions for the National Meeting in Toronto on May 25 & May 26, 2026! Don’t miss your chance to be featured in workshops, breakouts and more. Submit by Friday, December 5, 2025: https://loom.ly/tKOHZlY

How can clinicians bring #climate into discussions with their patients, while supporting shared decision making? Join @cmadocs.bsky.social and @choosingwiselyca.bsky.social for the final Climate Rounds of 2025 to discuss how we navigate these complex conversations. Register here: loom.ly/z9vnLXU

Happening today! At 12 p.m ET, join the Appropriate Use Coalition to discuss person-centred approaches to support residents with responsive behaviours. Learn how LTC homes can begin implementing change, engage staff in new approaches, and sustain these practices over time: https://loom.ly/AWBuxOE

New publication in @bmj.com Open Quality shares follow-up analysis on reducing inappropriate RBC transfusions and how to sustain these #QI efforts: https://loom.ly/uz1KnR8

One week away! Join us and the @cmadocs.bsky.social for #ClimateRounds on December 3 at 12 p.m. ET. Learn about practical examples and tools to help clinicians navigate these conversations in everyday clinical settings. 🌎 Register now: https://loom.ly/z9vnLXU

The CANBuild-AMR project is bringing Canada together to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use in primary care. By providing prescribers with feedback, and practical tools to support change, the project aims to improve prescribing practices and combat antimicrobial resistance: https://loom.ly/VITo9GU

Many older adults receive antibiotics for bladder infections even without symptoms. Reduce unnecessary urine testing and optimize antibiotic prescribing with our recommendations, tools, and resources to help you #DitchtheDipstick across care settings. Download now: https://loom.ly/LaHvMts#DitchtheDipstick #WAAW2025

ONLY TWO WEEKS LEFT! Are you leading a #ChoosingWisely project or innovative idea related to overuse? Don’t miss your chance to showcase your work at our National Meeting on May 25 & May 26 in Toronto, ON! Submit your project on #QI, measurement, patient engagement, and more: https://loom.ly/tKOHZlY

In one week, on November 27 at 12 p.m ET, join the Appropriate Use Coalition to discuss person-centred approaches to support residents with responsive behaviours. Learn how LTC homes can begin implementing change, engage staff, and sustain these practices over time: https://loom.ly/AWBuxOE

🚨 Misusing antibiotics can affect everyone. #AntimicrobialResistance (#AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to medicines. Drug-resistant bacteria can spread and make infections harder to treat. Let’s handle antibiotics with care. Learn more 👉bit.ly/AMRweek2025

RNAO observes #TransgenderDayOfRemembrance, honouring and remembering transgender, non-binary, Two-spirit and/or gender-diverse individuals whose lives have been lost or harmed by transphobic violence. We reflect on how far we have come, yet how much work we still must do. #TDOR #TDOR2025

Antibiotics may seem like a quick fix for tooth pain, but they often do more harm than good. Drs. LouAnn Visconti and Susan Sutherland explain why and offer safer, more effective ways to manage symptoms: https://loom.ly/BFOKl50 #WAAW2025 #AMR

The unnecessary use of #antibiotics for toothaches contributes to the global threat of antimicrobial resistance and can lead to patient harm. Our #ChoosingWisely toolkit offers guidance on managing pain without antibiotics. 🦷 Learn how to take the bite out of tooth pain: loom.ly/bWWmfSE #WAAW2025

This week, November 18-24 is World Antimicrobial Awareness Week! Unnecessary antibiotic use is a major driver of antimicrobial resistance. We can all do our part to protect against this global health threat by using antibiotics wisely: https://loom.ly/2Ia9E1A 💊 #WAAW2025 #AMR

Happening today! You can still register to join #CWTalks at 1 p.m. ET to learn about why low-value urine testing persists, the impact on antibiotic use, and system-wide strategies to improve practice: https://loom.ly/0AhM4SI#CWTalks #WAAW2025

This week, November 9-15 is #NationalNursePractitionerWeek! Choosing Wisely Canada celebrates the vital contributions of NPs to reducing unnecessary testing and promoting evidence-based and patient-centred care.🩺

Join #CWTalks next Tuesday, November 18 at 1 p.m. ET. Experts will discuss why low-value urine testing persists, the impact on antibiotic use, and system-wide strategies to improve practice: https://loom.ly/0AhM4SI#CWTalks #WAAW2025

Join us and the @cmadocs.bsky.social for #ClimateRounds on December 3 at 12 p.m. ET. Learn about practical examples and tools to help clinicians navigate these conversations in everyday clinical settings. 🌎 Register now: https://loom.ly/z9vnLXU

On November 27 at 12 p.m ET, join the Appropriate Use Coalition to discuss person-centred approaches to support residents with responsive behaviours. Learn how LTC homes can begin implementing change, engage staff in new approaches, and sustain these practices over time: https://loom.ly/EHSe_e8

Four more weeks to submit content! Don’t miss your chance to be featured in workshops, breakouts and more. Submit your #ChoosingWisely projects or innovations for the 2026 National Meeting until December 5, 2025: https://loom.ly/tKOHZlY

Today is the first day of #FMF2025 in Winnipeg, MB! Come find us in booth 520 at the RBC Convention Centre between now and Saturday to learn about Choosing Wisely resources for workload burden, PPI deprescribing and more. 🩺

Join #CWTalks on November 18 at 1 p.m. ET. Experts will discuss why low-value urine testing persists, the impact on antibiotic use, and system-wide strategies to improve practice: https://loom.ly/0AhM4SI#CWTalks #WAAW2025

A Game 6 win in the World Series means one less unnecessary game. Like Choosing Wisely, let’s cut what’s not needed and bring home the win tonight. 💙🇨🇦 #GoJaysGo #LessButBetter

We’ll be in Winnipeg next week at the @cfpc-cmfc.bsky.social Family Medicine Forum! Find us at booth 520 at the RBC Convention Centre from November 5-8 where we’ll share all things #ChoosingWisely in family medicine and primary care. See you there! #FMF2025

At AgeCare Regina Gardens in Hamilton, staff use resident-focused behavioural strategies including activities, social engagement and personalized support to help keep inappropriate antipsychotic rates low. See how they met Canada’s target for appropriate antipsychotic use: https://loom.ly/XihaCzs

At Rexton Lions in New Brunswick, a collaborative approach and focus on each resident is leading to better outcomes. See how they met Canada’s target for appropriate antipsychotic prescribing: https://loom.ly/xCr3x1U #CPSW2025

Launched in 2020, Using Blood Wisely is a national #ChoosingWisely program in collaboration with Canadian Blood Services and Héma-Québec. Take a look at our highlights report from the last five years and what's next in advancing transfusion appropriateness across Canada: loom.ly/eD85ecU 🩸

Celebrating five years of Using Blood Wisely in collaboration with Canadian Blood Services and Héma Québec! Congratulations to all 185 designated sites across Canada. 🩸 Read our report on the last five years and what's next for transfusion appropriateness: https://loom.ly/eD85ecU

As of 2025, all hospitals in the southeastern Ontario region have achieved Using Blood Wisely designation, meeting national transfusion appropriateness benchmarks. 🩸 Led by Kingston Health Sciences Centre, this celebrates a commitment to providing patients high-value care: https://loom.ly/Zfe1aVk

A new target for antipsychotic use aims to reduce inappropriate prescribing in Canadian long-term care homes. Set at 15% by a national panel of experts, the target encourages safer prescribing and better care for residents: ltcmeds.ca/targets #CPSW2025

This Canadian Patient Safety Week is about all voices for safer care. Choosing Wisely Canada is proud to be part of the Appropriate Use Coalition, working with partners across Canada to improve the quality and safety of care in LTC. 🇨🇦 Learn more: https://loom.ly/Zq1ABH0 #CPSW2025

Marking 5 years of Using Blood Wisely with milestones! In 2023, Manitoba achieved Using Blood Wisely Hospital designation status for every hospital that transfuses blood in the province. See how they reached this major achievement: https://loom.ly/IwVWi7k

Join #CWTalks on November 18 at 1 p.m. ET. Experts will discuss why low-value urine testing persists, the impact on antibiotic use, and system-wide strategies to improve practice: https://loom.ly/0AhM4SI#CWTalks #WAAW2025

Not every test or treatment leads to better care. Check out our new resources on reducing low-value care and easing clinician workload burden to help you focus on what patients need most. ⏳ See more: https://loom.ly/9zvNHwU

Next week is Canadian Patient Safety Week! This year’s theme, All Voices for Safer Care, is an invitation to listen more deeply, ask important questions, and take meaningful action together.Learn more about how you can get involved in #CPSW2025: https://loom.ly/bWk774Y

Earlier this year, the team at Lloydminster Hospital received their Using Blood Wisely designation for meeting national transfusion appropriateness benchmarks. On October 29 we’ll be celebrating five years of blood stewardship in communities like Lloydminster! 🩸 Read more: https://loom.ly/abybyNQ

A new #ChoosingWisely piece in the International Journal of Transfusion Medicine discusses raising the single unit transfusion benchmark in Using Blood Wisely, our national quality improvement campaign. Lead author Matthew Ahn asks the question, can we do better? https://loom.ly/x8Ak3js

A recent editorial by Dr. Jerome Leis in BMJ Quality and Safety shares insight on how to scale and spread catheter avoidance nationwide drawing on past #ChoosingWisely campaigns. Read now: https://loom.ly/7DUKAwU

Share your #ChoosingWisely projects or innovations! We are now accepting submissions for the National Meeting in Toronto on May 25 & May 26! Don’t miss your chance to be featured in workshops, breakouts and more. Submit by December 5: https://loom.ly/tKOHZlY

A recent article in @jama.com Internal Medicine highlights the long-term changes to serum Vitamin D testing following the implementation of criteria-based testing in 2010. Read more: https://loom.ly/MPrr50g

Clinician time is a limited resource. ⌛ A new @bmj.com article shares how low-value tests, treatments, and procedures add to workload, featuring a self-reflection calculator to see how much time they take: https://loom.ly/bDcnS-o

October 6 is the inaugural National Day of Action on Planetary Health, encouraging health care professionals and organizations to take actions big or small to address the climate crisis. 🌎 You can protect patients and the planet with #ChoosingWisely climate-conscious recs: https://loom.ly/d5rszrg

At Cumberland Lodge, encouraging recreational and social activities has helped keep inappropriate antipsychotic rates low and improve the quality of care for residents. See how they met Canada’s target for appropriate antipsychotic use: https://loom.ly/l_phDWc

Share your #ChoosingWisely projects or innovations! We are now accepting submissions for the National Meeting in Toronto on May 25 & May 26! Don’t miss your chance to be featured in workshops, breakouts and more. Submit by December 5: https://loom.ly/tKOHZlY

Happening today! Join us and @cmadocs.bsky.social for Climate Rounds on October 1 at 12 p.m. ET. to discuss practical strategies and approaches for integrating climate-conscious recommendations in critical care settings. Register now: https://loom.ly/IIOQN9k

Five years of Using Blood Wisely milestones! In 2022, Nova Scotia became the first province in Canada to have every transfusing hospital achieve a Using Blood Wisely designation. 🩸 See how they made this happen: loom.ly/546l6Ns

On #WorldPharmacistsDay we recognize pharmacy professionals for their leadership in using health resources wisely and advancing quality care. Check out our #ChoosingWisely list on tests and treatments related to pharmacy practice: https://loom.ly/H8yOQZA

How can we make critical care units more environmentally sustainable? Join @choosingwiselyca.bsky.social and @cmadocs.bsky.social on Oct. 1 for a Climate Rounds discussion on how to integrate climate-conscious recommendations in critical care settings. Register here: bit.ly/4mpn6gL