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LO27: Relevance of Choosing Wisely Canada non-emergency medicine specialty lists to emergency medicine practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 May 2020

S. Upadhye
Affiliation:
Niagara Health Systems, Welland, ON
C. Davies-Schinkel
Affiliation:
Niagara Health Systems, Welland, ON
S. Pilakka
Affiliation:
Niagara Health Systems, Welland, ON

Abstract

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Introduction: The Choosing Wisely Canada (CWC) initiative is dedicated towards optimizing patient care and reduce unnecessary resource use. Different specialty organizations create recommendations lists towards these outcomes. The goal of this study was to examine the applicability of non-Emergency Medicine (EM) recommendations towards EM practice. Methods: The entire master recommendations listings spreadsheet was downloaded from the CWC website (March 2019; n = 333). The EM-specific items from the CAEP checklist were deliberately excluded (n = 10). Items were rated by Niagara community EM physicians (n = 7) using the previously validated Best Evidence in Emergency Medicine (BEEM) rating scale (7 point Likert scale) to determine potential impact on EM practice. Items rated “6 or 7/7” were determine as “high relevance.” Redundant items were consolidated. Results: From the retrieved CWC master list, a total of 102 “highly relevant” recommendations were identified (41 items scored 6/7 [12%], 61 scored 7/7 [18%]; total 31%). Redundant items consolidated included antimicrobial avoidance (n = 18), opioid avoidance for pain (n = 11), reduction of unnecessary imaging (n = 11), and avoidance of routine low back imaging (n = 7). Conclusion: There are a large number of non-EM specialty recommendations highly relevant to EM practice in the CWC database (31%). Quality improvement initiatives looking to operational CWC recommendations in Canadian Emergency Departments should be aware of these as a part of optimizing patient care.

Type
Oral Presentations
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