Choosing wisely
The AAO-HNSF’s newest Choosing Wisely® recommendations on the next page are supported by key action statements from AAO-HNSF clinical practice guidelines
The AAO-HNSF’s newest Choosing Wisely® recommendations on the next page are supported by key action statements from AAO-HNSF clinical practice guidelines
In February the AAO-HNSF released its second list of five things that physicians and patients should question as part of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation’s Choosing Wisely® campaign. Choosing Wisely® aims to promote conversations between providers and patients by helping patients choose care that is supported by evidence, not duplicative of other tests or procedures already received, free from harm, and truly necessary. The AAO-HNSF first participated in the campaign two years ago, releasing recommendations numbered one through five. Now nearly 100 national, regional and state medical specialty societies, health collaboratives and consumer groups have joined the campaign, releasing more than 60 lists of tests and procedures that physicians and patients should discuss.
The AAO-HNSF’s newest Choosing Wisely® recommendations, those numbered six through 10 on the next page, are supported by key action statements from AAO-HNSF clinical practice guidelines on tympanostomy tubes in children, tinnitus, adult sinusitis, tonsillectomy in children, and allergic rhinitis. The AAO-HNSF’s Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Committee spearheaded the development of this list with insight from the Specialty Society Advisory Council, Academy and Foundation Committees, the Guideline Task Force, and approval from the Foundation Board of Directors. The AAO-HNSF thanks everyone who took an active role in the development process and provided input.
To learn more about Choosing Wisely, visit www.entnet.org/ChoosingWisely. To download a PDF of AAO-HNSF Choosing Wisely List, visit www.entnet.org/sites/default/files/uploads/AboutUs/_files/final_2014-2015_aaohnsf_choosingwiselylist.pdf.