Choosing Wisely® is a health initiative campaign that was established by the American
Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation that seeks to advance a national dialogue
on avoiding unnecessary medical tests, treatments and procedures in 2012 [
[1]
], and then involved several other societies in the field of healthcare [
https://www.choosingwisely.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Choosing-Wisely-at-Five.pdf(accessed on December 9, 2019).
[2]
]. Choosing wisely depends on the principle of determining excessive procedures and
unnecessary practices for patient care and optimizing them for the benefit of the
patient. As a slogan used by different associations 'Less is more' aims the most valuable
care, that is less costly but more beneficial and safe care for the patient [
http://www.choosingwisely.org/our-mission/specialty-society-partners/(accessed on December 9, 2019).
[3]
]. The Turkish Society of Internal Medicine (TSIM) has been working with the European
Federation of Internal Medicine (EFIM) within the frame of the Choosing Wisely Project
since January 2017 [
[4]
]. In this study, the first aim was to raise awareness at a national level about the
Choosing Wisely Initiative of ABIM and Choosing Wisely Project of EFIM. Second aim
was to determine the top five list of the priorities in the field of internal medicine
in Turkey.http://www.efim.org/about/efim-choosing-wisely(accessed on December 9, 2019).
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Publication history
Published online: March 07, 2020
Accepted:
March 2,
2020
Received:
January 28,
2020
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