Edmonton / Ottawa / Toronto / Musquodoboit Harbour / /
Company
Internal Medicine / Choosing Wisely Canada / /
Country
United States / Canada / / /
Facility
Mount Sinai Hospital / University Health Network / General Surgeons The College of Family Physicians / University of Toronto / University of Alberta / College of Family Physicians / Royal College of Physicians / /
IndustryTerm
diagnostic imaging / patient advocacy groups / healthcare environment / important new tool / health care systems / healthcare choices / /
MedicalCondition
lower‐back pain / /
MedicalTreatment
surgery / /
Organization
ABIM Foundation / Canadian Rheumatology Association / Canadian Geriatrics Society Canadian Association of Radiologists / College of Family Physicians of Canada / American Board of Internal Medicine / Canadian Cardiovascular Society / Canadian Association of General Surgeons / University of Alberta / Hospital Medicine Program / Canadian Orthopaedic Association / Canadian Medical Association / Canadian Legion Canadian Association of Social Workers / Canadian Association of Radiologists / Royal Canadian Legion / Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada / Canadian Geriatrics Society / Quebec Medical Association / Canadian Society of Internal Medicine / University of Toronto / Mount Sinai Hospital / /
Person
Jamie Meuser / Christopher de Gara / Sholom Glouberman / Edward Harvey / Fred Phelps / Jacques Lévesque / Carter Thorne / Wendy Levinson / Lisa Bonang / Cecil Rorabeck / Christine Soong / José Morais / Heather Ross / Chris Simpson / Lucie Boileau / /
Position
Executive Director / President / orthopaedic surgeon / vice‐president / General / founder / Executive Director and Director of Continuing Professional Development / Advisor / Communications and Public Outreach lucie.boileau@cma.ca Tel. / professor / Director / national advocate / Assistant Professor / Chair / cardiologist and vice‐president / /
For Immediate Release Choosing Wisely Canada to Help Physicians and Patients Make Smart Choices