Reducing unnecessary care. Improving health worldwide.
Choosing Wisely International connects clinicians, health systems, researchers, and national campaigns working together to reduce low-value care and improve patient outcomes.
Reducing unnecessary care. Improving health worldwide.
Choosing Wisely International connects clinicians, health systems, researchers, and national campaigns working together to reduce low-value care and improve patient outcomes.
Reducing unnecessary care. Improving health worldwide.
Choosing Wisely International connects clinicians, health systems, researchers, and national campaigns working together to reduce low-value care and improve patient outcomes.
Choosing Wisely International is a global community
Choosing Wisely is active in more than 35 countries worldwide.
Over 1500 recommendations to reduce unnecessary care have been developed.
Health Care Services
Up to 30% of health care services worldwide are unnecessary, unlikely to benefit patients and can lead to patient harm, wasted resources, and longer wait times.
STARS Programs
The STARS program is a grassroots education campaign that supports student-led efforts to advance resource stewardship awareness and education, and is active in 9 countries
Global Presence – Our Member Countries
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
- Peru
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Australia
- China
- India
- Japan
- Malaysia
- New Zealand
- Singapore
- South Korea
- USA
- Canada
- Austria
- Belgium
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Ireland
- England
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Iceland
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Iran
- Israel
- Saudi Arabia
- Rwanda
Building bridges across countries,
institutions, and disciplines
Message from the Co-Chairs
Welcome to the Choosing Wisely community. We are part of a worldwide effort to reduce unnecessary medical care that doesn't add value, and can even harm patients. Less care is often better, for patients, for health systems, and for the planet.
Whether you are a patient, caregiver, health care professional, student, administrator, or policymaker, Choosing Wisely is relevant to you. Join us in improving care by Choosing Wisely.
Dr. Wendy Levinson
Chair, Choosing Wisely Canada
Being part of the Choosing Wisely community inspires us to provide the highest quality of care, regardless of which country we work in. Across countries, we share a common commitment to avoiding what is unnecessary for our patients. By avoiding unnecessary care, especially interventions that can cause harm, we make better use of the scarce resources in our health systems, while creating greater job satisfaction for ourselves and our colleagues.
Dr. Susanne Axelsen
Chief Physician and Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Aarhus University Hospital
Chair, Danish Medical Society