Choosing Wisely at SickKids

SickKids launches fourth phase of Choosing Wisely recommendations

Choosing Wisely recommendations address overuse of medically unnecessary tests and treatments received by patients at the hospital.

SickKids’ Choosing Wisely program is helping reduce unnecessary testing, treatments and imaging

Lessons learned at SickKids could be applied in other paediatric settings interested in taking a similar approach.

Choosing Wisely: SickKids study leads to improved process for diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children

Research shows the implementation of a standardized approach to UTI diagnosis and follow-up reduced misdiagnosis and antibiotic use.

SickKids study leads to improved process for diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children

Research shows the implementation of a standardized approach to UTI diagnosis and follow-up reduced misdiagnosis and antibiotic use.

Choosing Wisely: Research shows low-risk injuries can safely forego abdominal CT imaging

With the typical rise in child and youth injuries from outdoor activities expected this summer, new research is helping to guide clinicians when CT imaging is needed most to help avoid unnecessary testing.

“Say Nay to the X-ray”: A new toolkit to reduce unneeded ankle X-rays and send paediatric patients home faster

Research at SickKids shows the vast majority of paediatric ankle injuries are low risk and don’t require X-rays during emergency department visits.

SickKids launches third phase of Choosing Wisely recommendations to curb unnecessary tests and treatments

SickKids is launching a third list of Choosing Wisely recommendations to address the potential overuse of tests and treatments received by patients at the hospital.

SickKids named a Level 3 Choosing Wisely Canada Hospital

SickKids has been recognized as a Level 3 Choosing Wisely Canada Hospital for building an organization-wide culture of reducing unnecessary tests and treatments.

SickKids study leads to new practice point for assessing management options for newly diagnosed, typical immune thrombocytopenia

Engaging families in shared decision making is essential to examine the benefits and limitations of each treatment option for patients with newly diagnosed, typical immune thrombocytopenia (ITP).

Less is more: new review suggests paediatricians should think twice before routinely testing for respiratory viruses

With an increased emphasis on ‘choosing wisely’ and reducing unnecessary medical tests across the medical field, SickKids paediatricians examined the benefits and limitations for a specific type of test and reviewed the scientific evidence as to when it is actually helpful in improving patient care.

Ontario paediatric emergency departments order fewer low-value imaging tests than US counterparts

Lower use of imaging tests in Ontario paediatric emergency departments was not associated with higher rates of poor outcomes, suggesting that use may be safely reduced in the United States, according to a new study by researchers at ICES and SickKids.

SickKids study finds blood tests alone may be effective strategy for detecting cancer relapse in certain patients

In some types of cancers, tumour markers will decrease with treatment and are helpful in predicting outcomes, which is why researchers at SickKids set out to discover if tumour markers could adequately detect cancer relapse independently of imaging tests.

Growth plate fractures in children’s ankle injuries are much rarer than previously thought

A new study led by SickKids found that lateral ankle injuries in children without X-ray evidence of a fracture are most often sprains that can be easily treated with a removable splint.