Short title | Objective | Number of pages | Clinical context | Medical specialty |
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Prevention | ||||
Preventing infections48 | Reduce the unnecessary use of urinary catheters and ulcer drugs | 2 | Acute disease | Internal medicine |
Screening topics | ||||
Check-ups37 | Reduce the unnecessary use of annual health check-ups | 2 | No disease specified | Family medicine |
Lower back pain38 | Reduce the unnecessary use of imaging tests for lower back pain | 2 | Chronic disease | Physical therapy and rehabilitation |
Bone-density tests39 | Reduce the unnecessary use of bone-density tests | 2 | Chronic disease | Orthopaediology |
Colonoscopy40 | Reduce the unnecessary use of colonoscopy | 2 | Chronic disease | Oncology |
Electrocardiogram41 | Reduce the unnecessary use of electrocardiogram | 2 | Chronic disease | Cardiology |
Pap tests42 | Reduce the unnecessary use of pap tests | 2 | Chronic disease | Oncology |
Low-risk prostate cancer43 | Reduce the unnecessary use of treatments such as surgery and radiation and to increase the use of ‘active surveillance’ for people with low-risk prostate cancer | 2 | Chronic disease | Oncology |
Heart tests before surgery44 | Reduce the unnecessary use of heart tests before surgery | 2 | No disease specified | Cardiology |
Laboratory tests before surgery45 | Reduce the unnecessary use of laboratory tests before surgery | 2 | No disease specified | Medical biochemistry |
Vitamin D tests46 | Reduce the unnecessary use of vitamin D tests | 2 | No disease specified | Medical biochemistry |
Imaging tests for headaches47 | Reduce the unnecessary use of imaging tests for headaches | 2 | Acute disease | Neurology |
Treatment topics | ||||
Chronic kidney disease25 | Reduce the unnecessary use of anaemia drugs and dialysis for people with chronic kidney disease | 3 | Chronic disease | Nephrology |
Feeding tubes26 | Reduce the unnecessary use of feeding tubes for people with Alzheimer's disease | 2 | Chronic disease | Gastroenterology |
Dementia27 | Reduce the unnecessary use of antipsychotics for treating disruptive behaviour in people with dementia | 2 | Chronic disease | Psychiatry |
End of life28 | Reduce the unnecessary use of treatment for patients with advanced cancer and to promote end-of-life care | 2 | Chronic disease | Oncology |
GERD29 | Reduce the unnecessary use of PPI for treating heart burn and GERD | 2 | Chronic disease | Gastroenterology |
Osteoarthritis30 | Reduce the unnecessary use of popular supplements such as glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate for treating osteoarthritis of the knee | 2 | Chronic disease | Rheumatology |
Pain medicines31 | Reduce the unnecessary use of NSAIDs to relieve pain for people with heart problems or kidney disease | 2 | Chronic disease | Family medicine |
Palliative care32 | Increase the use of palliative care for people with a serious illness | 2 | Chronic disease | Multiple specialities |
Sinusitis33 | Reduce the unnecessary use of antibiotics for treating sinusitis | 2 | Acute disease | Family medicine |
Insomnia and anxiety34 | Reduce the unnecessary use of sleeping pills for treating insomnia and anxiety in older people | 2 | Chronic disease | Psychiatry |
ED35 | Reduce the unnecessary use of testosterone treatment for erection problems | 2 | Chronic disease | Urology |
UTIs36 | Reduce the unnecessary use of antibiotics to treat UTIs | 2 | Acute disease | Urology |
ED, erectile dysfunction; GERD, gastro-oesophageal reflux; NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug; PPI, proton-pump inhibitor; UTI, urinary tract infection.