New Choosing Wisely® Module Available in the AAAAI Continuing Education Center

As the release of the AAAAI’s second Choosing Wisely list draws closer, there is a new Choosing Wisely module available online in the AAAAI Continuing Education Center.

This module reviews effective patient communication skills that healthcare providers can use when answering patient questions and requests for treatment. It also reviews the recommendations made by the AAAAI as part of the Choosing Wisely campaign and helps learners implement these recommendations into their practices. Access the course here. 

The goal of Choosing Wisely, which is an ongoing effort led by the ABIM Foundation, is to increase conversation among physicians and patients concerning procedures and tests that have the potential to be used inappropriately.

In 2012, the AAAAI was one of nine medical organizations involved in the first round of developing evidence-based recommendations to help patients and physicians start conversations and make wise choices regarding diagnosis and treatment across specialty areas. Read the AAAAI’s list of “Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question” and view the AAAAI press release for the first phase of Choosing Wisely here.

The AAAAI will release a second Choosing Wisely list on February 28 at the 2014 Annual Meeting in San Diego.