Choosing Wisely New Zealand is health professional led, patient focussed initiative which promotes quality care, through better decisions. It is multi professional – engaging doctors, nurses, pharmacists, midwives and other health professional groups – as part of an international community of Choosing Wisely initiatives taking place around the world.

The campaign aims to promote a culture where low value and inappropriate clinical interventions are avoided, and patients and health professionals have well-informed conversations around their treatment options, leading to better decisions and outcomes.

In New Zealand this work is being facilitated by the Council of Medical Colleges (CMC). CMC will be hosting a Choosing Wisely symposium in Wellington on 30 March 2017 inviting a number of speakers to discuss the topic including keynote speaker, Prof Wendy Levinson the Chair and Co-Founder of Choosing Wisely Canada.

Tickets to this one day symposium include access to all sessions, refreshment breaks and lunch.