Canadian Health Information Podcast
Canadian Health Information Podcast
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Low-value healthcare in Canada — Dr. Wendy Levinson and Dr. Janet Reynolds
30 minutes Posted Dec 1, 2022 at 8:52 am.
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Overuse of medical procedures and tests is a serious concern that costs Canada’s health care systems a lot of time and money and can even be harmful to patients. Host Avis Favaro is joined by Dr. Janet Reynolds and Dr. Wendy Levinson of Choosing Wisely Canada to discuss the roots of this issue, the progress made since a previous report on the topic in 2017 and alternatives to reduce overuse.

This episode is available in English.