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Choosing Wisely: The Canadian Rheumatology Association’s List of 5 Items Physicians and Patients Should Question
Shirley L. Chow, J. Carter Thorne, Mary J. Bell, Robert Ferrari, Zarnaz Bagheri, Tristan Boyd, Ann Marie Colwill, Michelle Jung, Damian Frackowiak, Glen S. Hazlewood, Bindee Kuriya and Peter Tugwell on behalf of the Canadian Rheumatology Association Choosing Wisely Committee
The Journal of Rheumatology February 2015, jrheum.141140; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.141140
Shirley L. Chow
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario; Department of Medicine and Department of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. S.L. Chow, MD; M.J. Bell, MD; Z. Bagheri, MD; D. Frackowiak, MD; B. Kuriya, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; J.C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; R. Ferrari, MD, Department of Medicine and Department of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Alberta; T. Boyd, MD; M. Jung, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Western University; A.M. Colwill, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia; G.S. Hazlewood, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; P. Tugwell, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Chow, Division of Rheumatology, Room M1400, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada. E-mail: Shirley.Chow@sunnybrook.ca. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints/Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication December 10, 2014.
J. Carter Thorne
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario; Department of Medicine and Department of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. S.L. Chow, MD; M.J. Bell, MD; Z. Bagheri, MD; D. Frackowiak, MD; B. Kuriya, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; J.C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; R. Ferrari, MD, Department of Medicine and Department of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Alberta; T. Boyd, MD; M. Jung, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Western University; A.M. Colwill, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia; G.S. Hazlewood, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; P. Tugwell, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Chow, Division of Rheumatology, Room M1400, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada. E-mail: Shirley.Chow@sunnybrook.ca. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints/Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication December 10, 2014.
Mary J. Bell
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario; Department of Medicine and Department of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. S.L. Chow, MD; M.J. Bell, MD; Z. Bagheri, MD; D. Frackowiak, MD; B. Kuriya, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; J.C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; R. Ferrari, MD, Department of Medicine and Department of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Alberta; T. Boyd, MD; M. Jung, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Western University; A.M. Colwill, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia; G.S. Hazlewood, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; P. Tugwell, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Chow, Division of Rheumatology, Room M1400, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada. E-mail: Shirley.Chow@sunnybrook.ca. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints/Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication December 10, 2014.
Robert Ferrari
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario; Department of Medicine and Department of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. S.L. Chow, MD; M.J. Bell, MD; Z. Bagheri, MD; D. Frackowiak, MD; B. Kuriya, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; J.C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; R. Ferrari, MD, Department of Medicine and Department of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Alberta; T. Boyd, MD; M. Jung, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Western University; A.M. Colwill, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia; G.S. Hazlewood, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; P. Tugwell, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Chow, Division of Rheumatology, Room M1400, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada. E-mail: Shirley.Chow@sunnybrook.ca. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints/Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication December 10, 2014.
Zarnaz Bagheri
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario; Department of Medicine and Department of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. S.L. Chow, MD; M.J. Bell, MD; Z. Bagheri, MD; D. Frackowiak, MD; B. Kuriya, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; J.C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; R. Ferrari, MD, Department of Medicine and Department of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Alberta; T. Boyd, MD; M. Jung, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Western University; A.M. Colwill, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia; G.S. Hazlewood, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; P. Tugwell, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Chow, Division of Rheumatology, Room M1400, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada. E-mail: Shirley.Chow@sunnybrook.ca. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints/Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication December 10, 2014.
Tristan Boyd
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario; Department of Medicine and Department of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. S.L. Chow, MD; M.J. Bell, MD; Z. Bagheri, MD; D. Frackowiak, MD; B. Kuriya, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; J.C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; R. Ferrari, MD, Department of Medicine and Department of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Alberta; T. Boyd, MD; M. Jung, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Western University; A.M. Colwill, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia; G.S. Hazlewood, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; P. Tugwell, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Chow, Division of Rheumatology, Room M1400, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada. E-mail: Shirley.Chow@sunnybrook.ca. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints/Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication December 10, 2014.
Ann Marie Colwill
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario; Department of Medicine and Department of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. S.L. Chow, MD; M.J. Bell, MD; Z. Bagheri, MD; D. Frackowiak, MD; B. Kuriya, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; J.C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; R. Ferrari, MD, Department of Medicine and Department of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Alberta; T. Boyd, MD; M. Jung, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Western University; A.M. Colwill, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia; G.S. Hazlewood, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; P. Tugwell, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Chow, Division of Rheumatology, Room M1400, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada. E-mail: Shirley.Chow@sunnybrook.ca. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints/Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication December 10, 2014.
Michelle Jung
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario; Department of Medicine and Department of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. S.L. Chow, MD; M.J. Bell, MD; Z. Bagheri, MD; D. Frackowiak, MD; B. Kuriya, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; J.C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; R. Ferrari, MD, Department of Medicine and Department of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Alberta; T. Boyd, MD; M. Jung, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Western University; A.M. Colwill, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia; G.S. Hazlewood, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; P. Tugwell, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Chow, Division of Rheumatology, Room M1400, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada. E-mail: Shirley.Chow@sunnybrook.ca. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints/Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication December 10, 2014.
Damian Frackowiak
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario; Department of Medicine and Department of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. S.L. Chow, MD; M.J. Bell, MD; Z. Bagheri, MD; D. Frackowiak, MD; B. Kuriya, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; J.C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; R. Ferrari, MD, Department of Medicine and Department of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Alberta; T. Boyd, MD; M. Jung, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Western University; A.M. Colwill, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia; G.S. Hazlewood, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; P. Tugwell, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Chow, Division of Rheumatology, Room M1400, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada. E-mail: Shirley.Chow@sunnybrook.ca. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints/Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication December 10, 2014.
Glen S. Hazlewood
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario; Department of Medicine and Department of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. S.L. Chow, MD; M.J. Bell, MD; Z. Bagheri, MD; D. Frackowiak, MD; B. Kuriya, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; J.C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; R. Ferrari, MD, Department of Medicine and Department of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Alberta; T. Boyd, MD; M. Jung, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Western University; A.M. Colwill, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia; G.S. Hazlewood, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; P. Tugwell, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Chow, Division of Rheumatology, Room M1400, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada. E-mail: Shirley.Chow@sunnybrook.ca. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints/Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication December 10, 2014.
Bindee Kuriya
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario; Department of Medicine and Department of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. S.L. Chow, MD; M.J. Bell, MD; Z. Bagheri, MD; D. Frackowiak, MD; B. Kuriya, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; J.C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; R. Ferrari, MD, Department of Medicine and Department of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Alberta; T. Boyd, MD; M. Jung, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Western University; A.M. Colwill, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia; G.S. Hazlewood, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; P. Tugwell, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Chow, Division of Rheumatology, Room M1400, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada. E-mail: Shirley.Chow@sunnybrook.ca. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints/Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication December 10, 2014.
Peter Tugwell
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario; Department of Medicine and Department of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. S.L. Chow, MD; M.J. Bell, MD; Z. Bagheri, MD; D. Frackowiak, MD; B. Kuriya, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; J.C. Thorne, MD, Southlake Regional Health Centre; R. Ferrari, MD, Department of Medicine and Department of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Alberta; T. Boyd, MD; M. Jung, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Western University; A.M. Colwill, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia; G.S. Hazlewood, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; P. Tugwell, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Chow, Division of Rheumatology, Room M1400, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada. E-mail: Shirley.Chow@sunnybrook.ca. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints/Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication December 10, 2014.
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Choosing Wisely: The Canadian Rheumatology Association’s List of 5 Items Physicians and Patients Should Question
Shirley L. Chow, J. Carter Thorne, Mary J. Bell, Robert Ferrari, Zarnaz Bagheri, Tristan Boyd, Ann Marie Colwill, Michelle Jung, Damian Frackowiak, Glen S. Hazlewood, Bindee Kuriya, Peter Tugwell
The Journal of Rheumatology Feb 2015, jrheum.141140; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.141140
Choosing Wisely: The Canadian Rheumatology Association’s List of 5 Items Physicians and Patients Should Question
Shirley L. Chow, J. Carter Thorne, Mary J. Bell, Robert Ferrari, Zarnaz Bagheri, Tristan Boyd, Ann Marie Colwill, Michelle Jung, Damian Frackowiak, Glen S. Hazlewood, Bindee Kuriya, Peter Tugwell
The Journal of Rheumatology Feb 2015, jrheum.141140; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.141140