Activity ID
3502Expires
January 16, 2026Format Type
InternetCME Credit
1.0Fee
$0 - $30CME Provider: Massachusetts Medical Society
Description of CME Course
The Choosing Wisely® campaign, an initiative of the ABIM Foundation, seeks to advance a national dialogue on avoiding unnecessary medical tests, treatments and procedures. This webinar will provide physicians with information to engage patients in their medical treatment and empower them to ask questions about what tests and procedures are right for them.
This educational program equips physicians with the tools and knowledge needed to prescribe each patient the appropriate type and amount of medicine. Information includes methods to deprescribe and consider non-pharmacological alternatives.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Allergy and Immunology
Anesthesiology
Family Medicine
Medical Genetics and Genomics
Nuclear Medicine
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Plastic Surgery
Preventive Medicine
Psychiatry and Neurology
Radiology
Thoracic Surgery
Urology
Commercial Support?
NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
Define how polypharmacy can negatively affect the older population, including potential harms
Detect health issues that may be caused by multiple prescribed and over the counter medications; address these issues appropriately
Enumerate alternative therapies to medication and de-prescribing and how they can be effectively utilize
Keywords
Choosing Wisely, Steward of resources, Lower Cost, Safe prescribing
Competencies
Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Professionalism
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Inpatient, Outpatient, Rural, Urban
