title: [Choosing wisely--against overuse in healthcare systems--activities in Germany and Austria in geriatric medicine].
abstract: In 2012, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation initiated the Choosing Wisely campaign to promote discussion between physicians and patients (or proxies) on decision-making in medicine, and to reduce the use of procedures and therapies which are not necessary, or harmful to patients. The American Geriatrics Society (AGS), the American Medical Directors Association and the Society of Post-Acute and Long-Term Medicine (AMDA) participated in this initiative and both published 10 recommendations on procedures that should be discussed and avoided. Furthermore, some scientific societies have also published recommendations concerning elderly patients. As the campaign attracted considerable international attention, an International Roundtable was established in 2014. In Germany a similar initiative to address overuse and underuse was established by the German Society of Internal Medicine (DGIM) in 2015. The German Society of Geriatrics (DGG) was invited to address subjects affecting elderly patients that are of relevance to the German health care system. As a member of the Commission of the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany (AWMF), it also participated actively in the development of a methods paper on how to prepare recommendations. The German College of General Practitioners and Family Physicians (DEGAM) has developed a new guideline on this topic and in Austria preliminary activities are already underway. A clear, transparent, structured and evidence-based approach may help avoid some of the methodological weaknesses to be found in the development of the U.S. recommendations. Whereas the U.S. campaign only addresses overuse, the German campaign will also address underuse and misuse.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Geriatrie, Krankenhaus Lindenbrunn, Lindenbrunn 1, 31863, Coppenbrügge, Deutschland. gogol@krankenhaus-lindenbrunn.de.
authors.forename: Manfred
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gogol
authors.affiliation: Institut für Allgemeinmedizin und evidenzbasierte Versorgungsforschung, Medizinische Universität Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 2/9, 8036, Graz, Österreich.|Leitung des Arbeitsbereichs chronische Krankheit und Versorgungsforschung, Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Siebenhofer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001317:Austria; D017046:Cost Savings / Q000191:economics; D016330:Frail Elderly; D005858:Germany; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D000069342:Medical Overuse / Q000191:economics* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Choosing wisely; Collective wise decision making; Misuse; Overuse; Underuse
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