title: [Choosing wisely together with the patient].
abstract: Within the framework of the Choosing wisely initiative of the German Society for Internal Medicine, all scientific societies associated with internal medicine were requested to highlight the unnecessary or underused medical tests or procedures out of the 60 defined examples, which are of immediate relevance within the doctor-patient interaction. Each of the 12 scientific internal medicine societies compiled and substantiated 2 recommendations. This resulted in a spectrum of important recommendations covering the entire field of internal medicine. In difficult situations these recommendations should contribute to developing and supporting the dialogue with patients on an evidence-based level.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Innere Medizin 1, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Schittenhelmstr. 12, 24105, Kiel, Deutschland. urfoelsch@1med.uni-kiel.de.
authors.forename: U R
authors.initials: UR
authors.lastname: Fölsch
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Kardiologie und Pneumologie, Zentrum für Innere Medizin, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Deutschland.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hasenfuß
mesh_terms: D000066491:Clinical Decision-Making / Q000379:methods*; D005858:Germany; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000379:methods*; D010819:Physician's Role; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000592:standards; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Internal medicine; Medical overuse; Medical underuse; Physician-patient relations; Unnecessary procedures