For Physicians:
Helpful Links & Resources
General
Choosing Wisely: Site to help foster conversation around unnecessary tests and treatments
Deprescribing
Medstopper: Tool to help prioritize desprescribing of medications
evidence-based reviews
Cochrane Database: Leading resource for systematic reviews in health care
Tools for Practice: Peer-reviewed articles based on the best evidence and free from industry bias
Science Based Medicine: Site dedicated to evaluating medical treatments and products of interest to the public in a scientific light.
Risk Calculators
Best Science Medicine Risk Calculator: User- and patient-friendly tool to help with shared decision-making around CV risk
Stroke and A. Fib: Shared decision-making tool around atrial fibrillation, stroke risk, and anti-coagulation
Osteoporosis: Shared decision-making tool around fracture risk – from Mayo Clinic
FRAX Calculator: Tool to help calculate fracture risk
Screening
Canadian Screening Guidelines: Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health
American Screening Guidelines: US Preventive Services Task Force