Lists - Choosingwisely - "Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question" 9 U.S. specialty society lists (gyn oncology is not specifically listed)

Lists - Choosingwisely

Lists

Nine United States specialty societies representing 374,000 physicians developed lists of "Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question" in recognition of the importance of physician and patient conversations to improve care and eliminate unnecessary tests and procedures.
These lists represent specific, evidence-based recommendations physicians and patients should discuss to help make wise decisions about the most appropriate care based on their individual situation. Each list provides information on when tests and procedures may be appropriate, as well as the methodology used in its creation.
What tests and procedures should patients and physicians talk about? Read the lists:

• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
• American Academy of Family Physicians
• American College of Cardiology
• American College of Physicians
• American College of Radiology
• American Gastroenterological Association
• American Society of Clinical Oncology
• American Society of Nephrology
• American Society of Nuclear Cardiology

website: Choosingwisely - An Initiative of the ABIM Foundation

Choosing Wisely™ aims to get physicians, patients and other health care stakeholders thinking and talking about the overuse or misuse of medical tests and procedures that provide little benefit, and in some instances harm.

As part of the campaign, national organizations representing medical specialties are working with the ABIM Foundation to identify Five Things to Question — tests or procedures commonly used in their field whose necessity should be questioned and discussed. Consumer Reports is also working with the campaign to develop and disseminate materials to patients to help them engage their physicians in these conversations and ask questions about these test and procedures.

In health care, determining what’s unnecessary - The Washington Post (blog)

".......Despite all those hurdles, a new campaign called Choosing Wisely 
aims to answer just that question. Run by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Choosing Wisely has brought nine major medical societies on board to identify five common procedures that are often wasteful and unnecessary. The groups will provide their answers at the end of January and make them public in April......