Don’t encourage the use of defensive medicine practices.
The forensic discipline is involved in academic training, business activities, hospital care, operating freelance, advice to judicial authorities, etc in order to support culture of both clinical appropriateness and scientific evidence as benchmarks for professional...
Don’t prescribe clinical and instrumental tests aimed at the assessment of any disability otherwise already clinically proven.
Avoiding duplication of redundant investigations implies exerting forensics fairly and respectfully towards people with disabilities, preventing them and their relatives from unnecessary inconveniences without clogging up waiting lists with inappropriate prescriptions...
Do not stent a stenotic renal artery unless there is refractory hypertension or declining renal function.
Renal artery stenting requires excellent expertise because it may cause rupture, dissection or thrombosis of the artery. Furthermore, there is no difference between best medical treatment and stenting, according to recent studies.
Don’t promote the culture of “informed consent” as a mere bureaucratic and professional self-help tool.
Medical-surgical procedures are subject to the consent of the person to whom the act is intended. Prior information to the acquisition of consent must be provided in a clear and comprehensible way and it’s the doctor’s duty to ensure that the person has acquired...The campaign DOING MORE DOES NOT MEAN DOING BETTER – CHOOSING WISELY ITALY is promoted by Italy’s Slow Medicine
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