Do not prescribe periodic examinations without a specific diagnostic hypothesis.
Prescribing unnecessary tests is detrimental to both patients and the ecosystem, representing a lamentable waste of resources. With the exception of the three oncological screening programs endorsed by the Italian Ministry of Health (breast cancer, cervical cancer,...
Don’t test new skills and procedures directly on patients, especially if not trained nor tutored.
The most used teaching method for medical skills include only observation followed by practical activity on patients, without any simulation. Numerous studies demonstrated the potential harm on the patients of this model, compared to the possible simulation models...
Do not prescribe drugs first in many chronic illness but advise lyfestiles modifications.
Hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia, three conditions frequently managed by the General Practitioner (GP), have significant benefits from an educative approach in both prevention and treatment phases, whether in conjunction with pharmacotherapy or...Do not routinely prescribe metered-dose inhalers but dry powder inhalers.
Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) have therapeutic benefits from inhalation medications, available in two pharmaceutical formulations: metered-dose inhalers and dry powder inhalers. Consequently, the prescription preference should be directed...The campaign DOING MORE DOES NOT MEAN DOING BETTER – CHOOSING WISELY ITALY is promoted by Italy’s Slow Medicine
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