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Implementation of the Choosing Wisely Africa List in 3 Countries

AORTIC 2023

Published: 16 Jan 2024

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Dr Sarah Kutika Nyagabona - Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Dr Sarah Kutika Nyagabona shares a talk on Choosing Wisely Africa at AORTIC 2023.

Highlighting CWA's goal to minimise over-use in cancer care, especially when invaluable, unnecessary and potentially harmful.

She goes on to talk about a study of CWA adherence of breast cancer patients and discusses the results in detail.

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