Pediatric rheumatology

Choosing Wisely: The Canadian Rheumatology Association Pediatric Committee’s List of Items Physicians and Patients Should Question

J RheumatolPublished Consensus statement

Methodological detailsDelphi method and national survey, survey of Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA) pediatric rheumatology physicians, literature review
  • Delphi method and national survey
  • Survey of CRA pediatric rheumatology physicians
  • Literature review

Recommendations

As issued by the authors

  1. ANA testing

  2. Drug toxicity monitoring

  3. HLA-B27 testing

  4. RF/anti-CCP testing

  5. Lyme serology testing

  6. Numerous or repeated intraarticular corticosteroid injections (selected by Choosing Wisely (CW) working group)

  7. Autoinflammatory diseases genetic testing (selected by CW working group)

Original publication

Choosing Wisely: The Canadian Rheumatology Association Pediatric Committee’s List of Items Physicians and Patients Should Question. J Rheumatol. Published 1 August 2023. doi:10.3899/jrheum.2023-0043

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