🚨 New Research: The NUDG-ED trial, published in @CMAJ, found that behavioral #nudges were not enough to reduce #lowvaluecare for patients with #backpain in high-pressure #emergencycare settings 🏥
Read the study: doi.org/10.1503/cmaj...
#BehavioralEconomics #ChoosingWisely
Very proud to have been part of this team. Please see full thread from @gemmaaltinger.bsky.social!!
A regular reminder that “routine blood work” is not a thing.
www.npr.org/2026/04/14/n...
SAY WHAT NOW?!
@jamanetworkopen.com published a study of what?!
Did I miss something over the last 30 years about there being equipoise in the use of antibiotics for <rereads paper title> low back pain!??
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
We wrote this in response to a great study from Alistair Hay and colleagues at @capcbristol.bsky.social.
They found that modern, rapid, point-of-care tests that identified 23 pathogens had no impact on antibiotic prescribng.
Gemma Altinger
Antibiotic overprescribing is not a microbiological problem.
It is a sociobehavioral problem.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
For antibiotic overuse, I've heard for YEARS about how we just need better tests.
But it's not that simple.
Julie Szymczak and I have a new editorial in @jamainternalmed.com on modern microbiological testing failing to reduce antibiotic prescribing.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
🚨 New Research: The NUDG-ED trial, published in @CMAJ, found that behavioral #nudges were not enough to reduce #lowvaluecare for patients with #backpain in high-pressure #emergencycare settings 🏥
Read the study: doi.org/10.1503/cmaj...
#BehavioralEconomics #ChoosingWisely
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Gemma Altinger
This randomized clinical trial examines whether amoxicillin-clavulanate is effective in a subgroup of individuals who have chronic low back pain with disc herniation and bone changes detected on magne...
