Choosing Wisely Champions

The Choosing Wisely Champions program recognizes the efforts of dedicated pathologists and laboratory professionals for making informed decisions about lab testing. ASCP’s Effective Test Utilization recommendations improve patient care and reduce healthcare costs, and the Choosing Wisely Champions encourage their colleagues to use the right test at the right time for the right cost.

Nominee Qualifications

Choosing Wisely Champions are recognized for:

  • Advancing effective test utilization methodologies in their practice
  • Contributing to the development of ASCP's recommendations
  • Educating ASCP members about effective test utilization  
  • Conducting measurement of recommendations
  • Validating research on the importance of recommendations
  • Demonstrating leadership in local effective test utilization initiatives
  • Serving as a spokesperson for the Society or campaign

Nominees chosen to be recognized as Choosing Wisely Champions receive:

  • Opportunity to present their work to a national audience
  • Profiles highlighting their accomplishments in Critical Values and ASCP News
  • Opportunity to be invited to contribute articles to the Critical Values website discussing the advances made when using effective test utilization recommendations

Nominate a Champion

ASCP is seeking to recognize successful laboratory-related initiatives by pathologists, laboratory professionals, individual clinicians, and clinical teams for their commitment with an award! 

  • Include a brief description (300 words maximum) of how laboratory medicine Choosing Wisely recommendations have been implemented
  • Include specifics (e.g., objective performance improvement data) regarding how those contributions have already advanced the goals of the Choosing Wisely campaign
  • Submissions must include relevant supporting data, metrics, articles, and impact reports, applications not showing specific findings and impact will not be further considered
  • Submit your nomination by the stated deadline

For questions about nominations or the Choosing Wisely Champions program, please contact liz.waibel@ascp.org.

 

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Past Champions