Upcoming Grand Rounds

Speaker: Dr. Eddy Lang, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary

Title: Overdiagnosis: An Emergency Department Lens on Causing Harm in the Pursuit of Health
Description:    Overdiagnosis is an invisible epidemic—fuelled by technology, fear, and good intentions—that quietly harms patients in the very place designed to save them. This session takes an emergency department perspective on recognizing and reducing overdiagnosis, showing how every ED physician can be part of the solution.

• Overdiagnosis is a hidden harm: It often masquerades as good care but leads to anxiety, overtreatment, inequity and system strain without improving outcomes.
• Drivers are multifactorial: Cultural, cognitive, and systemic pressures—including defensive medicine, perverse incentives, patient expectations, and performance metrics—fuel the cycle.
• Emergency physicians can intervene: By practicing diagnostic restraint, communicating uncertainty, and emphasizing shared decision-making, ED clinicians can help curb this pervasive problem.

DEM Academic Grand Rounds Evaluation  (1.0 Education Credits)

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