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I have finally updated my infographic of the things that drive 'too much medicine' and some of the counterbalancing things that propel us towards more appropriate care, or 'the right amount of medicine.'
You can see the evolution of this graphic on the Contributing Factors page.
For anyone who is even remotely interested in the movement to prevent overdiagnosis, I suggest you check out this article, How to Prevent Overdiagnosis, in its entirety.
Dr Arnaud Chiolero et al. have provided a thorough overview of the causes of overdiagnosis, methods to estimate the frequency of overdiagnosis, and interventions to prevent overdiagnosis.
As a teaser, I present to you the summary tables from the article:
Table 1 from Swiss Med Wkly. 2015;145:w14060
We all might argue about the exact contributors to overdiagnosis, but this list (based on a review of the literature) is pretty thorough. Fortunately there is hope to combat the problem, and some specific examples are given:
Table 2 from Swiss Med Wkly. 2015;145:w14060
See the article or follow Dr Chiolero (@swissepi) on Twitter for more.