Choosing Wisely International Roundtable
Stockholm, October 6-7 2026
What: Choosing Wisely International roundtable is a meeting to support a community of best practice working on decrease low-value health care.
Target audience: specially invited guests
Meeting goal: To share best practices and knowledge focused on de-implementation of Choosing Wisely recommendations
Venue: The Swedish Society of Medicine, Klara Östra Kyrkogata 10, Stockholm (just a short walk from Stockholm Central Station).
Registration: Links to register for the meeting and dinners will be available shortly.
Travel and accommodation: Participants are responsible for making their own travel and accommodation arrangements. There are many hotels and hostels in various price ranges within walking distance of the Swedish Society of Medicine.
Roundtable Contacts: Choosing Wisely Sweden (Kloka Kliniska Val)
Maria Wolodarski, maria.wolodarski@regionstockholm.se
Martin Serrander, martin.serrander@regionsormland.se
Martin Almquist, martin.almquist@med.lu.se
Welcome dinner October 5
Time: 19.00
Adress: The Swedish Society of Medicine, Klara Östra Kyrkogata 10, Stockholm
Preliminary program
Day 1 - October 6, 2026
09.00-09.30 Welcome to Stockholm
09.30-10. 15 Key Note Speaker: Bjørn Morten Hofmann - NTNU
10.15-10.30 Coffee
10.30-12.10 Examples from the different countries (20 minutes each with discussion)
Sverige - STRAMA about rational antibiotic use. Otto Cars
- CW certified hospitals. Norway
- How to involve patients in CW work. Denmark
- Involving medical students in CW- Switzerland Responsible person? Lars Clarfeld
- Cooperation between the Health Institute and CW in the Netherlands. Tijn Kool
12.10-13.00 Lunch
13.00-14.15 Breakout groups
14.15-15.00 Top 5 articles
15.00-15.30 Coffee
15.30-16.30 Progress toward CW International
16.40 “Walking tour of Stockholm” with a local guide
19.00 Dinner at the Swedish Society of Medicine, Klara Östra Kyrkogata 10, Stockholm
Day 2 - October 7, 2026
9.00-10.45 Research workshop
10.45-11.00 Coffee
11.00-12.15 Catwalk presentation of CVI projects
12.15-13.15 Lunch
13.15- 14.30 Revenue generation for CWI—led by steering committee; thinking forward re how to build a revenue stream
14.30-15.00 Round up
15.00 Coffee