If you give a mouse an EKG: cascades and low-value care

Please join us …

When: Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 12–1 p.m.

Where: Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/96157872297, Meeting ID: 961 5787 2297. Meeting password: 818247

Who: Ishani Ganguli; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; General internist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Topic: If you give a mouse an EKG: cascades and low-value care

Learning objectives

1. understand the common phenomenon of the “cascade of care” – a succession of medical services triggered by an index medical test or treatment that is often fueled by the desire to avoid even the smallest risk of a serious condition.
2. review the literature to date about prevalence and impact of these cascades, their underlying drivers, and how to mitigate them
3. reflect on our own practice and approach to cascades

Ishani Ganguli