This week, a thyroid patient from British Columbia posted an image of a piece of paper handed to her at a LifeLabs laboratory. LifeLabs BC was using this paper leaflet to explain to her why “Free T3 and Free T4… Read More ›
Choosing Wisely Canada
CSEM attempts to dialogue with thyroid patients, April 8, 2019
In my previous post, I discussed the statement of the Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (CSEM) response to thyroid patients’ concerns, dated April 8th, 2019. There, I showed that the minor edit of adding a clause about central hypothyroidism… Read More ›
Forbidding FT3 and FT4 in British Columbia as of late 2018
Someone asked for more info on the guidelines in British Columbia (BC) to prevent FT3 and FT4 testing, so I supply links and summaries of policies here. These barriers became active in BC health policy October 2018, they were being… Read More ›
Choosing Wisely chooses not to hear thyroid patient’s research presentation
Our thyroid patient campaign’s researcher submitted a proposal to speak at the Choosing Wisely national conference in Montreal in May 2019. A second thyroid patient was willing to fund the researcher’s trip from Western Canada. A third thyroid patient put… Read More ›
MEMES: Against Table 2 in the “Choosing Wisely Canada” T3 & T4 toolkit
The “Choosing Wisely Canada” toolkit promoting limitation of Free T3 and Free T4 testing has been the food for some meme refutations. Choosing Wisely Canada. (n.d.). Toolkit: Less is More with T3 & T4. Retrieved December 30, 2018, from https://choosingwiselycanada.org/perspective/toolkit-t4-t3/… Read More ›
Our response to Choosing Wisely’s harmful Table 2
Choosing Wisely Canada, together with the Canadian Society for Endocrinology and Metabolism, have collaborated on a harmful toolkit to reduce Free T3 and Free T4 hormone testing in order to save money. As you can see in their Table 2… Read More ›
Muddled logic in a 2016 Choosing Wisely article against T3 testing
Here’s a brief article from October 2016 — yes two years ago — from our nemesis the Choosing Wisely campaign, their American branch. From the Cleveland Clinic. LeGros, K. (2016, October 3). Choosing Wisely®: Thyroid Function Testing. Retrieved November 4,… Read More ›
Choosing Wisely: False reassurance to thyroid patients
The full text of Choosing Wisely’s email reply to patients: “Thank you for raising your concerns and sharing your personal experience. Choosing Wisely Canada and our partners, the Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (CSEM) are not recommending to eliminate… Read More ›