It is our privilege to be invited to write the editorial for this special edition of the Colombian Journal of Anesthesiology (CJA) and shed some light on the importance of the campaign and its impact in the anesthesiology practice.The core principles of Choosing Wisely International (Decisiones Acertadas in Colombia) align very well with the global WHO/PAHO strategy of "integrated people-centred health services (IPCS)" as it spurs conversations between patients and their health providers.This global movement was launched in the United States by the ABIM foundation in 2012 with the aim to improve healthcare quality and reduce unnecessary treatments and tests.The foundation of the campaign rests on physician societies creating list of tests or treatments in their discipline for which there is excellent scientific evidence of overuse or harm to patients.Today, the campaign is active in over 25 countries around the world.In Latin America, the campaign was adopted by Brazil in 2015 and was recently endorsed by its first Spanish speaking country, Colombia, in May 2022, thanks to the leadership of Dr. Ramon Abel Castaño and Dr. Lina Triana,