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WHO Launches Global Effort to Halve Medication-Related Errors in 5 Years

30 Mar, 2017 | 17:30h | UTC

Press release: WHO Launches Global Effort to Halve Medication-Related Errors in 5 Years – World Health Organization (free)

Putting Patients First by Reducing Administrative Tasks in Health Care

29 Mar, 2017 | 17:13h | UTC

Putting Patients First by Reducing Administrative Tasks in Health Care: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians (free)

See also: ACP: Stop Saddling Docs With Administrative Tasks – MedPage Today (free registration required)

“It’s time for all those involved in the healthcare industry to reevaluate and reduce the administrative task burden placed on clinicians” (from MedPage commentary above).

HERDOO2 rule to guide treatment duration for women with unprovoked venous thrombosis

29 Mar, 2017 | 17:07h | UTC

Validating the HERDOO2 rule to guide treatment duration for women with unprovoked venous thrombosis: multinational prospective cohort management study – The BMJ (free)

Source: Richard Lehman’s weekly review

HERDOO2 rule stands for Hyperpigmentation, Edema, or Redness in either leg; D-dimer level ≥250 μg/L; Obesity with body mass index ≥30; or Older age, ≥65 years. The authors concluded that women with a first unprovoked VTE event and none or one of the HERDOO2 criteria have a low risk (3.0% per patient year) of recurrent VTE and can safely discontinue anticoagulants after completing short term treatment.

Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders

29 Mar, 2017 | 17:12h | UTC

Effective Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders – An American College of Physicians Position Paper (free)

Antibiotic Therapy versus Appendectomy for Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis

29 Mar, 2017 | 17:05h | UTC

Comparison of Antibiotic Therapy and Appendectomy for Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis in Children: A Meta-analysis – JAMA Pediatrics(free)

Editorial: Medical Treatment of Pediatric Appendicitis: Are We There Yet? (free)

Nonoperative treatment was successful in 90% of cases. Subgroup analysis indicated an increased risk for initial fails and recurrent appendicitis in those with appendicolith.

New recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis

29 Mar, 2017 | 17:09h | UTC

EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (free)

Source: EvidenceAlerts Newsletter

Screening for Celiac Disease

29 Mar, 2017 | 17:04h | UTC

Screening for Celiac Disease: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (free)

Editorial 1: The US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation on Screening for Asymptomatic Celiac Disease: A Dearth of Evidence (free)

Editorial 2: Celiac Disease and Nonceliac Gluten or Wheat Sensitivity: The Risks and Benefits of Diagnosis (free)

“Some sanity about screening for asymptomatic celiac disease in the gluten-free diet “epidemic” era” (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)

The year in cardiology 2016: peripheral circulation

29 Mar, 2017 | 17:00h | UTC

The year in cardiology 2016: peripheral circulation – European Heart Journal (free)

Richard Lehman’s weekly review

28 Mar, 2017 | 16:50h | UTC

Richard Lehman’s weekly review of medical journals, 27 March 2017 – The BMJ Blogs (free)

Gastric Acid Suppression and Clostridium difficile Infection

28 Mar, 2017 | 16:54h | UTC

Association of Gastric Acid Suppression with Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (link to abstract – $ required for full-text)

“Another study that suggests gastric acid suppression may increase risk of recurrent Clostridium difficile” (RT @PreetiNMalani)

Teleretinal Diabetic Retinopathy Screening

28 Mar, 2017 | 16:55h | UTC

Implementation and Evaluation of a Large-Scale Teleretinal Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Program in the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services – JAMA Internal Medicine (free) (RT @PreetiNMalani)

Editorial: Seeing the Effect of Health Care Delivery Innovation in the Safety Net (free)

A large-scale telemedicine diabetic retinopathy screening program increased overall rates of screening by 16.3%, and wait times for screening were reduced by 89.2%.

Diagnosis of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

28 Mar, 2017 | 16:41h | UTC

Review: Diagnosis of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension – European Respiratory Review (free)

Telehealth Doctor Visits

27 Mar, 2017 | 00:57h | UTC

Telehealth Doctor Visits May Be Handy, But Aren’t Cheaper Overall – NPR Health News (free)

Link to original article abstract ($ required for full-text): Direct-To-Consumer Telehealth May Increase Access to Care But Does Not Decrease Spending – Health Affairs

Costs have increased in this study because 88 percent of telehealth visits represented people who would not have gone to a doctor otherwise.

Revised Framingham Stroke Risk Profile

27 Mar, 2017 | 00:48h | UTC

Revised Framingham Stroke Risk Profile to Reflect Temporal Trends – Circulation (free)

“A revised Framingham Stroke Risk Profile more accurate at predicting contemporary stroke risk”.

“Instant classic paper on stroke risk prediction?! Will patients be interested in this?” (RT @MaryCushmanMD)

#WorldTBDay, 24 March 2017

24 Mar, 2017 | 17:19h | UTC

#WorldTBDay, 24 March 2017 – Highlights from Today’s Campaigns and Resources

1 – #WorldTBDay – World Health Organization Campaign (free)

See also: WHO’s work on TB (free)

2 – #WorldTBDay – Ethics guidance for the implementation of the End TB strategy 2017 – World Health Organization (free)

News Release: WHO issues ethics guidance to protect rights of TB patients (free)

3 – #WorldTBDay – The End TB Strategy – World Health Organization (free)

See also: Implementing the end TB strategy: the essentials (free)

4 – #WorldTBDay – Global tuberculosis report 2016 – World Health Organization (free)

News release: WHO report warns global actions and investments to end tuberculosis epidemic are falling far short (free)

5 #WorldTBDay – WHO treatment guidelines for drug-resistant tuberculosis (2016 update) – World Health Organization (free)

See also: WHO resources on drug-resistant tuberculosis (free)

6 – #WorldTBDay – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Campaign (free)

7 – #WorldTBDay – The epidemiology, pathogenesis, transmission, diagnosis, and management of multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant, and incurable tuberculosis – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (free registration required)

“Rise of multi-drug resistant strains of tuberculosis could derail global efforts to eradicate the disease, according to a new report”

8 – #WorldTBDay – Open Access Special collection from Elsevier Journals (free)

9 – #WorldTBDay – Clinical management of adults and children with multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis – Clinical Microbiology and Infection (free)

10 – #WorldTBDay – Preventing the spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and protecting contacts of infectious cases – Clinical Microbiology and Infection (free)

Prenatal nutrition, socioenvironmental conditions, and child development

27 Mar, 2017 | 00:43h | UTC

Maternal multiple micronutrient supplementation and other biomedical and socioenvironmental influences on children’s cognition at age 9–12 years in Indonesia: follow-up of the SUMMIT randomised trial – The Lancet Global Health (free)

Related commentary: Prenatal nutrition, socioenvironmental conditions, and child development (free)

“Maternal MMN had long-term benefits for child cognitive development at 9–12 years of age, thereby supporting its role in early childhood development, and policy change toward MMN”. The related commentary above does not seem to agree with this statement from the authors, stating that the new evidence does not provide enough weight for a policy change from prenatal iron and folate to MMN supplementation.