Guidelines & Reports
Practical Guide to Vaccination in All Stages of CKD, Including Patients Treated by Dialysis or Kidney Transplantation
24 Nov, 2019 | 20:44h | UTC
WHO Study: 81% of Adolescents Not Active Enough
22 Nov, 2019 | 08:40h | UTCNews Release: New WHO-led study says majority of adolescents worldwide are not sufficiently physically active, putting their current and future health at risk – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: Challenges in global surveillance of physical activity – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health (free) AND Most Adolescents Around The World Are Insufficiently Active, Risking Current And Future Health – Health Policy Watch (free) AND A Majority of The World’s Teens Aren’t Getting Enough Physical Activity – TIME (free) AND More than 80% of adolescents not active enough, warns WHO – The Guardian (free) AND Sedentary teens risk health, hearts and minds: WHO study – Reuters (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
NEW: Majority of adolescents worldwide are not sufficiently physically active, putting their current and future health at risk: findings from first ever global trends for girls and boys aged 11-17 years across 146 countries @WHO https://t.co/hGg1LpJuVr pic.twitter.com/CPDhikMXhi
— The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health (@LancetChildAdol) November 21, 2019
CDC Guideline: Managing Patients with Suspected Vaping Associated Lung Injury
22 Nov, 2019 | 08:37h | UTCCommentaries: Two Vaping Advisories Released by CDC – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND CDC Updates Interim Guidance on Vaping-Linked Lung Illness – Physician’s Briefing (free)
CDC 2019 Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship
21 Nov, 2019 | 10:34h | UTCCDC Page: Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (free resources)
Commentary: CDC updates ‘core’ antibiotic stewardship elements for hospitals – CIDRAP (free)
NICE Guideline: Management of Thyroid Disease
21 Nov, 2019 | 10:39h | UTCThyroid disease: assessment and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
NICE Guideline: Fever in Under 5s
20 Nov, 2019 | 10:49h | UTC
Guidelines for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections
20 Nov, 2019 | 10:46h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017 – JAMA Surgery (free) AND Global guidelines on the prevention of surgical site infection – World Health Organization (free) AND Surgical site infections: prevention and treatment – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Guideline Synopsis: The Management of Stroke Rehabilitation
20 Nov, 2019 | 10:37h | UTCCommentary: Nonpharmaceutical interventions have strongest evidence support for poststroke rehab – ACP Internist (free)
Canadian Task Force Recommendation: Don’t Screen Asymptomatic Patients for Thyroid Dysfunction
19 Nov, 2019 | 10:17h | UTCNews Release: Screening for thyroid dysfunction in people without symptoms: Don’t routinely check that box – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)
See also: Asymptomatic Thyroid Dysfunction (2019): Summary of recommendations for clinicians and policy-makers – Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (free resources) AND Infographic (free PDF)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Should asymptomatic patients be screened for thyroid disease? The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care says no: https://t.co/RLjRQwHsUX @cantaskforce #primarycare pic.twitter.com/CsBDvUQ2Po
— CMAJ (@CMAJ) November 18, 2019
Guideline: Treatment of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
19 Nov, 2019 | 10:32h | UTCNews Release: New clinical guideline for the treatment and prevention of drug-resistant tuberculosis – American Thoracic Society (free)
Related: WHO Consolidated Guidelines on Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Treatment (free guideline and commentary) AND Randomized Trial: 9-month Treatment for Multi-drug Resistant TB is as Effective as 24-month Treatment (free article and commentaries) AND The Lancet Commission: Management of Multidrug-resistant and Incurable Tuberculosis (free registration required)
This Week is World Antibiotic Awareness Week! – See Practical Resources
19 Nov, 2019 | 09:55h | UTC– Using Antibiotics Wisely in Primary Care – Choosing Wisely Canada (free)
– Using Antibiotics Wisely in Long-Term Care – Choosing Wisely Canada (free)
– Using Antibiotics Wisely in Hospitals – Choosing Wisely Canada (free)
– NICE Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines (resource covering many common conditions)
– NICE Summary of antimicrobial prescribing guidance – managing common infections (free PDF)
Guidelines for Awake Tracheal Intubation in Adults
19 Nov, 2019 | 09:59h | UTCDifficult Airway Society guidelines for awake tracheal intubation (ATI) in adults – Anaesthesia (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
?Published today and #FOAMed! The new @dasairway awake tracheal intubation guidelines are about to be presented at @WAMM_2019 ! @dr_imranahmad @elboghdadly @altgm @ravibhagrath @ProfEllenO @oldandbaffled @WAMM_2019 #DASATI
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— Anaesthesia (@Anaes_Journal) November 15, 2019
AHA Updates on Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
18 Nov, 2019 | 01:00h | UTC– 2019 American Heart Association and American Red Cross Focused Update for First Aid: Presyncope – Circulation (free PDF)
AHA Updates in Pediatric Life Support
18 Nov, 2019 | 00:55h | UTC– 2019 American Heart Association Focused Update on Pediatric Advanced Life Support – Circulation (free PDF)
– 2019 American Heart Association Focused Update on Neonatal Resuscitation – Circulation (free PDF)
– 2019 American Heart Association Focused Update on Pediatric Basic Life Support – Circulation (free PDF)
Summary of Recommendations: International Consensus on CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care for Children and Adults
18 Nov, 2019 | 00:52h | UTC
Guideline: Advanced Imaging for Detection and Differentiation of Colorectal Neoplasia
18 Nov, 2019 | 00:33h | UTC
Consensus Document: Management of Invasive Fungal Diseases in Pediatric Patients with Hematologic Cancer and/or Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
18 Nov, 2019 | 00:34h | UTC
The 2019 Report of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change
15 Nov, 2019 | 10:46h | UTCThe 2019 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: ensuring that the health of a child born today is not defined by a changing climate – The Lancet (free registration required)
Editorial: Health and climate change: making the link matter (free)
Video: The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: 2019 report (free)
Commentaries: How the Climate Crisis Is Killing Us, in 9 Alarming Charts – Wired (free) AND Climate Change Poses Threats to Children’s Health Worldwide – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND The climate crisis will profoundly affect the health of every child alive today, report says – CNN (free) AND Doctors: Warmer world is unhealthier place for children – AP (free)
Related: Climate Change — A Health Emergency (free reports and commentaries on the subject) AND NEJM Editorial: Prioritizing Health in a Changing Climate (free commentaries) AND Climate change threatens the achievement of effective universal healthcare – The BMJ (free) AND Climate Change Is Having a Major Impact on Global Health – Scientific American (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
#Climatechange is already damaging health of world’s children & threatens lifelong impact: new @LancetCountdown report sets out consequences of rising temperatures for a child born today should the world follow a business-as-usual pathway #LancetClimate19 https://t.co/M8HrqTGOcm pic.twitter.com/B5lmEb2P0l
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) November 13, 2019
Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera Infection Following Cardiac Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass
15 Nov, 2019 | 10:40h | UTC
Position Statement: Vegetarian Diets in Childhood and Adolescence
15 Nov, 2019 | 10:44h | UTCVegetarian diets in childhood and adolescence – Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics (free)
Guideline for Antibacterial Prophylaxis Administration in Pediatric Cancer and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
14 Nov, 2019 | 10:32h | UTC
Guidelines for the Management of Blood Borne Viruses Within the Hemodialysis Unit
14 Nov, 2019 | 10:30h | UTC
Guideline on the use of Iodinated Contrast Media in Patients with Kidney Disease
14 Nov, 2019 | 10:28h | UTC
CDC Report: Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States 2019
14 Nov, 2019 | 10:26h | UTCCommentaries: CDC spotlights ‘deadly threat’ of antibiotic resistance – CIDRAP (free) AND CDC report: 35,000 Americans die of antibiotic-resistant infections each year – STAT (free)
2019 AHA/ACC Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Adults With High Blood Pressure
13 Nov, 2019 | 10:48h | UTCCommentaries: New Performance and Quality Measures For High BP Released – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Heart Groups Publish New Performance, Quality Measures for BP Management – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related AHA/ACC Guideline and Summaries: 2017 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults (free) AND Executive Summary (free) AND Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Synopsis of the 2017 ACC/AHA Hypertension Guideline – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)