Guidelines & Reports
Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diabetes Management
26 Nov, 2019 | 07:38h | UTC
Guidelines on Therapeutics in Crohn’s Disease: Surgical Treatment
26 Nov, 2019 | 07:37h | UTC
Consistent Definitions of Clinical Practice Guidelines, Consensus Statements, Position Statements, and Practice Alerts
26 Nov, 2019 | 07:28h | UTC
KDIGO Controversies Conference: Potassium Homeostasis and Management of Dyskalemia in Kidney Diseases
24 Nov, 2019 | 21:07h | UTCRelated: Physiology and Pathophysiology of Potassium Homeostasis: Core Curriculum 2019 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
Position Paper: Diagnosis and Treatment of Xerosis Cutis
24 Nov, 2019 | 21:06h | UTC
Guidelines on Suicide Amongst Anesthetists 2019
24 Nov, 2019 | 21:05h | UTCGuidelines on suicide amongst anaesthetists 2019 – Anaesthesia (free)
EAU-ESMO Consensus Statements on the Management of Advanced and Variant Bladder Cancer
24 Nov, 2019 | 20:43h | UTC
Consensus Recommendations: Management of Adults and Children Undergoing CAR T-Cell Therapy
24 Nov, 2019 | 20:42h | UTC
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
🔗https://t.co/uwqILqCfeD pic.twitter.com/1HBUoGntzj
— 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


