Guidelines & Reports
The Saudi Initiative for Asthma – 2019 Update: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Adults and Children
18 Feb, 2019 | 17:17h | UTCRelated Guidelines: 2018 GINA Report, Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention – Global Initiative for Asthma (free) AND Asthma: diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND British guideline on the management of asthma – Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (free) AND Chronic Asthma – Toward Optimized Practice (free PDF) AND Chinese expert consensus on diagnosis and management of severe asthma – Journal of Thoracic Disease (free) AND Recognition and management of severe asthma: A Canadian Thoracic Society position statement (free) AND International ERS/ATS guidelines on definition, evaluation and treatment of severe asthma (free) AND Guidelines for Severe Uncontrolled Asthma – Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (free) AND Nordic consensus statement on the systematic assessment and management of possible severe asthma in adults (free)
Japanese Guidelines for the Management and Treatment of Generalized Pustular Psoriasis
18 Feb, 2019 | 16:55h | UTC
Guideline: Treatment of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Positive Airway Pressure
17 Feb, 2019 | 21:40h | UTCNews Release: AASM publishes clinical practice guideline on use of PAP therapy for sleep apnea (free)
Related Podcast: Sleep Apnea Pearls and Pitfalls (free)
Canadian Guidelines on the Acute Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Focused Update on Regionalization and Reperfusion
17 Feb, 2019 | 21:34h | UTCRelated Guideline: 2018 ESC/EACTS Guidelines on myocardial revascularization – European Heart Journal (free)
FIGO Working Group on Good Clinical Practice in Maternal–Fetal Medicine
17 Feb, 2019 | 20:09h | UTCHomepage: FIGO Working Group on Good Clinical Practice in Maternal–Fetal Medicine – International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics (free articles)
– Good clinical practice advice: Micronutrients in the periconceptional period and pregnancy
– Good clinical practice advice: Iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy
– Good clinical practice advice: Management of twin pregnancy
– Good clinical practice advice: Role of ultrasound in the management of twin pregnancy
– Good clinical practice advice: Thyroid and pregnancy
– Good clinical practice advice: Antenatal corticosteroids for fetal lung maturation
Recommendations from European Breast Guidelines
17 Feb, 2019 | 19:47h | UTCRecommendations from European Breast Guidelines – European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer (free)
News Release: New recommendations published: screening intervals and more (free)
GLIM Consensus Report: Criteria for the Diagnosis of Malnutrition
16 Feb, 2019 | 20:08h | UTC
German Guidelines for Cutaneous Basal Cell Carcinoma – Part 2
16 Feb, 2019 | 18:21h | UTCSee also: Guidelines for Cutaneous Basal Cell Carcinoma – Part 1: Epidemiology, Genetics and Diagnosis (free)
Guideline: Management of Congenital Ichthyoses
16 Feb, 2019 | 18:20h | UTCSee also: Management of congenital ichthyoses: European guidelines of care, part two (free)
EAACI Position Paper on How to Classify Cutaneous Manifestations of Drug Hypersensitivity
16 Feb, 2019 | 14:23h | UTC
Chinese Guidelines on the Management of Ascites and its Related Complications in Cirrhosis
16 Feb, 2019 | 13:49h | UTCNote: if the above link is not working, try this one
Related Guidelines: Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for liver cirrhosis 2015 – Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND Management of Adult Patients with Ascites Due to Cirrhosis: Update 2012 – American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (free PDF) EASL clinical practice guidelines on the management of ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and hepatorenal syndrome in cirrhosis (free) AND KASL clinical practice guidelines for liver cirrhosis: Ascites and related complications – Clinical and Molecular Hepatology (free) AND Cirrhosis in Over 16s: Assessment and Management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
JAMA Clinical Guideline Synopsis: Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Diarrhea
15 Feb, 2019 | 00:48h | UTCGuideline Synopsis: Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Diarrhea – JAMA (free)
Original Guideline: 2017 Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Diarrhea (free)
Related Guidelines: Guidelines for the prevention and treatment of travelers’ diarrhea: a graded expert panel report (free) AND Guidelines for the Investigation of Chronic Diarrhoea in Adults: British Society of Gastroenterology (free)
Related Report: Global Burden of Diarrhea (free report and commentaries)
USPSTF Statement: Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression
13 Feb, 2019 | 02:09h | UTCEditorials: Implementing the USPSTF Recommendations on Prevention of Perinatal Depression—Opportunities and Challenges (free) AND Perinatal Depression: Recommendations for Prevention and the Challenges of Implementation (free) AND Attention to Prevention—Can We Stop Perinatal Depression Before it Starts? (free)
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression (free audio)
Commentaries: Depression During and After Pregnancy Can Be Prevented, National Panel Says. Here’s How. – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND To Prevent Pregnancy-Related Depression, At-Risk Women Advised To Get Counseling – NPR (free)
“The USPSTF recommends that clinicians provide or refer pregnant and postpartum persons who are at increased risk of perinatal depression to counseling interventions. (B recommendation)”
New WHO Standard Aims to Prevent Hearing Loss Among 1.1 Billion Young People
13 Feb, 2019 | 02:12h | UTCNews Release: New WHO-ITU standard aims to prevent hearing loss among 1.1 billion young people – World Health Organization (free)
Report: Safe listening devices and systems: a WHO-ITU standard – World Health Organization and International Telecommunication Union (free PDF)
Toolkit: Toolkit for safe listening devices and systems – World Health Organization and International Telecommunication Union (free PDF)
UK Consensus Statement: Best Practice in Active Surveillance for Men with Prostate Cancer
13 Feb, 2019 | 01:33h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Active Surveillance for the Management of Localized Prostate Cancer (Cancer Care Ontario Guideline): American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Endorsement – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free) AND Active surveillance for the management of localized prostate cancer: Guideline recommendations – Canadian Urological Association Journal (free)
Related Randomized Trial: Radical Prostatectomy vs. Watchful Waiting in Prostate Cancer (link to abstract and commentaries)
Expert Group Consensus: Unmet Medical Needs in Ulcerative Colitis
13 Feb, 2019 | 00:29h | UTCUnmet Medical Needs in Ulcerative Colitis: An Expert Group Consensus – Digestive Diseases (free)
Guideline: Hereditary Angioedema due to C1 Inhibitor Deficiency
12 Feb, 2019 | 15:50h | UTCGuideline: Hereditary angioedema due to C1 inhibitor deficiency – Allergo Journal International (free)
Diabetes Poland 2019 Guidelines for the Management of Diabetes
12 Feb, 2019 | 15:32h | UTCRelated Guidelines: ADA 2019 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (free supplement) AND AACE/ACE Comprehensive Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm 2019 – Endocrine Practice (Free PDF and Slide Presentations) AND Diabetes Canada 2018 clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and management of diabetes in Canada (free)
Guideline: Clinical Management of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Huntington Disease
12 Feb, 2019 | 15:19h | UTCCommentary: New Guidelines on Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Huntington’s – Medscape (free)
Report: Preparing the Healthcare Workforce to Deliver the Digital Future
12 Feb, 2019 | 00:36h | UTCThe Topol Review: Preparing the healthcare workforce to deliver the digital future – NHS Health Education England (free report and related resources)
Related Commentary on Twitter
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— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) February 11, 2019
Australian Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Venous Thromboembolism
12 Feb, 2019 | 00:31h | UTCNews Release: New Guidelines for Venous Thromboembolism (free)
Related Guidelines: BTS Guideline: Outpatient Management of Pulmonary Embolism (free) AND ACEP Clinical Policy: Evaluation and Management of Suspected Acute Venous Thromboembolism (free) AND Evaluation of Patients With Suspected Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Best Practice Advice From the Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of Physicians (free) AND 2014 ESC Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism: The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/theMJA/status/1094873925543092224
2019 NCCN Consensus Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
11 Feb, 2019 | 21:05h | UTCRelated: FDA Report: 660 Cases of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (free report and commentaries)
NICE Guideline: Antimicrobial Prescribing for Acute Cough
11 Feb, 2019 | 00:20h | UTCCough (acute): antimicrobial prescribing – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Infographic: 2-page visual summary of the recommendations (free PDF)
See also: NICE Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines (resource covering many common conditions) AND NICE Summary of antimicrobial prescribing guidance – managing common infections (free PDF)
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Cough
10 Feb, 2019 | 14:35h | UTCRelated Guideline: KAAACI Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chronic Cough in Adults and Children in Korea – Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Research (free)
See also recently published CHEST guidelines on the management of cough in specific populations: Classification of Cough as a Symptom in Adults and Management Algorithms (free) AND Adult Outpatients With Acute Cough Due to Suspected Pneumonia or Influenza – CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (free) AND Clinically Diagnosing Pertussis-associated Cough in Adults and Children (free) AND Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatment for Acute Cough Associated With the Common Cold (free) AND Cough Due to TB and Other Chronic Infections (free) AND Chronic Cough Due to Gastroesophageal Reflux in Adults (free) AND Symptomatic Treatment of Cough Among Adult Patients With Lung Cancer (free) AND Cough in the athlete (free) AND Occupational and Environmental Contributions to Chronic Cough in Adults (free) AND Treatment of Unexplained Chronic Cough (free) AND Use of Management Pathways or Algorithms in Children With Chronic Cough (free) AND Management of Children With Chronic Wet Cough and Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis (free)
Guideline: Endoscopic Surveillance After Surgical or Endoscopic Resection for Colorectal Cancer
10 Feb, 2019 | 14:31h | UTC