Guidelines & Reports
Deprescribing Recommendations: An Essential Consideration for Clinical Guideline Developers
28 Sep, 2018 | 01:11h | UTCRelated: Position Statement: Reducing Inappropriate Medication Use & Polypharmacy (several articles and commentaries on the subject)
““Clinical guidelines often do not accommodate frailty or patients with multiple comorbid conditions. This can give rise to complex medication regimens and risk of medication harm.” Paper discusses the need to include deprescribing in clinical guidelines” (via @Deprescribing see Tweet)
AHA Guideline: Cardiovascular Health in Turner Syndrome
28 Sep, 2018 | 01:05h | UTCCommentary: Cardiovascular Health in Turner Syndrome – No Small Task (free)
Top Ten Things to Know: Cardiovascular Health in Turner Syndrome (free PDF)
ADA Guideline: Type 1 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents
28 Sep, 2018 | 00:54h | UTC
Report: Noncommunicable Diseases Country Profiles 2018
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:57h | UTCNoncommunicable Diseases Country Profiles 2018 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
See also: NCDs profile by country (free)
Consensus: Targeted Temperature Management in Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, or Acute Ischemic Stroke
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:46h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Guideline: Immune Thrombocytopenia
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:25h | UTC
Consensus: Criteria for the Diagnosis of Malnutrition
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:18h | UTC
Position Statement: Prevention and Treatment of Parastomal Hernia
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:19h | UTC
Guideline: Hyperacute Endovascular Treatment Workflow to Reduce Door-to-Reperfusion Time
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:18h | UTC
Report: Global Burden of Lower Respiratory Infections
21 Sep, 2018 | 02:07h | UTCInvited Commentary: The global burden of lower respiratory infections: making progress, but we need to do better (free)
Report: Global Burden of Diarrhea
21 Sep, 2018 | 02:06h | UTCInvited Commentary: Old and new challenges related to global burden of diarrhea (free)
Related Report: Variation in Childhood Diarrheal Morbidity and Mortality in Africa (free article and commentaries)
Global Tuberculosis Report 2018
21 Sep, 2018 | 01:44h | UTCGlobal Tuberculosis Report 2018 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Commentaries: UN tuberculosis summit ‘historic opportunity’ to put response ‘back on track’: new WHO report – UN News (free) AND WHO TB Report Sets Stage for Historic U.N.TB Meeting – American Thoracic Society (free) AND WHO report warns efforts to end TB are falling short – CIDRAP (free)
USPSTF Statement: Behavioral Weight Loss Interventions to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:46h | UTCAuthor Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Behavioral Interventions to Prevent Adult Obesity-Related Outcomes (free)
Editorials: Weight Management in Adults With Obesity: What Is a Primary Care Clinician to Do? (free for a limited period) AND Treating Obesity—Moving From Recommendation to Implementation (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Intensive lifestyle changes best for people with BMI above 30, task force says – UPI (free) AND Doctors Should Send Obese Patients To Diet Counseling, Panel Says. But Many Don’t – NPR (free)
Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Aspergillus Diseases
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:39h | UTCRelated: Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Aspergillosis: 2016 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Implementing Optimal Team-Based Care to Reduce Clinician Burnout
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:40h | UTCImplementing Optimal Team-Based Care to Reduce Clinician Burnout – National Academy of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Optimal team-based health care is associated with improved patient outcomes and physician well-being – ACP Newsroom (free) AND New Review Shows Team-Based Care May Reduce Physician Burnout – Medscape (free registration required)
Policy Statement: Care and Support for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Children and Adolescents
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:28h | UTCNews release: AAP Policy Statement Urges Support and Care of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Children and Adolescents (free) AND New Guidance for Care of Transgender Children, Teenagers – Medscape (free registration required)
Report: WHO Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Strategy 2018-2025
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:24h | UTCWHO water, sanitation and hygiene strategy 2018-2025 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
AHA Guideline: Resistant Hypertension
14 Sep, 2018 | 02:31h | UTCNews Release: Diagnosing and treating resistant hypertension (free)
Commentaries: Tackling Resistant Hypertension – Opportunities and Challenges (free) AND Heart Group Updates Guidelines on Resistant Hypertension – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Top Ten Things to Know: Resistant Hypertension: Detection, Evaluation, and Management (free PDF)
Report: Global Cancer Statistics 2018
14 Sep, 2018 | 02:29h | UTCSee also: Latest global cancer data: Cancer burden rises to 18.1 million new cases and 9.6 million cancer deaths in 2018 – International Agency for Research on Cancer (free PDF)
Infographic: Global Cancer Data 2018 (free)
Commentaries: WHO: 9.6 million cancer deaths, 18 million new cases this year – UPI (free) AND Cancer will kill nearly 10 million people this year, report estimates – CNN (free) AND Cancer deaths rise to 9.6 million as populations grow and age – Reuters (free)
NICE Guideline: Chronic Heart Failure in Adults
14 Sep, 2018 | 02:20h | UTC
European Union Standards for Tuberculosis Care
14 Sep, 2018 | 02:19h | UTCEuropean Union Standards for Tuberculosis Care – European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (free PDF in several languages) (via @ECDC_TB and @Onisillos)
USPSTF Draft Statement: Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum
14 Sep, 2018 | 02:16h | UTCUSPSTF Draft Recommendation Statement: Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum (free)
Commentaries: USPSTF Again Recommends Ointment to Prevent Gonococcal Eye Infection in Newborns – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND USPSTF Reaffirms Ocular Prophylaxis for All Newborns – MedPage Today (free)
Report: Egg Freezing in Fertility Treatment Trends and Figures
14 Sep, 2018 | 02:06h | UTCPress release: Age is the key factor for egg freezing success says new HFEA report, as overall treatment numbers remain low (free)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to HFEA report on trends in egg freezing – Science Media Centre (free) AND Freeze eggs before 35 for a better chance of IVF success, says report – The Guardian (free)
Comparisons of Guidelines on Managing ANCA–Associated Vasculitis
14 Sep, 2018 | 02:00h | UTC
WHO Toolkit: Preventing Suicide
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:48h | UTCPreventing suicide A community engagement toolkit – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Fact Sheet: Suicide – World Health Organization(free)