Guidelines & Reports
Report – Open Science by Design: Realizing a Vision for 21st Century Research
20 Jul, 2018 | 02:51h | UTCNews Release: Report Proposes Recommendations and New Framework to Speed Progress Toward Open Science (free)
Report: Integrating Responses at the Intersection of Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Disease Epidemics
20 Jul, 2018 | 02:29h | UTCCommentaries: National Academies target opioid abuse and infectious disease consequences – Emory Health Sciences (free) AND Within opioid abuse epidemic, infectious disease epidemic emerges – Reuters (free)
Position Statement: Reducing Inappropriate Medication Use & Polypharmacy
20 Jul, 2018 | 02:21h | UTCRelated: Polypharmacy Guidance, Realistic Prescribing 3 rd Edition, 2018 – Scottish Government Polypharmacy Model of Care Group (free PDF) AND The Challenge of Polypharmacy: From Rhetoric to Reality – Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Royal College of General Practitioners Partnership (free PDF) AND Common ED Medication Errors: Polypharmacy – emDocs (free) AND Current and future perspectives on the management of polypharmacy – BMC Family Practice (free) AND The other big drug problem: Older people taking too many pills – The Whashington Post (free) AND Routine deprescribing of chronic medications to combat polypharmacy – Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety (free) AND Polypharmacy—an Upward Trend with Unpredictable Effects – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free) AND Clinical Consequences of Polypharmacy in Elderly – Expert Opinion on Drug Safety (free)Too Many Meds? America’s Love Affair With Prescription Medication – Consumer Reports (free) AND CaDeN Deprescribing Guidelines and Algorithms (free)
EULAR Recommendations: Physical Activity in People with Inflammatory Arthritis and Osteoarthritis
20 Jul, 2018 | 02:15h | UTC
Guideline: Management of Non ST-segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome
20 Jul, 2018 | 02:14h | UTCRelated Guidelines: 2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation (free) AND 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Non–ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes (free)
Expert Consensus: Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction
20 Jul, 2018 | 02:13h | UTC
Guideline: Bicuspid Aortic Valve–Related Aortopathy
20 Jul, 2018 | 02:00h | UTC
WHO Report: Global Progress on Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance
20 Jul, 2018 | 01:51h | UTCMonitoring global progress on addressing antimicrobial resistance: analysis report of the second round of results of AMR country self-assessment survey 2018 – World Health Organization (free PDF) (via @Onisillos)
Commentary: Report cites progress, gaps in global AMR efforts – CIDRAP (free)
Report: Research Into Physiotherapy for Musculoskeletal Conditions
13 Jul, 2018 | 03:01h | UTCResearch into physiotherapy for musculoskeletal conditions – NIHR Dissemination Centre (free PDF)
This new NIHR report brings together key research relevant to those delivering musculoskeletal physiotherapy services.
NICE Guideline: Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Adults
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:57h | UTCRheumatoid arthritis in adults: management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
NICE Guideline: Brain Tumors (Primary) and Brain Metastases in Adults
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:57h | UTC
USPSTF Statement: Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease With Nontraditional Risk Factors
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:48h | UTCEditorial: USPSTF Recommendations for Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk With Nontraditional Risk Factors: Finding the Right Tests for the Right Patients (free)
“The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of adding the ankle-brachial index (ABI), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) level, or coronary artery calcium (CAC) score to traditional risk assessment for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in asymptomatic adults to prevent CVD events”.
Consensus Report: Returning Individual Research Results to Participants
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:38h | UTCCommentaries: National Academies panel urges researchers to routinely share test results with study participants – STAT (free) AND If you give your DNA and tissues to science, should you get a peek at what they might contain? – Science (free) AND New report says individual research results should be shared with participants more often – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, via EurekAlert (free)
Related Viewpoint: Return of Research Results to Study Participants: Uncharted and Untested – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Summary of the International Guidelines for the Management of Hospital-acquired and Ventilator-acquired Pneumonia
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:38h | UTCEditorial: Treating nosocomial pneumonia: what’s new (free)
Related Guidelines: International ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT guidelines for the management of hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia – European Respiratory Journal (free) AND Management of Adults With Hospital-acquired and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia: 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Thoracic Society – Clinical Infectious Diseases (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Guideline: Recommendations on Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Pregnancy
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:37h | UTCSee also: Summary of recommendations for clinicians and policy-makers / other resources from CTFPHC (all free)
Guideline: Management Of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:29h | UTCGuidelines On The Management Of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – Intensive Care Society (free PDF) (via @CritCareReviews)
Related Guidelines: The clinical practice guideline for the management of ARDS in Japan – Journal of Intensive Care (free) AND An Official American Thoracic Society/European Society of Intensive Care Medicine/Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline: Mechanical Ventilation in Adult Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (free)
WHO Manual: Preventing Disease Through a Healthier and Safer Workplace
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:28h | UTCPreventing disease through a healthier and safer workplace – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Source: International Health Policies Newsletter
Consensus Statement: Testing for Helicobacter pylori Infection
13 Jul, 2018 | 01:43h | UTCCommentary: Houston Consensus Shrinks Gaps in H. Pylori Management – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Guideline: Assessment and Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
13 Jul, 2018 | 01:41h | UTC
Guideline: Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation Guideline
13 Jul, 2018 | 01:35h | UTC
Guideline: Primary Imaging Test and Appropriate Biopsy Methods for Thyroid Nodules
13 Jul, 2018 | 01:36h | UTC
Statement Paper: Liquid Biopsy for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
13 Jul, 2018 | 01:12h | UTCCommentary: IASLC Issues Statement Paper on Liquid Biopsy for Lung Cancer – The ASCO Post (free)
Guideline: Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents in Kidney Disease
13 Jul, 2018 | 01:08h | UTC
WHO Report: Low Quality Healthcare is Increasing the Burden of Illness and Health Costs Globally
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:57h | UTCNews Release: Low quality healthcare is increasing the burden of illness and health costs globally (free)
Commentary: Universal quality healthcare coverage—a commitment to building a healthier and more productive society – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Guideline: Endocrine Disorders in Survivors of Childhood Cancer
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:56h | UTCCommentaries: Up to half of childhood cancer survivors will develop hormone disorders – The Endocrine Society, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Guideline Addresses Endocrine Effects After Childhood Cancer – Medscape (free registration required)