Guidelines & Reports
Expert consensus document: A personalized treatment of angina
16 Sep, 2017 | 18:40h | UTC
Report: Measuring progress of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries
16 Sep, 2017 | 18:38h | UTCCommentary: IHME releases second annual report on the Sustainable Development Goal indicators – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)
See also: Health-related Sustainable Development Goals visualization tool, which allows users to compare and contrast between countries and among indicators, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Website.
Guidelines for the management of adult bronchiectasis
16 Sep, 2017 | 18:34h | UTCEuropean Respiratory Society guidelines for the management of adult bronchiectasis (free)
Guidelines for the Treatment of Colon Cancer
16 Sep, 2017 | 18:35h | UTC
Guideline: Prevention of COPD exacerbations
16 Sep, 2017 | 18:35h | UTCPrevention of COPD exacerbations: a European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society guideline (free)
Guideline: Cervical Cancer Screening
16 Sep, 2017 | 18:26h | UTCDraft Recommendation Statement: Cervical Cancer: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)
Commentaries: USPSTF Draft Recommendation Eliminates Cervical Cytology-HPV Cotesting for Women Over 30 – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND USPSTF: Pap Test or HPV Test, Not Both, For Most Cervical Ca Screening – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND USPSTF Has New Draft Guidance for Cervical Cancer Screening – Medscape (free registration required) AND Age matters when it comes to screening for cervical câncer – STAT (free)
Report: Preventing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) by reducing environmental risk factors
16 Sep, 2017 | 18:26h | UTC“We welcome new @WHO report, showing 23% of all deaths can be prevented through healthier environments” (RT @HealthandEnv see Tweet)
Guideline: Patient-Clinician Communication in Oncology
16 Sep, 2017 | 18:22h | UTCPatient-Clinician Communication: American Society of Clinical Oncology Consensus Guideline (free)
News release: New Guideline Aims to Improve Clinician Communication With Patients (free)
Guidelines for the management of hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia
16 Sep, 2017 | 18:27h | UTCInternational ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT guidelines for the management of hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia (free) (RT @CritCareReviews see Tweet)
Guideline: Antiretroviral therapy in pregnant women living with HIV
16 Sep, 2017 | 18:24h | UTCAntiretroviral therapy in pregnant women living with HIV: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free guideline and infographic)
Guideline for the Management of Chronic Pain in Patients Living With HIV
16 Sep, 2017 | 18:18h | UTC
Protocol for the management of psychiatric patients with psychomotor agitation
15 Sep, 2017 | 19:12h | UTCProtocol for the management of psychiatric patients with psychomotor agitation – BMC Psychiatry (free)
A range of anti-epilepsy drugs are effective as first-line treatment
15 Sep, 2017 | 19:10h | UTCA range of anti-epilepsy drugs are effective as first-line treatment – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Antiepileptic drug monotherapy for epilepsy: a network meta-analysis of individual participant data – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Guideline: Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes
12 Sep, 2017 | 21:11h | UTC
Guideline: Severe Hypertension During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
12 Sep, 2017 | 21:06h | UTCGuideline: National Partnership for Maternal Safety: Consensus Bundle on Severe Hypertension During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period – Obstetrics & Gynecology (free)
Commentary: Management of Severe Maternal Hypertension During Pregnancy and Postpartum – Journal Watch (free)
Recommendations on screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in primary care
12 Sep, 2017 | 21:10h | UTCSee also: Summary of recommendations for clinicians and policy-makers (free) AND Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA): 1000-Person Tool (free)
WHO Guideline: Hormonal contraceptive eligibility for women at high risk of HIV
12 Sep, 2017 | 21:05h | UTCHormonal contraceptive eligibility for women at high risk of HIV: Guidance Statement – World Health Organization (free PDF)
News release: Can women who are at high risk of acquiring HIV, safely use hormonal contraception? (free)
Frequently asked questions: Hormonal contraceptive eligibility for women at high risk of HIV (free)
Guideline Summary: Hormonal contraceptive eligibility for women at high risk of HIV: guidance statement – National Guideline Clearinghouse (free)
Guideline: Evaluation of the Neck Mass in Adults
12 Sep, 2017 | 21:09h | UTCSee also: Executive Summary (free) AND News Release (free)
Commentaries: Neck Mass in Adults: Guideline for Evaluation Provides Framework for Timely Diagnosis – NewsWise (free) AND Guidelines Issued on Evaluating Neck Masses – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Guidelines for coronary artery calcium scoring of noncontrast noncardiac chest CT scans:
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:49h | UTC
Guidelines for personal exposure monitoring of chemicals
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:48h | UTCGuidelines for personal exposure monitoring of chemicals: Part I – Journal of Occupational Health (free PDF)
Recommendations for the treatment of hepatitis B
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:51h | UTCRecommendations for the treatment of hepatitis B in 2017 – Polish Group of Experts for HBV (free)
Guidelines for treatment of renal injury during cancer chemotherapy
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:47h | UTC
Recommendations for the treatment of hepatitis C
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:50h | UTCRecommendations for the treatment of hepatitis C in 2017 – Polish Group of Experts for HCV (free)
Guideline: Iodine-based contrast media, multiple myeloma and monoclonal gammopathies
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:45h | UTC
Guideline: Management of Cardiac Involvement Associated With Neuromuscular Diseases
11 Sep, 2017 | 00:30h | UTCNews release: Experts aim to improve treatment for heart complications in people with neuromuscular disorders (free)
Top Ten Things to Know: Management of Cardiac Involvement Associated With Neuromuscular Diseases (free PDF)
Commentary: Statement on the Management of Cardiac Involvement Associated With Neuromuscular Diseases – Practice Update (free registration required)