Guidelines & Reports
Prevention and Treatment of Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis
9 Jun, 2017 | 16:04h | UTCCommentary: ACR Releases Guideline on prevention & treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis – American College of Rheumatology, via EurekAlert (free)
Cervical stitch (cerclage) for preventing preterm birth in singleton pregnancy
9 Jun, 2017 | 16:00h | UTCCervical stitch (cerclage) for preventing preterm birth in singleton pregnancy – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“Cervical cerclage reduces the risk of preterm birth in women at high-risk of preterm birth and probably reduces risk of perinatal deaths”
Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting
9 Jun, 2017 | 16:03h | UTCPractice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration – Anesthesiology, via Medscape (free registration required)
Pharmacologic Management of Newly Detected Atrial Fibrillation
7 Jun, 2017 | 15:25h | UTCKey Recommendations: Pharmacologic Management of Newly Detected Atrial Fibrillation (free)
WHO updates Essential Medicines List
7 Jun, 2017 | 15:26h | UTCNews release: WHO updates Essential Medicines List with new advice on use of antibiotics, and adds medicines for hepatitis C, HIV, tuberculosis and cancer (free)
Report 1: The 2017 Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines (free PDF)
Report 2: WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (free PDF)
Report 3: WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for Children (free PDF)
Commentaries: WHO creates controversial ‘reserve’ list of antibiotics for superbug threats – The Washington Post (free) AND Health officials set to release a list of drugs everyone on Earth should be able to access – STAT News (free) AND WHO’s New Essential Medicines List Includes a 40-Year First – Medscape (free registration required)
WHO Essential Medicines List is used by many countries to guide decisions regarding which medications should be available for their population.
Inflammatory bowel disease: Five things physicians and patients should question
7 Jun, 2017 | 15:19h | UTC
The impact of the environment on children’s health – New WHO Reports
7 Jun, 2017 | 15:14h | UTCThe impact of the environment on children’s health – New WHO Reports
News release: The cost of a polluted environment: 1.7 million child deaths a year, says WHO – World Health Organization (free)
Report 1: Don’t pollute my future! The impact of the environment on children’s health – World Health Organization (free)
Report 2: Inheriting a sustainable world: Atlas on children’s health and the environment – World Health Organization (free)
Related links: WHO’s work on environmental health (free) AND 10 facts on children’s environmental health (free)
Current Tobacco Smoking and Desire to Quit Smoking Among Students Aged 13–15 Years
7 Jun, 2017 | 15:17h | UTCCommentaries: What’s The Rate Of Smoking In The 13- To 15-Year-Old Crowd? – NPR Goats and Soda (free)
Engaging Patients in Patient Safety – a Canadian Guide
5 Jun, 2017 | 14:49h | UTCEngaging Patients in Patient Safety – a Canadian Guide (free) (RT @pash22)
News release: How to Effectively Engage Patients in Patient Safety: New Guide available (free)
Estimates of global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of diarrhoeal diseases
5 Jun, 2017 | 14:44h | UTCInvited commentary: Diarrhoeal disease trends in the GBD 2015 study: optimism tempered by skepticism (free)
Other commentaries: Despite substantial global reduction in diarrhea deaths, half a million children still die from diseases each year – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (free) AND Global diarrhoea deaths down by a third – BBC News (free)
“Deaths due to diarrhoea in children under 5 down 34% 2005-15, but still 4th leading cause of death” (RT @TheLancetInfDis see Tweet)
“Global diarrhoea deaths in children down by a third, but still fourth biggest killer in under fives, >500,000 a year” (RT @anetrid see Tweet)
Introducing a One-Page Adult Preventive Health Care Schedule: USPSTF Recommendations at a Glance
5 Jun, 2017 | 14:47h | UTCIntroducing a One-Page Adult Preventive Health Care Schedule: USPSTF Recommendations at a Glance – American Family Physician (free PDF)
“The popular one-page preventive health care schedule is now available with the latest USPSTF recs from 2017” (RT @AFPJournal see Tweet)
Spondyloarthritis in over 16s: diagnosis and management
5 Jun, 2017 | 14:43h | UTCSpondyloarthritis in over 16s: diagnosis and management – NICE Updated Guideline (free)
See also: 2016 update of the ASAS-EULAR management recommendations for axial spondyloarthritis (free)
Appropriate Use of Drug Testing in Clinical Addiction Medicine
4 Jun, 2017 | 19:18h | UTCAppropriate Use of Drug Testing in Clinical Addiction Medicine – Journal of Addiction Medicine (free)
Source: New consensus document for appropriate use of drug testing in clinical addiction medicine – MedicalXpress (free)
Practice guidelines for pharmacists: The management of osteoarthritis
4 Jun, 2017 | 18:46h | UTCPractice guidelines for pharmacists: The management of osteoarthritis – Canadian Pharmacists Journal (free)
The diagnosis and management of patients with primary biliary cholangitis
2 Jun, 2017 | 18:42h | UTCCommentary: EASL releases updated guidelines for managing hepatitis B virus infection – Clinical Advisor (free registration required)
“Depression: let’s talk” says WHO
2 Jun, 2017 | 19:12h | UTCPress release: “Depression: let’s talk” says WHO, as depression tops list of causes of ill health – World Health Organization (free)
See also: Depression: let’s talk – WHO campaign (free) AND Depression updated factsheet (free) AND Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates (free)
Depression is now the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide, according to The World Health Organization.
Recommendations for the Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support
31 May, 2017 | 16:37h | UTCSee also: News release (free) AND Top Ten Things to Know (free PDF)
Related: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Adults and Children With Mechanical Circulatory Support: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (free PDF) AND CPR in Patients With Mechanical Circulatory Support – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology(free)
World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2017
31 May, 2017 | 16:41h | UTCWorld No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2017: Beating tobacco for health, prosperity, the environment and national development – World Health Organization (free)
Press release: World No Tobacco Day 2017: Beating tobacco for health, prosperity, the environment and national development (free)
See more on the Beating Tobacco Campaign in our May 29th issue, see #1.
The British Society for Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of Gout
31 May, 2017 | 16:40h | UTCThe British Society for Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of Gout – Rheumatology (free)
Source: BSR guideline: Urate-lowering drugs should be offered early in gout – Healio Rheumatology (free)
Management of pericardial disease
30 May, 2017 | 15:34h | UTCA New Renaissance in Pericardial Diseases – Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases (special issue with series of review articles on the management of pericardial disease).
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
1 – Introduction: A New Renaissance in Pericardial Diseases (free)
2 – Structure and Anatomy of the Human Pericardium (free)
3 – Pathophysiology of the Pericardium (free)
4 – Acute Pericarditis (free)
5 – Recurrent Pericarditis (free)
6 – Constrictive Pericarditis: A Practical Clinical Approach (free)
7 – Pericardial Effusions: Causes, Diagnosis, and Management (free)
8 – Pericardial Masses, Cysts and Diverticula: A Comprehensive Review Using Multimodality Imaging (free)
9 – Congenital Absence of the Pericardium (free)
10 – Surgical Management of Pericardial Diseases (free)
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
31 May, 2017 | 16:34h | UTCDraft Recommendation Statement: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)
Commentary: USPSTF: Not Enough Evidence to Recommend Routine Scoliosis Screening – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Management of Adult Patients With Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
31 May, 2017 | 16:36h | UTCSource: First10EM – Articles of the month, May 2017 (free)
Preparing for the next WHO Campaign: World No Tobacco Day
29 May, 2017 | 15:25h | UTCPreparing for the next WHO Campaign: World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2017 – World Health Organization (free infographics, posters, banners, publications and other resources for the upcoming campaign)
See also: “Tobacco Endgame” policies in our May 12th issue, see #3.
See also: Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden in 195 countries and territories in our April 7th issue, see #1.
“Wednesday 31 May is World No Tobacco Day. Tweet using #NoTobacco “Protect health, reduce poverty, promote development” (RT @gmacscotland see Tweet)
Financing Pandemic Preparedness
30 May, 2017 | 15:29h | UTCReport: From Panic and Neglect to Investing in Health Security: Financing Pandemic Preparedness at a National Level – World Bank (free PDF)
Press release: After Ebola and Zika, Most Countries Still Not Prepared for a Pandemic (free)
Commentary: World Bank says most nations not ready for pandemic – CIDRAP (free)
Type 2 diabetes in adults: management – NICE Guideline
29 May, 2017 | 15:24h | UTCType 2 diabetes in adults: management – NICE Guideline (free)
See also: Algorithm for blood glucose lowering therapy in adults with type 2 diabetes (free PDF)
Source: UK NICE Elevates SGLT2 Inhibitors in Diabetes Guidance – Medscape (free registration required)