Guidelines & Reports

Singapore Ministry of Health Clinical Practice Guidelines: Lipids

7 Apr, 2017 | 15:24h | UTC

Singapore Ministry of Health Clinical Practice Guidelines: Lipids (free PDF)

 

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Australian Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes

6 Apr, 2017 | 15:08h | UTC

National Heart Foundation of Australia & Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes (free)

 

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Management of the Diseases of Mesenteric Arteries and Veins

5 Apr, 2017 | 21:53h | UTC

Management of the Diseases of Mesenteric Arteries and Veins: Clinical Practice Guidelines of the European Society of Vascular Surgery (free)

 

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The wound/burn guidelines – Japanese Dermatological Association

5 Apr, 2017 | 21:55h | UTC

The wound/burn guidelines – Japanese Dermatological Association (all guidelines are free)

Wounds in general / Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment for pressure ulcers / Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment for diabetic ulcer/gangrene / Guidelines for the management of skin ulcers associated with connective tissue disease/vasculitis / Guidelines for the management of lower leg ulcers/varicose veins / Guidelines for the management of burns

 

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American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria Adds Topics

4 Apr, 2017 | 21:19h | UTC

ACR Appropriateness Criteria Adds Topics, Covers More Clinical Variants Than Ever Before (free)

Browse Appropriateness Criteria Topics (free)

Source: Newswise

This comprehensive guide from American College of Radiology (ACR) covers 230 topics with more than 1,100 clinical indications and has just been updated. It is a very useful resource for doctors in all specialties to guide which exam is most appropriate in each clinical situation.

 

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Child and Adolescent Health From 1990 to 2015

4 Apr, 2017 | 21:28h | UTC

Child and Adolescent Health From 1990 to 2015: Findings from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2015 Study – JAMA Pediatrics (free)

Editorial: Importance of Innovations in Neonatal and Adolescent Health in Reaching the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 (free)

Source: Child Deaths Drop From 14.2 Million In 1990 To 7.3 Million In 2015 – NPR Goats and Soda (free)

 

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Building Next Generation Immunization Supply Chains

3 Apr, 2017 | 19:26h | UTC

Building Next Generation Immunization Supply Chains – Vaccine Supplement (free)

News release: Global Immunization Impact Constrained by Outdated Vaccine Delivery Systems, Researchers Say – World Health Organization(free)

See also: Battling Infectious Diseases in the 20th Century: The Impact of Vaccines (free – classic 2015 page with interesting infographics) (RT @stefaniei)

This 29 open access articles are part of a special supplement published in Vaccine to address the challenges of Immunization Supply Chains.

 

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Neuropathic pain in adults

3 Apr, 2017 | 19:23h | UTC

Neuropathic pain in adults: pharmacological management in non-specialist settings – Updated NICE Guideline (free)

 

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Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea Guideline

3 Apr, 2017 | 19:17h | UTC

Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline (free PDF)

Source: Endocrine Society Issues Hypothalamic Amenorrhea Guideline – Medscape (free registration required)

 

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A National Strategy for the Elimination of Hepatitis B and C

30 Mar, 2017 | 17:23h | UTC

A National Strategy for the Elimination of Hepatitis B and C: Phase Two Report – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine(free)

Press release: U.S. Could Be Rid of Hepatitis B and C as Public Health Problems, Preventing Nearly 90,000 Deaths by 2030, With Better Attention to Prevention, Screening, Treatment, and Creative Financing for Medicines (free)

See also: Phase One Report (free)

U.S. Strategy for the Elimination of Hepatitis B and C.

 

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WHO Launches Global Effort to Halve Medication-Related Errors in 5 Years

30 Mar, 2017 | 17:30h | UTC

Press release: WHO Launches Global Effort to Halve Medication-Related Errors in 5 Years – World Health Organization (free)

See also: WHO’s work on patient safety (free) AND WHO Global Patient Safety Challenge on Medication Safety (free) AND WHO Educational materials for medication safety (free)

 

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Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders

29 Mar, 2017 | 17:12h | UTC

Effective Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders – An American College of Physicians Position Paper (free)

See also: Treat Substance Abuse as Chronic Condition, ACP Says – Medscape (free registration required) AND Physicians call for drug abuse to be treated as ‘chronic disease’ – ABCNews (free)

 

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New recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis

29 Mar, 2017 | 17:09h | UTC

EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (free)

See also: EULAR Releases New RA Tx Recommendations: Focus is on conventional agents, biologics, and targeted synthetic drugs – MedPage Today(free registration required)

Source: EvidenceAlerts Newsletter

 

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Screening for Celiac Disease

29 Mar, 2017 | 17:04h | UTC

Screening for Celiac Disease: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (free)

Editorial 1: The US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation on Screening for Asymptomatic Celiac Disease: A Dearth of Evidence (free)

Editorial 2: Celiac Disease and Nonceliac Gluten or Wheat Sensitivity: The Risks and Benefits of Diagnosis (free)

“Some sanity about screening for asymptomatic celiac disease in the gluten-free diet “epidemic” era” (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)

 

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WHO releases new guidance on malaria elimination

28 Mar, 2017 | 16:57h | UTC

A framework for malaria elimination – World Health Organization (free) (RT @Onisillos)

News release: WHO releases new guidance on malaria elimination (free)

“Updated 2017 framework gives guidance, tools, activities and strategies to achieve malaria elimination, 10 years on” (RT @MalariaAtlas)

 

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ESPEN guideline: Clinical nutrition in surgery

27 Mar, 2017 | 00:54h | UTC

ESPEN guideline: Clinical nutrition in surgery – Clinical Nutrition (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

 

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Management of Breech Presentation

28 Mar, 2017 | 16:47h | UTC

Management of Breech Presentation: Green-top Guideline – British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (free)

 

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HER2 Testing and Clinical Decision Making in Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma

27 Mar, 2017 | 00:53h | UTC

HER2 Testing and Clinical Decision Making in Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma: Guideline From the College of American Pathologists, American Society for Clinical Pathology, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (free)

Source: EvidenceAlerts (free registration required)

 

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#WorldTBDay, 24 March 2017

24 Mar, 2017 | 17:19h | UTC

 

#WorldTBDay, 24 March 2017 – Highlights from Today’s Campaigns and Resources

 

1 – #WorldTBDay – World Health Organization Campaign (free)

See also: WHO’s work on TB (free)

 

2 – #WorldTBDay – Ethics guidance for the implementation of the End TB strategy 2017 – World Health Organization (free)

News Release: WHO issues ethics guidance to protect rights of TB patients (free)

 

3 – #WorldTBDay – The End TB Strategy – World Health Organization (free)

See also: Implementing the end TB strategy: the essentials (free)

 

4 – #WorldTBDay – Global tuberculosis report 2016 – World Health Organization (free)

News release: WHO report warns global actions and investments to end tuberculosis epidemic are falling far short (free)

 

5 #WorldTBDay – WHO treatment guidelines for drug-resistant tuberculosis (2016 update) – World Health Organization (free)

See also: WHO resources on drug-resistant tuberculosis (free)

 

6 – #WorldTBDay – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Campaign (free)

 

7 – #WorldTBDay – The epidemiology, pathogenesis, transmission, diagnosis, and management of multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant, and incurable tuberculosis – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (free registration required)

See also: Decades of TB progress threatened by drug-resistant bacteria, warn experts – The Guardian (free)

“Rise of multi-drug resistant strains of tuberculosis could derail global efforts to eradicate the disease, according to a new report”

 

8 – #WorldTBDay – Open Access Special collection from Elsevier Journals  (free)

 

9 – #WorldTBDay – Clinical management of adults and children with multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis – Clinical Microbiology and Infection (free)

 

10 – #WorldTBDay – Preventing the spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and protecting contacts of infectious cases – Clinical Microbiology and Infection (free)

 

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#WorldWaterDay (22 March 2017)

23 Mar, 2017 | 17:08h | UTC

#WorldWaterDay (22 March 2017): Guidelines for drinking-water quality 2017 – World Health Organization (free)

See also: Drinking Water Fact Sheet – World Health Organization (free) AND Water sanitation hygiene – WHO Programme (free) AND World Water Day 2017 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (free)

 

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Prosthetic joint infection management

23 Mar, 2017 | 16:57h | UTC

Prosthetic joint infection: development of an evidence-based diagnostic algorithm – European Journal of Medical Research (free)

Comprehensive review with practical algorithm.

 

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