Guidelines & Reports
WHO Report: Global antimicrobial resistance and use surveillance system.
11 Jun, 2021 | 08:22h | UTCNews Release: Record response to WHO’s call for antimicrobial resistance surveillance reports in 2020 – World Health Organization
Commentary: WHO reveals new global antibiotic resistance data, more concerns – CIDRAP
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
WHO received over 3⃣ million reports for the Global #AntimicrobialResistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS)
The more information we have the better placed the 🌏
is to tackle this increasingly serious health threat.👉 https://t.co/ccZCzdyZUc
pic.twitter.com/DMuLwVu4rC— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) June 9, 2021
WHO issues new guidance for research on genetically modified mosquitoes to fight malaria and other vector-borne diseases.
10 Jun, 2021 | 09:38h | UTCGuideline: The guidance framework for testing genetically modified mosquitoes – World Health Organization
2021 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis.
10 Jun, 2021 | 09:37h | UTCCommentary: The 2021 Treatment Guidelines for Rheumatoid Arthritis – Rheumatology Network
Summary | WHO recommendations on the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis, 2020 update.
9 Jun, 2021 | 08:12h | UTCOriginal Guideline: WHO Consolidated Guidelines on Tuberculosis, Module 4: Treatment – Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment
Commentary on Twitter
🆕💥💥@ERSpublications
WHO guidelines on the treatment of drug-resistant TB contain the latest recommendations on shorter or longer all oral treatment regimens for patients with drug-resistant TB, including the medicines to be used& supportive measures https://t.co/qeeftVYdYN pic.twitter.com/4NKNNjz3Gh— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) June 8, 2021
Synopsis | Updates to the Pediatrics Asthma Management Guidelines.
8 Jun, 2021 | 09:22h | UTCUpdates to the Pediatrics Asthma Management Guidelines – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Original Guideline: 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines: A Report from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Committee Expert Panel Working Group
Guideline: Diagnosis and management of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
3 Jun, 2021 | 10:49h | UTC
AHA Statement: Physical Activity as a Critical Component of First-Line Treatment for Elevated Blood Pressure or Cholesterol: Who, What, and How?
3 Jun, 2021 | 10:52h | UTCNews Release: ‘Prescription’ to sit less, move more advised for mildly high blood pressure and cholesterol – American Heart Association
Commentary: AHA: Physical Activity Should First-line Therapy as BP, LDL Tick Upwards – TCTMD
ACP offers guidance on physician suicide prevention and the role of a healing community from an ethics perspective.
3 Jun, 2021 | 10:45h | UTC
AUA Guideline | Renal Mass and Localized Renal Cancer: Evaluation, Management, and Follow Up.
2 Jun, 2021 | 08:27h | UTCCommentary: AUA updates guideline on renal masses and localized renal cancer – Urology Times
USPSTF Statement: Clinicians should offer behavioral counseling interventions to promote healthy weight gain and prevent excess gestational weight gain in pregnancy.
1 Jun, 2021 | 08:08h | UTCEvidence Report: Counseling and Behavioral Interventions for Healthy Weight and Weight Gain in Pregnancy – JAMA
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Behavioral Counseling Interventions for Healthy Weight and Weight Gain in Pregnancy – JAMA
JAMA Patient Page: Behavioral Interventions for Healthy Weight Gain During Pregnancy
AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Medical Management of Moderate to Severe Luminal and Perianal Fistulizing Crohn’s Disease.
1 Jun, 2021 | 08:07h | UTCTechnical Review: AGA Technical Review on the Medical Management of Moderate to Severe Luminal and Perianal Fistulizing Crohn’s Disease
Clinical Decision Support Tool / Algorithm: Medical Management of Adult Outpatients With Moderate to Severe Lunminal Crohn’s Disease
Commentary on Twitter
Here are the @AmerGastroAssn guidelines on the management of moderate-severe Crohn disease. #GITwitter #GI #gut #IBD https://t.co/VlT4xTUE8t pic.twitter.com/ayYlpVkkod
— John Damianos, M.D. (@john_damianosMD) May 28, 2021
New IDSA Guidelines on antigen testing for the diagnosis of COVID-19.
31 May, 2021 | 08:25h | UTC
Guideline | Primary prophylaxis of bacterial infections and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in patients with hematologic malignancies and solid tumors.
31 May, 2021 | 08:09h | UTC
NICE recommends offering women induced labor earlier in new draft guidance – “women with uncomplicated singleton pregnancies should be offered induction at 41 weeks and the induction should take place as soon as possible. Previous guidelines advised induction between 41 and 42 weeks”.
31 May, 2021 | 08:08h | UTC
The global burden of smoking tobacco and attributable disease in 204 countries and territories – “In the absence of intervention, the annual toll of 7.69 million deaths and 200 million disability-adjusted life-years attributable to smoking will increase over the coming decades”.
28 May, 2021 | 08:19h | UTCRelated studies: Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of chewing tobacco use in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 – The Lancet Public Health AND Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and initiation among young people in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019 – The Lancet Public Health
EULAR recommendations for intra-articular therapies.
28 May, 2021 | 08:16h | UTCEULAR recommendations for intra-articular therapies – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases
Global cardiovascular organizations release joint opinion on achieving the ‘tobacco endgame’.
27 May, 2021 | 08:22h | UTCNews release: Global cardiovascular organizations release joint opinion on achieving the ‘tobacco endgame’ – American College of Cardiology
Commentary: The Tobacco Endgame—Eradicating a Worsening Epidemic – American College of Cardiology
Addressing distress management challenges: Recommendations from the consensus panel of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society and the Association of Oncology Social Work.
26 May, 2021 | 08:18h | UTC
AHA/ASA Guideline: Prevention of stroke in patients with previous stroke and transient ischemic attack – prevention efforts should be based on the cause of the first ischemic event.
25 May, 2021 | 08:43h | UTCNews Release: Risk of second stroke can be reduced with prevention efforts based on cause of first stroke – American Heart Association
AAP Clinical Report: Collaborative care in the identification and management of psychosis in adolescents and young adults.
25 May, 2021 | 08:41h | UTC
Transfusion management of severe anemia in African children: a consensus algorithm.
25 May, 2021 | 08:32h | UTC
Consensus report: Postoperative acute kidney injury in adult non-cardiac surgery.
25 May, 2021 | 08:34h | UTC
Using resources wisely in the COVID-19 pandemic: an international list of Choosing Wisely recommendations.
24 May, 2021 | 08:36h | UTC
New WHO report highlights global progress on reducing HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections and signals need for renewed efforts to reach 2030 targets.
21 May, 2021 | 08:33h | UTCOriginal report: Global progress report on HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections, 2021 – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Every year HIV, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infections account for 2.3M deaths, and 1.2M cancers
🆕WHO report highlights achievements, gaps, and actions towards eliminating these diseases as public health threats by 2030 👉https://t.co/8kcVqZe0Yj pic.twitter.com/U07hKRumVt
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) May 20, 2021
AARC Guideline: Management of adult patients with tracheostomy in the acute care setting.
21 May, 2021 | 08:26h | UTC