ADHD:
Clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of attention - deficit / hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents.
As adherence to recommended
clinical practice guidelines increasingly is used to measure performance, guidelines play a major role in policy efforts to improve the quality and cost - effectiveness of care.
It does this by providing healthcare professionals with the latest research and
clinical practice guidelines so they can provide their patients with the best possible care.
Over time updated versions (2002, 2004, 2007, 2010) informed the development
of clinical practice guidelines for various North American maternity professional associations, and served as a resource in midwifery, medical, and nursing educational institutions.
On 16 July 2014 the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) published the results of a literature search for evidence - based
clinical practice guidelines on the treatment of people with breast cancer.
* From the Pediatric Gastroesophageal
Reflux Clinical Practice Guidelines: Joint Recommendations of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) and the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (ESPGHAN)
On 3 January 2014 the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) published the results of a literature search for evidence -
based clinical practice guidelines on the treatment of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association today released a
new clinical practice guideline for the treatment of blood cholesterol in people at high risk for cardiovascular diseases caused by atherosclerosis, or hardening and narrowing of the arteries, that can lead to heart attack, stroke or death.
The study, published online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute on December 21, assessed the effectiveness of three first - line medications recommended
by clinical practice guidelines: varenicline, bupropion and nicotine replacement therapy (patch).
In a newly
updated clinical practice guideline, published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, allergists offer practical advice on the best types and amounts of medications to treat seasonal allergic rhinitis.
Ashish Jha, the senior author of the JAMA Internal Medicine paper, points out in a blog post that there are reasons why women doctors might well deliver better care, citing research to suggest that they might adhere more closely to
established clinical practice guidelines and that patients often report better personal experiences (something that ultimately might lead to better outcomes).
Peanut allergy develops early in life and is rarely outgrown.7 - 9
Clinical practice guidelines from the United Kingdom in 19989 and from the United States in 200010 recommended the exclusion of allergenic foods from the diets of infants at high risk for allergy and from the diets of their mothers during pregnancy and lactation.
The
HSE Clinical Practice Guidelines on Prevention and Management of Primary Postpartum Haemorrhage state that for «women without specific risk factors for PPH delivering vaginally, oxytocin (10 iu by intramuscular injection) is the agent of choice for prophylaxis in the third stage of labour.
A study published in the January issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings shows that
most clinical practice guidelines for interventional procedures (e.g., bronchoscopy, angioplasty) are based on lower - quality medical evidence and fail to disclose authors» conflicts of interest.
In a move to promote global health, the Department of Health Policy at The National Center for Child Health and Development (NCCHD), the largest maternal and pediatric hospital in the country, has been collaborating with the World Health Organization and the Japanese branch of the Cochrane Collaboration to
improve clinical practice guidelines and maternal and child health in developing countries such as Mongolia and Sri Lanka.
In an accompanying editorial, Paul G. Shekelle, M.D., Ph.D., of the VA West Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, and RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, discusses the importance of
keeping clinical practice guideline recommendations up - to - date.
«Moreover, our results suggest that the effectiveness of
clinical practice guidelines as a mechanism for quality improvement may be aided by systematically identifying and reducing unwarranted variability in recommendations.
Only three of these treatments — physical therapy, NSAIDs, and the drug tramadol (short - term for severe pain)-- are recommended in the
AAOS clinical practice guideline (CPG): «Non-arthroplasty Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee.»
As many as 40 % of people with aortic dissections die instantly, and the risk of death increases 1 % for every hour that the diagnosis and surgical repair are delayed, according to
multisociety clinical practice guidelines.
While existing evidence is not definitive with regard to frequency of monitoring for recurrence using PSA testing, a
leading clinical practice guideline, The NCCN guidelines for prostate cancer treatment recommend measuring serum PSA levels every 6 to 12 months for the first 5 years after definitive treatment, and then to recheck annually.
As treatment for hepatitis C continues to progress rapidly with the development and approval of new therapies, it's vital to ensure that our series of
Clinical Practice Guidelines reflect best practice to drive better clinical outcomes.
Assessment of Distress, Unmet Needs, and Receipt of Care Plans Among Cancer Survivors in Georgia: A Needs Assessment Cancer Survivorship in
Georgia Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Use of Integrative Therapies as Supportive Care in Patients Treated for Breast Cancer Georgia's Cancer Survivorship Needs Survey Life After Cancer: Survivorship by the Numbers Resources for Health Care Professionals Survivorship Resources and Services
Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center looked at 169
cancer clinical practice guidelines and found that none of the guidelines fully met standards set in 2011 by the Institute of Medicine.
Browse through more than 200 European - based and
English clinical practice guidelines, clinical standards, consensus, position papers and standard protocols in the field of digestive health.
Finally, it also actively participates in the writing and / or reviewing of the ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines