Breast Cancer Awareness Month, held each year in October with the 21st dedicated to National Mammography Day 2022 designed to to improve support and screening for the disease. In this article, we will take a closer look at all of the new guidelines, therapies and innovations that have been introduced since Breast Cancer Awareness Month […]
Having trained in family medicine, I used to explain my profession to patients as having medical knowledge that was a mile wide and an inch deep (as the saying goes). There is not enough time in the world for any singular physician to know everything and to know it well. If you are part of […]
Today, September 29th, marks World Heart Day. A day established by the World Heart Federation (WFH) that’s dedicated to help raise awareness around cardiovascular disease around the globe each year. With a lot of new guidelines being published and updated, we’ve taken the courtesy of compiling all of the new cardiovascular disease guidelines, therapies and […]
Pharmacological Management of IBS with Constipation & IBS with Diarrhea Guidelines The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) 2022Pharmacological Management of IBS guidelines were published as two separate guidelines to stratify the treatment recommendations for two of the IBS subtypes: IBS with diarrhea (IBS-D) and IBS with constipation (IBS-C). The chart below details the new medication treatment options […]
MISSED OUT ON THE LATEST CLINICAL GUIDELINE ANNOUNCEMENTS? No problem, we’ve got you covered! Here’s a list to all guidelines and FDA approvals that were published last month. CLINICAL GUIDELINES AABB COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma AAES Adrenalectomy AAOS Management of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries AAP Management of Hyperbilirubinemia in the Newborn Infant 35 or More Weeks […]
MISSED OUT ON THE LATEST CLINICAL GUIDELINE ANNOUNCEMENTS? No problem, we’ve got you covered! Here’s a list to all guidelines and FDA approvals that were published last month. CLINICAL GUIDELINES AAP Vision and Concussion: Symptoms, Signs, Evaluation, and Treatment AGA Management of Subepithelial Lesions (SEL) Encountered During Routine Endoscopy AHA Polygenic Risk Scores for Cardiovascular […]
MISSED OUT ON THE LATEST CLINICAL GUIDELINE ANNOUNCEMENTS? No problem, we’ve got you covered! Here’s a list to all guidelines and FDA approvals that were published last month. CLINICAL GUIDELINES AAP Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2022 Recommendations for Reducing Infant Deaths in the Sleep Environment ACR/AAHKS Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medication in Patients With Rheumatic […]
The significance behind their role when developing clinical practice guidelines! In our previous article, we’ve talked about how clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are developed by a panel of experts based on current evidence. But who are these clinical experts and why do they play an important role when a guideline is published or updated? Developing […]
Why are healthcare providers encouraged to follow clinical guidelines rather than individual primary studies? Still not familiar with what clinical practice guidelines are? How they are disseminated? We’ve highlighted what they are and how they are disseminated in our previous article. As you may already know, clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) summarize the best available evidence in […]
MISSED OUT ON THE LATEST CLINICAL GUIDELINE ANNOUNCEMENTS? No problem, we’ve got you covered! Here’s a list to all guidelines and FDA approvals that were published last month. CLINICAL GUIDELINES ACMG Clinical Evaluation and Etiologic Diagnosis of Hearing Loss ASCO Exercise, Diet, and Weight Management During Cancer Treatment Systemic Therapy for Advanced Human Epidermal Growth […]
Clinical Guidelines: What are they & how are they disseminated? Clinical practices that are based on graded research findings are more reliable than that based on an “expert opinion”. So, more focus should be directed toward identifying and understanding these graded research findings called guidelines. Guidelines, also called clinical practice guidelines (CPG), are documents containing […]
MISSED OUT ON THE LATEST CLINICAL GUIDELINE ANNOUNCEMENTS? No problem, we’ve got you covered! Here’s a list to all guidelines and FDA approvals that were published last month. CLINICAL GUIDELINES ACC/AHA/HFSA Management of Heart Failure (2022 Update) ASCO Use of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Pembrolizumab in the Treatment of High-Risk, Early-Stage Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Biomarkers for […]
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, held in March each year, offers healthcare providers who care for patients with diseases of the colon and rectum a valuable opportunity to educate their community about these diseases and promote awareness of the importance of colorectal cancer screening, prevention, and treatment. Learn where colorectal cancer starts, ways […]
Recently, you may have heard that the National Guideline Clearinghouse (also known as NGC and guideline.gov) website will shut down after July 16, 2018. This abrupt end to a staple for healthcare professionals is due to defunding of some of AHRQ’s programs. If you are one of the two million visitors to the National Guideline Clearinghouse each […]