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- American Diabetes Association. Clinical Practice Recommendations 2007
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Practice Guidelines
- Best BETs - Best Evidence Topics
BETs were developed in the Emergency Department of Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK, to provide rapid evidence-based answers to real-life clinical questions, using a systematic approach to reviewing the literature. BETs take into account the shortcomings of much current evidence, allowing physicians to make the best of what there is. Although BETs initially had an emergency medicine focus, there are a significant number of BETs covering cardiothoracics, nursing, primary care and paediatrics.
- Canadian Medical Association - CMA Infobase [Clinical Practice Guidelines Database]
- Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) Evidence-Based Clinical Prevention
- Centers for Disease Control [US]
- Clinical Knowledge Summaries [UK National Library for Health]
The Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS) service provides an up-to-date source of clinical knowledge that can help healthcare professionals and patients in managing the common conditions generally seen in primary and first-contact care. The knowledge is practical and reliable, supporting safe and effective clinical practice.
- Guide to Clinical Preventive Services - Recommendations of the US Preventive Services Task Force
- Guidelines Finder [UK]
- Infectious Diseases Society of America Standards, Practice Guidelines and Statements
- National Comprehensive Cancer Network Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology [US]
- National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) [US]
NGC is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NGC was originally created by AHRQ in partnership with the American Medical Association and the American Association of Health Plans (now America's Health Insurance Plans [AHIP].
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Clinical Guidelines [UK]
- National Library of Medicine HSTAT Health Services / Technology Assessment Text [US]
- New Zealand Guidelines Group
- Nursing Best Practice Guidelines
"The Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) launched the Nursing Best Practice Guidelines (NBPG) Project in November 1999 with funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. The purpose of this multi-year project is to support Ontario Nurses by providing them with Best Practice Guidelines for client care. The project has been designed in multiple cycles. Each cycle consists of five phases: planning, development, implementation, evaluation and dissemination."
- Protocols and Care Pathway Knowledge Service [UK]
The Care Pathways and Protocols site aims to provide information relating to the development and implementation of care pathways and protocols. The site aims to provide an extensive database of examples which is maintained by The University of Birmingham.
- Royal College of Nursing Clinical Guidelines
- Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)
Develops and publishes evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for use by the health service in Scotland
- SEEK - Sheffield Evidence for Effectiveness and Knowledge
SEEK is funded as part of the Sheffield NHS Information for Health Local Implementation Strategy. SEEK aims to develop a mechanism whereby Sheffield staff with corporate or individual responsibility for clinical governance and clinical effectiveness, are provided with the ‘evidence’ relevant to deliver organisational needs and priorities.
- Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Guidelines
These patient care guidelines were written for the primary care physician on a variety of digestive diseases to assist on when to refer the patient for surgical consultation.
