Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) are designed to support the decision-making processes in patient care . The content of a guideline is based on a systematic review of clinical evidence - the main source for evidence-based care.

CPGs, based on standardised best practice, have been shown to be capable of supporting improvements in quality and consistency in healthcare. Many have been developed, though the process is time and resource consuming. Listed below are collections of available CPGs either through the UQ Library, CKN or the Internet. They have been grouped by broad subject categories, links have been provided for you to find the CPGs in your subject area.

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Subjects - General | AIDS | Anaesthetics | Cancer | Cardiology | Diabetes | Drugs | Emergency Medicine | GP | Infectious Diseases | Nephrology | Nursing | Obstetrics & Gynaecology | Organ Donation | Osteoprosis | Paediatrics | Psychiatry | Respiratory | Stroke | Surgery |

 
General Guidelines
 

Electronic Therapeutic Guidelines (eTG) Hospital staff (Intranet only) | UQ staff & students

American College of Cardiology Guidelines (US)

CMA Infobase: Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) (Can)

Guidelines Advisory Committee (GAC) (Can)

Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) (Aus)

National Guideline Clearinghouse (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) (US)

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Aus)

National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) (UK)

National Library of Guidelines Specialist Library (UK)

National Library of Medicine - Health Services/Technology Assessment Text (US)

New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG) (NZ)

NHS Evidence (UK)

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) (UK)

 
 
AIDS Guidelines
 

HIV InSite guidelines (Int)

World Health Organisation (WHO) AIDS guidelines (Int)

 
 
Anaesthetics Guidelines
 

American Society of Anesthiologists guidelines (US)

Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists guidelines (Aus)

 
 
Cancer Guidelines
 

American Society of Clinical Oncology guidelines (US)

Cancer Council of Australia guidelines (Aus)

National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC) guidelines (Aus)

National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines (US) - requires FREE registration

 
 
Cardiology
 

Heart Foundation (Aus)

 
 
Diabetes Guidelines
 

American Diabetes Association guidelines (US)

Diabetes Australia Guidelines (Aus)

Drugs
 

Clinical Guidelines and Procedures for the use of Buprenorphine in the Treatment of Heroin Dependance (National Drug Strategy) (Aus)

National Drug Strategy (Drug and Alcohol Abuse) (Aus)

Therapeutic Goods Administration Clinical Guidelines (Dept of Health and Aging) (Aus)

Western Australian Therapeutics Advisory Group (WATAG) (Aus)

Management of Patients with Psychostimulant Toxicity: Guidelines for Ambulance Services (National Drug Strategy) (Aus)

Management of Patients with Psychostimulant Toxicity: Guidelines for Emergency Departments (National Drug Strategy) (Aus)

 
 
Emergency Medicine Guidelines
 

Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) guidelines (AUS)

Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) guidelines (Can)

College of Emergency Medicine guidelines (UK)

Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) guidelines (US)

Emergency Care Guidelines Portal (NHMRC) (AUS)

Emergency Eye Manual (NSW Dept Health) (AUS)

European Resuscitation Council (ERC) guidelines (Eur)

Guidelines International Network (GIN) Emergency Services guidelines (Int)

Management of Patients with Psychostimulant Toxicity: Guidelines for Ambulance Services (National Drug Strategy) (Aus)

Management of Patients with Psychostimulant Toxicity: Guidelines for Emergency Departments (National Drug Strategy) (Aus)

Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) guidelines (US)

Surviving Sepsis Campaign - International Guidelines (US)

 
 
GP Guidelines
 

National Asthma Council Australia (Aus)

Red Book - Guidelines for preventive activities in general practice (Aus)

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners guidelines (Aus)

 
 
Infectious Diseases Guidelines
 

Centers for Disease Control guidelines (US)

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) (US)

MJA Infectious Diseases (Aus)

NSW Health Control Guidelines (Aus)

New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (US)

 
 
Nephrology Guidelines
 

Caring for Australasians with Renal Impairment (CARI) (Aus)

 
 
Nursing Guidelines
 

Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC) (Aus)

Australian Resuscitation Council and the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses - standards for resuscitation (Aus)

Dept of Veterans Affairs Community Nursing - Clinical Pathways (Aus)

International Council of Nurses (ICN) (Int)

Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines (Int)

Nursing Best Practice Guidelines (Can)

Royal College of Nursing (RCN) (UK)

 
 
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Guidelines
 

Perinatal Care of Substance Using Mothers and Their Infants (Aus)

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (Aus)

Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (Can)

Women and Newborn Health Service (Dept Health WA) (Aus)

 
 
Organ Donation
 

National Guidelines for Organ and Tissue Donation (Aus)

 
 
Osteoporosis
 

Osteoporosis Australia (Aus)

 
 
Paediatric Guidelines
 

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) (US)

MJA Paediatric guidelines (Aus)

NSW Health Paediatrics (Aus)

Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (Aus)

Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne (Aus)

 
 
Psychiatry Guidelines
 

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) (US)

American Academy of Psychiatrists (APA) (US)

MJA Psychiatry (US)

 
 
Respiratory
 

The COPD-X guidelines (Aus)

NICE COPD guidelines (Aus)

 
 
Stroke
 

National Stroke Foundation (Aus)

 
 
Surgery
 

Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIPS) (Aus)

Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Guidelines (US)

 
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Health Sciences News
 
 
 
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