July 21, 2008
The following new/updated information was posted to the NGC Web site the week of July 21, 2008.
British Association for Sexual Health and HIV
United Kingdom national guideline on the management of molluscum contagiosum. This updates a previously published guideline summary.
United Kingdom national guideline on the management of phthirus pubis infestation. This updates a previously published guideline summary.
United Kingdom national guideline on the management of scabies infestation. This updates a previously published guideline summary.
British Committee for Standards in Haematology
Guideline for blood grouping and antibody testing in pregnancy.
Guidelines for policies on alternatives to allogeneic blood transfusion. 1. Predeposit autologous blood donation and transfusion.
Guidelines for the use of fresh-frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate and cryosupernatant.
Guidelines for the use of prophylactic anti-D immunoglobulin.
Guidelines on the management of acute myeloid leukaemia in adults.
Guidelines on the management of massive blood loss.
Singapore Ministry of Health
Management of asthma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.
Expert Commentary
New Forum for Expert Commentary: Reader response to the
'Measurement Mandate' Commentary has been posted.
Guideline Synthesis
Updated Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias. Part III. Management synthesis includes new recommendations from ACP/AAFP, APA, and SMOH.
Newly Submitted
To view a list of other guidelines in the NGC work queue, please visit our
Guidelines In Progress page.
Health Awareness Topic - July 2008
Hemochromatosis Awareness Month (
see related guidelines and
guideline synthesis)
What's New in Implementation
The Veteran's Health Administration/Department of Defense (VA/DoD) has released an on-line tutorial titled
Putting Clinical Practice Guidelines to Work to help VA Medical Centers successfully achieve evidence-based practice. Note: Users may experience long download and response times.
Conference News
- AHRQ's 2008 Annual Conference is September 7-10 in Bethesda, MD. Learn about AHRQ's latest research aimed at improving quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of care from leading experts involved in AHRQ-sponsored research and implementation projects. Register now.
- Sunday, September 7, 2008: NGC/NQMC Clearinghouse Day (by invitation only) -- Bringing together developer organizations participating in NGC and NQMC for the purposes of (1) exchanging information related to guideline and measure development, dissemination, implementation, and maintenance, (2) discussing ways to forge closer relationships between guidelines and measures to facilitate improved patient care, and (3) providing insight to AHRQ and its technical contractor for NGC and NQMC, ECRI Institute, on how to improve these resources.
- Monday, September 8, 2008: GRADE Workshop for Guideline Developers -- The GRADE Working Group has developed a sensible and systematic approach to grading quality of evidence and strength of clinical recommendations. In this workshop, members of the GRADE Working Group will share their approach with guideline developers, offer guided assistance in applying the approach to case examples, and highlight "best practices" and helpful resources. By attending this workshop, guideline developers will gain an understanding of the GRADE methodology and be better prepared to develop evidence-based clinical practice guidelines that have greater consistency and transparency.
- The 5th annual Guidelines International Network (G-I-N) conference, will be held October 1-3, 2008. Register online now. The theme of the conference is "Implementation in Practice." Special focus will be given to guideline implementation, collaboration in guideline production, evidence in guidelines, and guidelines and power. For further information and details about registration, please visit the G-I-N Conference Web site.
Healthy People 2010
See NGC's
Frequently Requested Search page for a selection of pre-set searches of NGC for guidelines related to the
Healthy People 2010 focus areas, as well as other public health and patient safety topics.
Recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory
- July 17, 2008: Micro-bubble Contrast Agents: FDA is updating healthcare professionals about recent changes made to the Boxed Warning, Warnings, and Contraindications sections of the prescribing information.
- July 16, 2008: Electronic Medical Devices: FDA informed healthcare professionals of the possibility that x-rays used during CT examinations may cause some implanted and external electronic medical devices to malfunction.
- July 14, 2008: Avastin (bevacizumab): Genentech, Inc. informed healthcare professionals of reports of several cases of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA) in patients with solid tumors receiving Avastin in combination with sunitinib malate.
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National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC).
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