NGC Update Service: March 19, 2012

NGC Update Service: March 19, 2012

   March 19, 2012       SNap(R) Group

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March 19, 2012 New This Week Guideline Synthesis Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric Bronchiolitis Update: Includes revised recommendations from CCHMC. Guideline Summaries British Committee for Standards in Haematology Guidelines on oral anticoagulation with warfarin - fourth edition. This updates a previously published guideline summary. European Association of Urology Guidelines on lasers and technologies. Guidelines on male infertility. Guidelines on the treatment of non-neurogenic male LUTS. Guidelines on upper urinary tract urothelial cell carcinomas. National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's Health Autism. Recognition, referral and diagnosis of children and young people on the autism spectrum. National Heart Foundation of Australia Guidelines for the prevention, detection and management of chronic heart failure in Australia. This updates a previously published guideline summary. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Colonoscopic surveillance for prevention of colorectal cancer in people with ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease or adenomas. Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (1) Prevention of falls and fall injuries in the older adult. (2) Prevention of falls and fall injuries in the older adult 2011 supplement. This is an addendum to a previously published guideline summary. (1) Promoting continence using prompted voiding. (2) Promoting continence using prompted voiding 2011 supplement. This is an addendum to a previously published guideline summary. (1) Risk assessment & prevention of pressure ulcers. (2) Risk assessment & prevention of pressure ulcers 2011 supplement. This is an addendum to a previously published guideline summary. (1) Stroke assessment across the continuum of care. (2) Stroke assessment across the continuum of care 2011 supplement. This is an addendum to a previously published guideline summary. End of life care during the last days and hours. Strategies to support self-management in chronic conditions: collaboration with clients. Announcements Health Awareness Topics - March 2012 National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month (see related guidelines and guideline synthesis) National Endometriosis Awareness Month (see related guidelines) National Nutrition Month (see related guidelines) Save Your Vision Month (see related guidelines) NGC Spotlight Visit the revised Hospital-Acquired Conditions page for evidence-based resources available on the NGC Web site to assist users in the prevention of the CMS-identified hospital-acquired conditions. G-I-N North America Webinar G-I-N North America is offering a free Webinar on March 29, 2012 at 1 pm (Pacific)/4 pm (Eastern) on the topic: AHRQ and NGC Approach to Addressing the IOM Standards: Implications for the North American Guideline Development Community. Vivian Coates, Project Director of the National Guideline Clearinghouse/National Quality Measures Clearinghouse and Vice President of ECRI Institute, and Jean Slutsky, Director of the Center for Outcomes and Evidence at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, will discuss their phased approach to the IOM Standards for Trustworthy Guidelines. They are also interested in feedback from members of the North American guideline community on how to best meet their needs as end users of the NGC. For more information contact: gladys.i.tom@kp.org, 1-510-414-7760, or 1-925-980-5951. Conference News The Guidelines International Network (G-I-N) Conference 2012, will be held August 22-25, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Registration is now open. NGC's Sister Resources Find Innovations and QualityTools classified by disease or clinical category, patient population, setting of care, stage of care, and more in AHRQ's Health Care Innovations Exchange Web site. Look for Quality Measures in AHRQ's National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC).