What's New This Week
April 27, 2009
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Recommended immunization schedules for persons aged 0 through 18 years: United States, 2009. This updates a previously published guideline summary.
National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health
Bipolar disorder. The management of bipolar disorder in adults, children and adolescents, in primary and secondary care. This updates a previously published guideline summary.
Drug misuse: opioid detoxification.
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
Program in Evidence-based Care
The management of thymoma: guideline recommendations.
Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
University of Michigan Health System
Functional constipation and soiling in children. This updates a previously published guideline summary.
Wisconsin Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
Wisconsin essential diabetes mellitus care guidelines. This updates a previously published guideline summary.
Newly Submitted
- NCP has submitted updated clinical practice guidelines for quality palliative care.
- PEBC has recently released new recommendations on stem cell transplantation in adults.
To view a list of other guidelines in the NGC work queue, please visit our Guidelines In Progress page.
Health Awareness Topics - April 2009
- Alcohol Awareness Month (see related guidelines)
- Cancer Control Month (see the Frequently Requested Search page for various cancer-related topics)
- National Autism Awareness Month (see related guidelines)
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month (see related guidelines)
- STD Awareness Month (see the Frequently Requested Search page for various STD-related topics)
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Conference News
On June 4-5, 2009, the US Cochrane Center Presents a "Stakeholder Summit on Using Quality Systematic Reviews to Inform Evidence-based Guidelines," in Baltimore, Maryland. Join leading evidence-based clinical guideline developers, and hear from experts on the latest methods and practices for systematic review and guideline development. Share successes, pitfalls, current challenges, and future opportunities for evidence-based guidelines. For more information see the US Cochrane Center Conferences and Event page.Hospital-Acquired Conditions
CMS has expanded its list of hospital-acquired conditions in its final rule. According to CMS, use of evidence-based guidelines may help prevent hospital-acquired conditions. The new rule is available in the Federal Register. For more information see NGC's listing of current guidelines on hospital-acquired conditions.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
- April 14, 2009: Ceftriaxone (marketed as Rocephin and generics): FDA notified healthcare professionals of an update to a previous alert that addresses the interaction of ceftriaxone with calcium-containing products. FDA now recommends that ceftriaxone and calcium-containing products may be used concomitantly in patients >28 days of age.
- April 8, 2009: Raptiva (efalizumab): Withdrawn from U.S. market: Genentech and FDA notified healthcare professionals of the voluntary, phased withdrawal of Raptiva, a medication for treatment of psoriasis, from the U.S. market due to a potential risk to patients of developing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). By June 8, 2009, Raptiva will no longer be available in the United States.
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