May 12, 2008
The following new/updated information was posted to the NGC Web site the week of May 12, 2008.
Program in Evidence-based Care
Chemotherapy or radiotherapy for resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma: clinical practice guidelines.
The management of depression in cancer patients: a clinical practice guideline.
The role of Bevacizumab (Avastin®) combined with chemotherapy in the treatment of patients with advanced colorectal cancer: a clinical practice guideline. This updates a previously published guideline summary.
The use of gabapentin and tricyclic antidepressants in the treatment of neuropathic pain in cancer patients: a clinical practice guideline.
The use of prophylactic anticonvulsants in patients with brain tumours: a clinical practice guideline.
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Use of ultrasound for the diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis in asymptomatic inpatients: A recommendation statement from the University of Pennsylvania Health System Center for Evidence-based Practice.
Washington State Agency Medical Directors' Group
Interagency guideline on opioid dosing for chronic non-cancer pain: an educational pilot to improve care and safety with opioid treatment.
Newly Submitted
To view a list of other guidelines in the NGC work queue, please visit our
Guidelines In Progress page.
Health Awareness Topics - May 2008
NGC Spotlight
A listing of AHRQ's
Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) reports is available on the NGC Web site. The following reports have recently been added:
- Diabetes Education for Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Their Families
- Outcomes of Maternal Weight Gain
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.
- 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
- May 1, 2008: Enbrel (etanercept): Revisions to prescribing information including a BOXED WARNING about infections. The ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the label was updated to include information regarding global clinical studies and the rate of occurrence of tuberculosis in patients treated with Enbrel.
NGC's Sister Resources
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QualityTools classified by disease or clinical category, patient population, stage of care, setting of care, and more in AHRQ's
Health Care Innovations Exchange Web site.
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National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC).
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