In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and nine other leading medical associations, updated recommendations are presented for ...

Suggested Citation: "1 Introduction." Institute of Medicine. 2011. Clinical Practice Guidelines We Can Trust. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13058. Nationally and around ...

Over the past 20 years, courts have clarified that clinical practice guidelines are helpful but not definitive standards of care. They can be used by experts as part of their reasoning but are not ...

Guidelines sound like common sense—complex diseases present a host of complicating factors, and guidelines aid providers in readily navigating those factors to provide optimal treatment. But reality ...

Guidelines on the use of biologic drugs in patients with psoriasis were mostly seen as having medium-to-high quality; however, investigators said that more work needs to be done to ensure ...

The world of clinical practice guidelines is a mess. Regardless of what medical field you look at — oncology, cardiology, urology — looking at guidelines recommending treatment developed for different ...

Registered clinical exercise physiologists (CEPs) are recognised healthcare professionals in the UK and are registered through the Academy of Healthcare Science (AHCS). Their practice is guided by the ...

Understand the importance of targeted assays in personalised medicine and how early decisions shape clinical outcomes.

Correspondence to Dr Roula Kotsifaki, Rehabilitation Department, Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar; argyro.kotsifaki{at}aspetar.com This guideline was developed to inform ...