clinical guidelines
‘Living’ guidelines go live
Pharmacists comprise part of the taskforce behind newly released guidelines updated in near real time, to help Australian clinicians deliver best care during COVID-19 crisis A coalition of peak Australian …
Which conditions are treated most in line with CPGs?
Australian children receive care within clinical practice guideline recommendations on average 60% of the time, new research has found But there is considerable variation in adherence to guidelines by clinical …
Celebrating the “silver anniversary” of evidence-based medicine
The Lancet commemorates evidence-based medicine a quarter century on Evidence-based medicine (EBM) started as a movement in the early 1990s, in order to evaluate and in turn acquire a better …
Recognising iron deficiency
In Australia, iron deficiency affects about 10% of young women and also affects a significant proportion of preschool children It is also estimated to be highly prevalent in indigenous communities, …