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Guide to Guidelines

ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

Allergic rhinitis

Allergic rhinitis and the patient with asthma National Asthma Council
Making decisions about tests and treatments: principles for better communication NHMRC

Anaphylaxis

(see emergency)

Latex allergy

Management of latex-allergic individuals Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy

Milk allergy

Guidelines for the use of infant formulas to treat cow’s milk protein allergy: an Australian consensus panel opinion
Cow’s milk (dairy) allergy Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy

Prevention

Position statement: summary of allergy prevention in children Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy

Urticaria

Urticaria Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy

ANDROLOGY

Clinical practice guidelines: evidence-based information and recommendations for the management of localised prostate cancer NHMRC
Adulthood: Examination of male genitals and secondary sexual characteristics Andrology Australia
Childhood and adolescence: Examination of male genitals and secondary sexual characteristics Andrology Australia
The early detection of prostate cancer in general practice Andrology Australia
Erectile Dysfunction Andrology Australia

ANTIBIOTICS

Therapeutic Guidelines: Antibiotic version 13 (users must subscribe)
Judicious antibiotics use – prescribing practice review 46 National Prescribing Service

ARTHRITIS

Therapeutic Guidelines: Rheumatology version 1 (users must subscribe).
Prevention, treatment and self-management of arthritic and musculoskeletal conditions Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Optimising safe and effective use of analgesics in musculoskeletal pain National Prescribing Service

CARDIOLOGY

Therapeutic Guidelines: Cardiovascular version 5 (users must subscribe)

Acute cardiovascular disease

Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes Acute Coronary Syndrome Guidelines Working Group
Diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Australia Heart Foundation and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand

Chronic cardiovascular disease

Physical activity recommendations for people with cardiovascular disease (2006) Heart Foundation

Hypertension

Ambulatory blood pressuring monitoring 2002 – position statement Heart Foundation
Guide to management of hypertension 2008. Assessing and managing raised blood pressure in adults updated August 2009. Heart Foundation

Prevention

Aspirin for cardiovascular disease prevention Heart Foundation
Prevention of cardiovascular disease: an evidence-based clinical aid Practical Implementation Taskforce for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
“Stress” and coronary heart disease: psychosocial risk factors Heart Foundation position statement update
Reducing Risk in Heart Disease - Full Guidelines (updated 2008) Heart Foundation
CSANZ Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of familial hypercholesterolaemia 2009 Heart Foundation
CSANZ Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of familial long QT syndrome 2009
CSANZ Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of Marfan syndrome 2009

Stroke

Clinical guidelines for stroke rehabilitation and recovery NHMRC
Clinical guidelines for acute stroke management Stroke Foundation
Clinical guidelines for acute stroke management updated July 2008
Guidelines for the Assessment of Absolute Cardiovascular Disease Risk National Vascular Disease Prevention Alliance
Clinical Guidelines for Stroke and TIA Management (General Practice) National Stroke Foundation

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME

Chronic fatigue syndrome clinical practice guidelines Royal Australasian College of Physicians
ME/CFS guidelines: management guidelines for general practitioners

DERMATOLOGY

Therapeutic Guidelines: Dermatology version 2 (users must subscribe)
Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand 2008 NHMRC
Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma (and related lesions) - a Guide to Clinical Management in Australia November 2008) Cancer Council Australia
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Melanoma in Australia and New ZealandOcular and Periocular Melanoma: Supplementary Document. NHMRC

DRIVING

Assessing fitness to drive Austroads

DRUGS AND ALCOHOL

Alcohol

Australian alcohol guidelines Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Alcohol and cancer The Cancer Council New South Wales
Australian guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol NHMRC

Drugs

Benzodiazepines: Guidelines RACGP
National clinical guidelines for the management of drug use during pregnancy, birth and the early development years of the newborn NSW Department of Health
Management of patients with psychostimulant use problems. Guidelines for general practitioners Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Treatment options for heroin and other opioid dependency: a guide for frontline workers Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

Smoking

Smoking Cessation Guidelines for Australian General Practice Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

EMERGENCY

Anaphylaxis

Anaphylaxis – first aid management The Australian Resuscitation Council
Action plan for anaphylaxis General Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
Action plan for anaphylaxis (generic) Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
Guidelines for EpiPen prescription Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
Adrenaline autoinjector (EpiPen) for acute allergic anaphylaxis National Prescribing Service

Asthma

Asthma Management Handbook 2006 National Asthma Council Australia
First Aid for Asthma The Australian Resuscitation Council

Snakebite

Australian Snakebite Guide

ENDOCRINOLOGY

Therapeutic Guidelines: Endocrinology version 3

Diabetes

Diabetes Management in General Practice RACGP
Clinical practice guidelines: type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents NHMRC
National evidence-based guidelines for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus NHMRC
Gestational diabetes mellitus – management guidelines Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society
Consensus statement on diabetes control in preparation for pregnancy National Diabetes in Pregnancy Advisory Committee
The Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society consensus guidelines for the management of type 1 and type 2 in relation to pregnancy
Diabetes, psychotic disorders and antipsychotic therapy: a consensus statement Consensus Working Group
The Australian clinical practice guidelines on the management of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents Australian Paediatric Endocrine Group, Children’s Hospital at Westmead
Guidelines for the management of diabetic retinopathy

Osteoporosis

Vitamin D and adult bone health in Australia and New Zealand: a position statement Working Group of the Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society, Endocrine Society of Australia and Osteoporosis Australia
Calcium, vitamin D and osteoporosis: a guide for GPs Osteoporosis Australia
Prevent the next fracture Osteoporosis Australia
Biophosphonates and osteonecrosis of the jaw Osteoporosis Australia
Guidelines for the management of postmenopausal osteoporosis Osteoporosis Australia
Preventing osteoporosis: outcomes of the Australian fracture prevention summit Osteoporosis Australia and the National Prescribing Service
Exercise and Fracture prevention

GASTROENTEROLOGY

Therapeutic Guidelines: Gastrointestinal version 4 (users must subscribe)

Cancer

Clinical practice guidelines for the prevention, early detection and management of colorectal cancer NHMRC
Guidelines for the prevention, early detection and management of colorectal cancer: a guide for GPs, 3rd edition [NOTE: this last is new, replacing 2nd edition in last book] The Cancer Council Australia
Early detection, screening and surveillance for bowel cancer 3rd edition Gastroenterological Society of Australia
Familial aspects of bowel cancer: a guide for health professionals, 2nd edition The Cancer Council Australia
Guidelines for the prevention, early detection and management of colorectal cancer: a guide for GPs, 2nd edition The Cancer Council Australia
Early detection, screening and surveillance for bowel cancer 3rd edition Gastroenterological Society of Australia

Coeliac disease

Testing and treatment of coeliac disease 4th edition Gastroenterological Society of Australia

Dyspepsia

Proton pump inhibitors National Prescribing Service

Irritable bowel syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome 2nd Edition Gastroenterological Society of Australia

GERIATRIC MEDICINE

Care of patients with dementia RACGP
Evidence-based guidelines for fixing broken hips: an update
Guidelines for a palliative care approach in residential aged care NHMRC
Medical care of older persons in residential aged care facilities (The Silver Book) RACGP
Pain in residential aged care facilities: management strategies The Australian Pain Society

HAEMATOLOGY

Guidelines for blood grouping and antibody screening in the antenatal and perinatal setting 3rd edition [NOTE: change from 2nd edition in last volume] Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion
Low molecular weight heparin guidelines The Royal Women’s Hospital
Warfarin reversal: consensus guidelines, on behalf of the Australasian Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis The Warfarin Reversal Consensus Group
Warfarin Guidelines

IMMUNISATION

Australian Immunisation Handbook NHMRC

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Flu

Interim national pandemic influenza clinical guidelines 2006

Hepatitis C

Sexually transmitted infections (general)

Australasian contact tracing manual Australasian Society for HIV Medicine
Diagnosis and management of STDs (including HIV infection) STD Services, Royal Adelaide Hospital
General guidelines and regulations Victorian State Government, Department of Human Services
Sexually transmitted infections: new diagnostic approaches and treatments
Sexually transmitted infection testing guidelines for men who have sex with men
National management guidelines for sexually transmissible infections

MENTAL HEALTH

Anxiety

Summary of guideline for the treatment of panic disorder and agoraphobia Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP)
Benzodiazepines RACGP

Bipolar disorder

Summary of guideline for the treatment of bipolar disorder RANZCP

Depression

Clinical guidance on the use of antidepressant medications in children and adolescents RACGP
Treating depression: the beyondblue guidelines for treating depression in primary care beyondblue
Summary of guideline for the treatment of depression RANZCP
Consensus guidelines for assessment and management of depression in the elderly NSW Health

Eating disorders

Summary Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guideline for the management of anorexia nervosaRANZCP

Psychoses

Therapeutic Guidelines: Psychotropic version 6(users must subscribe)
Diabetes, psychotic disorders and antipsychotic therapy: a consensus statement Consensus Working Group
Summary Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guideline for the treatment of schizophrenia RANZCP

Self-harm

Summary Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guideline for the treatment of adult deliberate self harm RANZCP

NEUROLOGY

Therapeutic guidelines: Neurology version 3 (users must subscribe)

NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Dietary guidelines for Australian adults NHMRC
Dietary guidelines for children and adolescents in Australia NHMRC
Nutrient reference values for Australia and New Zealand including recommended dietary intakes NHMRC
Overweight and obesity in adults: a guide for general practitioners NHMRC
Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: a guide for general practitioners NHMRC
Physical activity in patients with cardiovascular disease: management algorithm and information for general practice Heart Foundation
National Heart Foundation of Australia physical activity recommendations for people with cardiovascular disease Heart Foundation

OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

Cervical cancer/pap smears

National guidelines for notifying women of their Pap smear results Commonwealth Cervical Screening Program
Pap smears after hysterectomy RANZCOG
Screening for the prevention of cervical cancer RANZCOG
Screening to prevent cervical cancer: guidelines for the management of asymptomatic women with screen-detected abnormalities NHMRC
Policy for screening women vaccinated against HPV

Contraception

Emergency contraception RANZCOG
Consensus statement: Menstrual and Contraceptive Management in women with an intellectual disability The Australian Society of Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology
Sterilisation procedures for women with an intellectual disability RANZCOG
Implanon RACGP

Gynaecology

Endometriosis: management guidelines The Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne
Investigation of intermenstrual and postcoital bleeding RANZCOG

Menopause

Hormone replacement therapy: a summary of the evidence for general practitioners and other health professionals NHMRC
Management of the menopause after breast cancer RANZCOG

Ovarian cancer

Assessment of symptoms that may be ovarian cancer: a guide for GPs National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre
Clinical practice guidelines for the management of women with epithelial ovarian cancer NHMRC
Population screening and early detection of ovarian cancer in asymptomatic women - NBOCC Position statement

Pregnancy

Antenatal screening tests Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
Prenatal screening for trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome), trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome) and neural tube defects RANZCOG
Guidelines for the use of Rh(D) Immunoglobulin (Anti-D) in obstetrics in Australia RANZCOG
Diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus RANZCOG
Consensus guidelines for the management of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in relation to pregnancy Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society
Gestational diabetes mellitus – management guidelines Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society
Guidelines on the prophylactic use of RhD immunoglobulin (antiD) in obstetrics National Blood Authority
Herpes simplex in pregnancy Australian Herpes Management Forum
Intrapartum foetal surveillance: clinical guidelines RANZCOG
National clinical guidelines for the management of drug use during pregnancy, birth and the early developmental years of the newborn NSW Health/Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy
Pregnancy in sport Australian Sports Commission
Screening and treatment for group B streptococcus in pregnancy RANZCOG

Termination of pregnancy

Mifepristone for the medical termination of pregnancy RANZCOG
Termination of pregnancy RANZCOG
Termination of pregnancy: a resource for health professionals RANZCOG

ONCOLOGY

Bowel cancer

Familial aspects of bowel cancer: a guide for health professionals, 2nd edition The Cancer Council Australia
Guidelines for the prevention, early detection and management of colorectal cancer: a guide for GPs, 2nd edition The Cancer Council Australia

Breast cancer

Breast imaging – a guide for practice National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre
Clinical practice guidelines for the management of women with advanced breast cancer NHMRC
Clinical practice guidelines for the management and support of younger women with breast cancer NHMRC
The management of advanced breast cancer National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre

Lung cancer

Clinical practice guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis and management of lung cancer NHMRC
Assessment and management of lung cancer – evidence based guidelines: a guide for general practitioners The Cancer Council Australia

Lymphoma

Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of lymphoma

Ovarian cancer

Assessment of symptoms that may be ovarian cancer: a guide for GPs National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre

Skin cancer

Clinical practice guidelines: the management of cutaneous melanoma NHMRC
Clinical practice guidelines: non-melanoma skin cancer: guidelines for treatment and management in Australia NHMRC

PATHOLOGY

Manual of use and interpretation of pathology tests, 4th edition (can be purchased online) Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Guidelines for preventive activities in general practice (The Red Book) RACGP
National guide to a preventive assessment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples RACGP
Putting prevention into practice (The Green Book) RACGP
SNAP: a population health guide to behavioural risk factors in general practice RACGP

RENAL MEDICINE

Chronic kidney disease and automatic reporting of estimated glomerular filtration rate: a position statement The Australasian Creatinine Consensus Working Group

RESPIRATORY

Therapeutic guidelines: Respiratory version 3 (users must subscribe)