Guide to Guidelines

Table of Contents:

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

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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
• The early detection of prostate cancer in general practice Andrology Australia

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ANTIBIOTICS

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

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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

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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

Chronic cardiovascular disease

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

Hypertension

• Ambulatory blood pressuring monitoring 2002 – position statement 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
• CSANZ Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of familial long QT syndrome 2009

Stroke

• 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

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CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME

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

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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 Zealand - Ocular and Periocular Melanoma: Supplementary Document NHMRC

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DRIVING

• Assessing fitness to drive Austroads

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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

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EMERGENCY

Anaphylaxis

• Action plan for anaphylaxis General Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
• Action plan for anaphylaxis Personal 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

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ENDOCRINOLOGY

• Therapeutic Guidelines: Endocrinology version 3

Diabetes

• Diabetes Management in General Practice RACGP
• NHMRC
• National evidence-based guidelines for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus NHMRC
• 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
• Preventing osteoporosis: outcomes of the Australian fracture prevention summit Osteoporosis Australia and the National Prescribing Service

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GASTROENTEROLOGY

• Therapeutic Guidelines: Gastrointestinal version 4 (users must subscribe)

Cancer

• 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
• 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

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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 strategiesThe Australian Pain Society

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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

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IMMUNISATION

• Australian Immunisation Handbook NHMRC

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INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Flu

• Interim national pandemic influenza clinical guidelines 2006

Hepatitis C

• Hepatitis C Guidelines RACGP
• Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

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

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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 nervosa RANZCP

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 management of adult deliberate self harm RANZCP

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NEUROLOGY

• Therapeutic guidelines: Neurology version 3 (users must subscribe)

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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
• National Heart Foundation of Australia physical activity recommendations for people with cardiovascular disease Heart Foundation

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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
• Evaluation of vaginal 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
• Australian Herpes Management Forum Herpes simplex in pregnancy
• Intrapartum fetal 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

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ONCOLOGY

Bowel cancer

• 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 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

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ORAL AND DENTAL

• Therapeutic Guidelines: Oral and Dental (users must subscribe)

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OSTEOPOROSIS

(See endocrinology)

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PAEDIATRICS

• Clinical Practice Guidelines Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne
• Cough in children: definitions and clinical evaluation. Position statement of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
• Therapeutic Guidelines: Developmental Disability version 2 (users must subscribe)

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PAIN MANAGEMENT

• Evidence-based management of musculoskeletal pain NHMRC
• Management of chronic low back pain
• Therapeutic Guidelines: Analgesic version 5 (users must subscribe)

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PALLIATIVE CARE

• Therapeutic Guidelines: Palliative Care version 2 (users must subscribe)

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PATHOLOGY

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

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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

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RENAL MEDICINE

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

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RESPIRATORY

• Therapeutic guidelines: Respiratory version 3 (users must subscribe)

Asthma

• Asthma management handbook National Asthma Council Australia
• Draft guidelines for the emergency treatment of asthma RACGP
• Cough in children: definitions and clinical evaluation. Position statement of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
• The role of corticosteroids in the management of childhood asthma Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand

COPD

• Pulmonary rehabilitation toolkit Australian Lung Foundation and the Australian Physiotherapy Association

Oxygen

• Adult domiciliary oxygen therapy. Position statement of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand

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TRAVEL

• Traveller’s health: Yellow Book Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Tuberculosis: air travel for patients with TB – guidelines for GPs Victorian Government Health Information

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UROLOGY

• Early detection of prostate cancer Andrology Australia
• Spina bifida continence management RACGP

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VIOLENCE

• Family violence publications RACGP
• Intimate partner abuse RACGP

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