NGC Update Service: May 18, 2015

May 18, 2015 New This Week Guideline Summaries Department of Veterans Affairs VA/DoD clinical practice guideline for the management of chronic kidney disease in primary care. This updates a previously published guideline summary. VA/DoD clinical practice guideline for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This updates a previously published guideline summary. VA/DoD clinical practice guideline for the management of dyslipidemia for cardiovascular risk reduction. This updates a previously published guideline summary. Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Cervical spine collar clearance in the obtunded adult blunt trauma patient: a systematic review and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Withdrawn Summaries AIM Specialty Health Appropriate use criteria: imaging of the abdomen & pelvis. Appropriate use criteria: imaging of the chest. Appropriate use criteria: imaging of the extremities. Appropriate use criteria: imaging of the head & neck. Appropriate use criteria: imaging of the spine. Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement Colorectal cancer screening. Announcements Conference News The Guidelines International Network (G-I-N) 12th annual conference will take place from October 7–10, 2015 in Amsterdam. The theme is "Engaging all stakeholders. Guidelines from a societal perspective." To register and book a pre-conference course, visit the G-I-N Conference Web site. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is excited to announce that its research conference will be held October 4–6, 2015, in Crystal City, VA. The conference will bring authorities in health care research and policy together to participate in sessions focused on addressing today's challenges in improving quality, safety, access and value in health care. Visit the conference home page for more information. The Guidelines International Network North America (G-I-N NA) continues to sponsor a monthly webinar series on topics of interest to the North American guideline community. Information on upcoming webinars, as well as audio files and slides from past webinars, is available on the G-I-N Web site. NGC Spotlight Visit the new Determining Extent Adherence to the IOM Standards in NGC page for information on the Institute of Medicine (IOM) standards for trustworthy guidelines and NGC's planned activities related to those standards. Health Awareness Topics - May 2015 Arthritis Awareness Month (see related guidelines) Hepatitis Awareness Month (see related guidelines) Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month (see related guidelines) National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month (see related guidelines) National Celiac Disease Awareness Month (see related guidelines) National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month (see related guidelines and guideline synthesis) NGC's Sister Resource Look for Quality Measures in AHRQ's National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC).      How satisfied are you with this e-mail bulletin? Give Us Your Feedback Subscriber Services: Change Your Profile | Unsubscribe | Help Stay Connected: Contact Us | Social Media This email was sent to rssproject471@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) · 540 Gaither Road · Rockville, MD 20850 · 301-427-1364

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