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Clinical guidelines bring together the best available evidence to underpin recommendations and practices for the prevention and treatment of disease, as well as best healthcare practices.
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Last reviewed: July 2016
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In Australia there are currently no nationally recognised clinical guidelines for the screening and diagnosis of FASD. However, the Australian FASD Collaboration has developed a national diagnostic instrument for FASD. It is hoped that this will be tested in 2013-14. As part of this process clinical guidelines will be developed for its use. For more information about diagnosis in Australia go to What is FASD?
Read more on NOFASD - National Organisation for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder website
Best Practice Guidelines The following best-practice guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis and management of diabetes that have been developed for health professionals by medical experts and researchers
Read more on Diabetes Australia website
Information for health professionals about children's cancer, clinical practice guidelines, how to talk to children with cancer and their families, immunisation, professional development and more.
Read more on Cancer Australia website
Read more on NHMRC – National Health and Medical Research Council website
Read more on NHMRC – National Health and Medical Research Council website
A clinical practice guideline developed by Cancer Australia* ISBN: 978-1-74127-169-0 Cancer Australia 2011 * In July 2011, National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC) amalgamated with Cancer Australia to form a single national agency, Cancer Australia, to provide leadership in cancer control and improve outcomes for Australians affected by cancer.
Read more on Cancer Australia website
KHA-CARI GuidelinesThe Kidney Health Australia Caring for Australasians with Renal Impairment (KHA-CARI) Guidelines are an evidence-based projectthat beganin 1999. The project seeks to improve the quality of care and
Read more on Kidney Health Australia website
Current FASD projects
Read more on NOFASD - National Organisation for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder website
The Clinical Practice Points on the Diagnosis, Assessment and Management of ADHD in Children and Adolescents (the CPPs) aim to provide clarity to clinicians on one of the most controversial areas in ADHD - the use of medication, in particular stimulants, in managing children and adolescents with ADHD symptoms. The CPPs also discuss psychological and educational strategies as other management options for some children/adolescents.
Read more on NHMRC – National Health and Medical Research Council website
This guideline includes statements and recommendations based on available, high-level evidence about the use of sentinel node biopsy in women with early (operable) breast cancer. The guideline aims to provide health professionals with information to assist in making management recommendations for improved patient outcomes. NBOCC* also develops information specifically for consumers about early breast cancer diagnosis and treatment options. A clinical practice guideline developed by National Breast And Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC)*
Read more on Cancer Australia website
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Find Cancer Council's high quality, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis and management of cancer.
Read more on Cancer Council Australia website
NSW Rural Paediatric Emergency Clinical Guidelines Second Edition , Emergency Clinical Practice Guidelines to be used by Paediatric Advanced Clinical Nurses for initial treatment of infants and children presenting to emergency departments in rural areas. This Guideline, GL2014_007 replaces PD2011_047.
Read more on NSW Health website
Professions allied to medicine, such as nurses, midwives and dietiticians, can effectively incorporate clinical guidelines to improve patient care
Read more on Cochrane (Australasian Centre) website
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These guidelines have been developed to assist in the safe and effective provision of buprenorphine treatment in Australia.
Read more on Department of Health website
Consumer involvement in the development of healthcare policy and research, clinical practice guidelines and information for patients
Read more on Cochrane (Australasian Centre) website
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental illness that can make it difficult for people to feel safe in their relationships with other people, to have healthy thoughts and beliefs about themselves, and to control their emotions and impulses.
Read more on NHMRC – National Health and Medical Research Council website
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults, Adolescents and Children in Australia
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A summary of the Clinical Practice Guidelines: Depression in adolescents and young adults
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Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health is the world’s leading research and knowledge translation organisation focusing on mental ill-health in young people.
Read more on Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health website
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