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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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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
A Systematic Literature Review (SLR) was conducted to inform the development of the Perinatal Clinical Practice Guidelines.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Perinatal mental health questionnaires
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A key focus of beyondblue's beyond babyblues program is to support and advise health professionals on best practice surrounding mental health disorders
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Find Cancer Council's high quality, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis and management of cancer.
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Australias first clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of perinatal mental health disorders were developed by beyondblue.
Read more on COPE - Centre of Perinatal Excellence 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.
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The details of promotion resource - Clinical practice guidelines for the psychosocial care of adults with cancer
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The details of promotion resource - Clinical practice guidelines: depression in adolescents and young adults
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Professions allied to medicine, such as nurses, midwives and dietiticians, can effectively incorporate clinical guidelines to improve patient care
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These guidelines have been developed to assist in the safe and effective provision of buprenorphine treatment in Australia.
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Consumer involvement in the development of healthcare policy and research, clinical practice guidelines and information for patients
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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.
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