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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
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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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
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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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What Is Sepsis? Sepsis is a huge healthcare problem world-wide with millions of people diagnosed every year. Sepsis and septic shock have a mortality rat...
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A complete guide to wound care healing, assessment, selecting dressings for various wound types and an overview of the wound healing process - for nurses.
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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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