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Volume 11 Issue 5 - May 2008

  Colour Key:
  NICE or Department of Health guideline
  SIGN guideline
  Independent professional body guideline
  Working party guideline
  Other articles
Guidelines in Practice - May 2008 cover
  Editorial
  New CPD questions launched in Guidelines in Practice
   
  Editorial
  Did the intensive arm of the ACCORD trial aim too low?
   
  Guidelines in Practice Asthma Award 2007
  Pharmacist-led asthma clinic wins Guidelines in Practice Award
  News
  Infliximab is not recommended for use in subacute ulcerative colitis
  Personal View
  New guideline will help GPs to diagnose IBS
  Implementation of NICE guidance will aid recognition of irritable bowel syndrome and improve care, says Dr Richard Stevens
   
  Personal View
  Stepped care is focus of new guideline on osteoarthritis
  Dr Ian Bernstein discusses new osteoarthritis guidance from NICE, which promotes management and care around core therapies
   
  Guideline Revisited
  SIGN advice on angina care is reinforced by recent evidence
  Dr Alan Begg assesses the status of the stable angina guideline from SIGN one year on and discusses its continued relevance for GPs in light of more recent studies
   
  Guideline Implementation
  Better management of osteoporosis patients is needed in primary care
  Dr Alun Cooper discusses how fracture liaison services, funded through practice-based commissioning, can be used to improve osteoporosis care and treatment compliance
   
  CPD
  Participation in CPD will improve patient care
  Dr Honor Merriman highlights the importance of continuing professional development and what resources are available for GPs
   
  Out of Hours
  Online rating will allow for increased patient feedback
  Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and sessional GP in Bristol