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Volume 12 Issue 5 - May 2009

  Colour Key:
  NICE or Department of Health guideline
  SIGN guideline
  Independent professional body guideline
  Working party guideline
  Other articles
Guidelines in Practice - May 2009 cover
  Editorial
  GPs need to start collating evidence for revalidation now
  News
  Advice on glaucoma care published
  Guideline on gastroenteritis in children launched by NICE
  Personal View
  NICE updates guidance on treatment of influenza
  Dr Richard Lawson outlines the criteria for the use of the antiviral agents, oseltamivir and zanamivir, in patients with influenza
  New Guideline
  NICE guideline aims to improve diagnosis and management of FH
  Dr Mary Seed explains how familial hypercholesterolaemia is an under-recognised condition that can be managed effectively with pharmacotherapy and lifestyle modification
  New Guidance Summaries
  Guidance published by NICE in April 2009
  New Guideline
  GPs have an important role in the recognition and prevention of ASPD
  Professor Conor Duggan summarises the duties of primary care in relation to the NICE guideline on the prevention and management of antisocial personality disorder
  Personal View
  Early diagnosis of RA can lead to improved outcomes
  The NICE guideline on rheumatoid arthritis highlights the importance of referral if synovitis is suspected, says Dr Elspeth Wise
  Guideline Revisited
  Allergic rhinitis can be effectively managed in primary care
  Professor Aziz Sheikh and Dr Sangeeta Dhami discuss the problems surrounding the underdiagnosis of this common allergic condition and the role of the GP in its management
  Out of Hours
  Does art have a role to play in healthcare?
  Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and sessional GP in Bristol