November 1998
News
GPs prefer evidence
based guidelines
Guidance launched
on steroid-induced osteoporosis
Editorial
NICE
to lead national guideline development
Clive Jackson, Director of the National Prescribing Centre
Personal View
Time
to tackle steroid-induced osteoporosis
Dr Charles Sears welcomes new guidelines on the prevention
and management of corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis
Guideline Development
Chronic
heart failure patients have a right to effective therapy
Drs Andrew Clark and John Cleland advocate widespread uptake
of the new ESC guidelines to give patients with CHF the benefits of best practice
Guideline Development
Developing
patient-centred guidelines for rheumatoid arthritis
Marianne Rigge, Director of the College of Health, describes
an innovative project to develop guidelines that are firmly centred on patients'
experiences
IT Developments
Accessing
guidelines on the NHSnet via 'The Doctor's Desk'
Drs Adrian Brown and Simon de Lusignan explain how GPs will
be able to search for evidence-based medicine and guidelines from The Doctor's
Desk
Audit
Framingham
risk scores help target primary prevention
Dr David Archer explains how the new Framingham Risk Score
guidelines have improved his practice's understanding of the use of statins
Guideline Evaluation
Developing
nurse-led guidelines for the care of the elderly
Professor Joy Townsend describes the setting up and evaluation
of the COPE Project to improve primary care for the over-75s
Top Tips
Teamwork
is essential in implementing guidelines
Dr Patricia Donald, Guideline Coordinator, Royal College
of General Practitioners, Edinburgh
Letters
Guidelines
cannot cover all clinical situations
Guidelines in Practice welcomes letters, if would you like
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Questions & Answers
Your problems
solved
Our editorial board answer your questions on tracking down
guidelines and using guidelines from other countries
Out Of Hours
Guidelines
that matter – spotting a bogus doctor
Dr Phil Hammond, GP, lecturer and presenter of BBC2's Trust
Me, I'm a Doctor
Front cover picture: Alfred Pasieka/Science Photo Library
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