Guidelines in Practice contents: March 2002
Contents – March 2002
News
New study finds
no evidence to link MMR vaccine with autism
Cough medicines
are of little benefit
Editorial
SIGN
keen to collaborate with key guideline partners
Professor Gordon Lowe, Chairman, SIGN
In Reply
Hidden
variables may be key to diabetes control
More intensive measuring
and monitoring may have the opposite effect to the one desired, argues GP Emyr
Gravell
Guideline Development
BTS
updates guidelines on community acquired pneumonia
The revised BTS guidelines offer much-needed
advice to help GPs achieve optimal management of community acquired pneumonia,
explains Dr Peter Saul
Beacon Awards
Setting
up a Citizens Advice Bureau in general practice
Carole Sharrock reports on
a successful scheme to establish an advice service run by CAB staff in GPs'
surgeries in deprived areas of the north-west of England
Tackling
the NSF for coronary heart disease
Koon Lan Chan and Dr Hugh Reeve describe how
one PCT has met the challenge of achieving national standards for the treatment
of coronary heart disease
Focus on CME
Guidelines in Practice
CME questions: 7
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Guidelines in Practice Awards 2002
The
Guidelines in Practice Awards 2002: call for entries
Our annual Awards reward
excellence in primary and shared care initiatives relating to national guidance
in the NHS. For a chance to win £3000 click here to download an entry form
Patient Group Directions
Drawing
up a patient group direction for hepatitis A vaccine
Hepatitis A is endemic throughout the world
and hyperendemic where sanitation is poor.
Electronic Communication
How
secure is your computer system?
Dr Nigel Watson explains how you can protect
the computers in your practice from viruses, worms and Trojan horses
Medico-legal issues in practice
How
to ensure that consent is informed
A patient's right to choose whether or not
to undergo treatment must be respected even
Audit
Lithium
monitoring audit highlights need for regular review
Dr Jill Murie reports on a lithium audit that
has brought real benefit to patients not only by monitoring dose levels, but
by seeking their views on care as well
Notes for Authors
Writing for
Guidelines in Practice : instructions for authors
Key Organisations
The
NCC for Women's and Children's Health
Jane Thomas, Director, National Collaborating
Centre for Women's and Children's Health
e Guidelines
e Guidelines
update
Guidelines in Practice , Guidelines ,
the CLIP database and related information online at www.eguidelines.co.uk
NICE Referral Guide
NICE
referral advice: 3. Atopic eczema in children
NICE Referral Guide
NICE referral
summaries
WHO Patient Guideline
WHO
Guide to Mental Health
Interactive summary cards for use with patients
Out of Hours
Guidelines
for advertising professional services
Dr Phil Hammond, GP and broadcaster
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