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- Rheumatoid arthritis: the management of rheumatoid arthritis in adults
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Guidelines in Practice articles
- Osteoporosis is a new domain in the GMS contract for 2012/13
- NICE updates its guidance on treatment options for RA
- A multidisciplinary team is vital in the care of hip fracture patients
- Early GP referral is vital to improvement of outcomes in RA
- FRAX tool improves fracture prediction for osteoporosis
- BSR and BHPR update eligibility criteria for first biological therapy in RA
- Guidance provides more choice on treatments for RA
- Patient education is an important aspect of managing OA
- NICE recommends early referral for suspected RA
- Most patients with OA will need multiple treatment modalities
- Early interventions are key in managing patients with back pain
- Low back pain: individual needs must be considered
- The GP has a key role in referring patients with suspected RA
- Early diagnosis of RA can lead to improved outcomes
- Secondary prevention of fractures addressed by NICE
- NICE recommends therapies for osteoporosis prevention
- Concordance is critical in patients with osteoporosis
- New guideline covers care for all patients with osteoporosis
- New osteoarthritis guideline offers core treatment advice
- Stepped care is focus of new guideline on osteoarthritis
- Better management of osteoporosis patients is needed in primary care
- Acid-suppressing drugs may increase risk of osteoporotic fractures
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease can be effectively managed in primary care
- NICE publishes guidance on use of rituximab for RA
- The role of GPs in the management of osteoporosis is crucial
- NICE issues guidance on prescription of adalimumab
- Women will benefit from osteoporosis guideline recommendations
- The BSR promotes early referral for rheumatoid arthritis
- GPs are still lacking decent guidance for diagnosing RA
- Osteoporosis guidance will aid secondary prevention
- Practice aims to prevent osteoporosis in patients on long-term steroids
- A soft tissue and joint injection clinic can help maximise your income
- Audit tool raises awareness of bone-protective therapy
- SIGN notes for discussion with patients: 15. Management of osteoporosis
- SIGN notes for discussion with patients
- SIGN osteoporosis guideline targets those most at risk
- SIGN guideline will improve osteoporosis management
- Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis guidelines reflect latest evidence
- Protecting patients at risk of steroid-induced osteoporosis
- SIGN notes for discussion with patients: 4. Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Musculoskeletal triage system improves primary care services
- NICE referral advice: 6. Osteoarthritis of the knee
- Screening for patients at risk of osteoporosis in primary care
- NICE referral advice: 5. Osteoarthritis of the hip
- Hip fractures: combating the silent epidemic
- Selecting effective treatments for knee osteoarthritis
- GP strategy helps PCG deliver NSF standards on osteoporosis
- NICE guidance helps GPs target Cox II inhibitors
- Education is the key to better management of RA
- RA guideline advocates early intervention with disease-modifying drugs
- How to ensure effective treatment for patients with osteoporosis
- How to ensure effective treatment for patients with osteoporosis
- How to ensure effective treatment for patients with osteoporosis
- How to ensure effective treatment for patients with osteoporosis
- Updated guidelines on osteoporosis include management algorithm
- PCR protocol focuses on early referral in rheumatoid arthritis
- Monitoring patients on disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
- Knee osteoarthritis guidance sends positive message to patients
- GP referral protocol cuts waiting times for joint replacements
- Realistic goals set for osteoporosis care in general practice
- Brace of guidelines will boost osteoporosis care
- Time to tackle steroid induced osteoporosis
- Developing patient centred guidelines for rheumatoid arthritis
Guidelines summaries
- Falls: the assessment and prevention of falls in older people
- Low back pain: early management of persistent non-specific low back pain
- Osteoporosis: assessing the risk of fragility fracture
- Rheumatoid arthritis: the management of rheumatoid arthritis in adults
- The care and management of osteoarthritis in adults
- Standards of care for people with gout
- Guideline for the management of rheumatoid arthritis (the first two years)
- Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and men from the age of 50 years in the UK
NICE clinical guidelines
SIGN guidelines
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- Most patients with OA will need multiple treatment modalities
- Early interventions are key in managing patients with back pain
- The GP has a key role in referring patients with suspected RA
- New guideline covers care for all patients with osteoporosis
- New osteoarthritis guideline offers core treatment advice
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