Resource Centres for guideline information
International
Guideline Resources of BMJ.COM
The BMJ Publishing Group links to guideline articles or abstracts published in the following journals: British Medical Journal, Molecular Pathology, Journal of Clinical Pathology, British Journal of Ophthalmology, Tobacco Control, Postgraduate Medical Journal, Injury Prevention, Heart, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, Evidence-Based Medicine, Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, Journal of Medical Genetics, Journal of Medical Ethics, Quality and Safety in Health Care, Emergency Medicine Journal, Evidence-Based Mental Health, Archives of Disease in Childhood, Gut, Medical Humanities, Thorax, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Evidence-Based Nursing, Western Journal of Medicine, Journal of Medical Screening, British Journal of Sports Medicine, and Sexually Transmitted Infections.
World Dental Federation Guideline Database
The FDI World Dental Federation is the authorative worldwide organisation of dentistry representing more than 700,000 dentists in over 130 countries. The guidelines database contains references and links to National and International Guidelines & Statements, Position papers, Proceedings, Systematic reviews and Meta-analyses.
The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (short GRADE) Working Group began in the year 2000 as an informal collaboration of people with an interest in addressing the shortcomings of present grading systems in health care. GRADE's aim is to develop a common, sensible approach to grading quality of evidence and strength of recommendation.
Africa
South Africa:
Fact sheets and guidelines produced by the South African Department of Health.
To meet the aim of advancing the knowledge of lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis, the website of the LASSA provides links to guidelines from Southern Africa and other sites.
Society for Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa
SEMDSA aims to further the scientific study and clinical practice and to promote research into all branches of endocrinology, metabolism and diabetes. National diabetes guidelines are available on SEMDSA's website.
South African Thoracic Society
The website of the South African Thoracic Society lists related guidelines.
America
Canada:
Guidelines displayed by the CMA Infobase are produced or endorsed in Canada by a national, provincial/territorial or regional medical or health organisation, professional society, government agency or expert panel.
TOP - Toward Optimized Practice
Management of Low Back Pain.
Chile:
Unidad de Evaluación de Tecnologías de Salud, Ministerio de Salud de Chile
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Pauta para la elaboración, aplicación y evaluación de guías de práctica clínica
- Instructivo, establece Requisitos básicos para la elaboración de Guías clínicas y protocolos del Ministerio de Salud
Colombia:
Asociación Colombiana de Facultades de Medicina
Las Guías de Práctica Clínica Basadas en la evidencia, han sido desarrolladas por el convenio ISS-Ascofame; elaboradas por expertos reconocidos en cada área, utilizando la metodología de Medicina Basada en la Evidencia.
Guías de práctica clínica y sus metodologías complementarias.
Sociedad Colombiana de Urología
En esta sección ud encuentra el catalogo de publicaciones de la Sociedad Colombiana de Urología, el incluir guías de práctica clínica.
Cuba: Centro para el Desarrollo de la Farmacoepidemiología
El CDF contribuye a proteger la salud de la población, promoviendo y vigilando la prescripción razonada y el uso de los medicamentos y otras opciones terapéuticas en la comunidad, basado en la mejor evidencia disponible de la eficacia, efectividad, eficiencia y seguridad de los mismos. Página del Web de boletines y guías prácticas clínicas.
USA:
Breast Health Global Initiative (BHGI)
The Guidelines serve as a fundamental medical tool for use in countries where access to healthcare is challenged, breast cancer awareness is limited and cultural barriers need to be overcome. Via the internet, the Guidelines are freely available, and publicised and disseminated through world health and medical organisations, international government agencies, Ministers of Health (MOH), and patient advocate groups.
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National Guideline Clearinghouse™
The National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC™) is a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, provided by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), one of G-I-N`s founder members.
Asia
India: National AIDS Control Organization
Soon after reporting of the first few HIV/AIDS cases in the country in 1986, Government recognised the seriousness of the problem and took a series of important measures to tackle the epidemic. A high powered National AIDS Committee was constituted in 1986 itself and a National AIDS Control Programme was launched in year 1987. The NACO makes available its guidelines on the publications web page.
Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Listing of clinical practice guidelines and consensus statements.
Singapore Clinical Practice Guidelines
The Ministry of Health Singapore presents clinical practice guidelines for a wide range of health care topics in areas such as cancer, diabetes, depression and screening.
Thailand: Royal College of Physicians of Thailand
The Royal College of Physicians of Thailand website lists guidelines, in Thai language.
Europe
European Society of Cardiology - guidelines and scientific statements
Complete listing of all current ESC Guidelines. Information on how these guidelines are developed.
CISMeF is a quality-controlled subject gateway initiated by the Rouen University Hospital (RUH). Its objective is to describe and index the main French- language health resources to assist health professionals and consumers in their search for electronic information available on the Internet.
Germany: AEZQ/AQuMed Guideline Link Collection
Links to guideline databases and organisations producing guidelines have been provided by the German Agency for Quality in Medicine.
Iceland: Directorate of Health Guideline Site
The DoH, Iceland, a former G-I-N member contains a guideline website in Icelandic language.
Italy: Programma Nazionale Linee Guida
Il Piano nazionale per le linee guida (PNLG) rappresenta, contestualmente alla definizione dei livelli essenziali di assistenza e all'accreditamento istituzionale, uno dei tre strumenti fondamentali per dare attuazione alla promozione dell'efficacia e dell'appropriatezza nella pratica clinica e nelle scelte organizzative.
Spain:
Guias Clinicas en Gastroenterologia
El Programa de Elaboración de Guías Clínicas en Enfermedades Digestivas desde la Atención Primaria a la Especializada, es un proyecto compartido por la Asociación Española de Gastroenterología (AEG), la Sociedad Española de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria (SEMFYC) y el Centro Cochrane Español (CCE).
Sociedad Española de Cardiología: Guías de Práctica Clínica
Switzerland: Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research - Links to Guidelines for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine
The Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research is a non-profit organisation established in 2002. It is supported by the Department of Health of the Canton of Geneva, the Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University, and the Geneva Medical Association, and works in close collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). The Foundation's website offers access to guidelines for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
UK:
eLSC Practice Guidance & Standards Database
The electronic library for social care is a site for anyone interested in social care issues. It is a product of the Social Care Institute for Excellence (UK), an independent organisation dedicated to disseminating knowledge to improve social care practice.
EQUATOR Network
The EQUATOR Network is a new quality improvement initiative that seeks to enhance reliability of medical research literature by promoting transparent and accurate reporting of health research.
National Library of Guidelines
The National Library of Guidelines is a collection of guidelines for the NHS. It is based on the guidelines produced by NICE and other national agencies. The main focus of the Library is on guidelines produced in the UK, but where no UK guideline is available, guidelines from other countries are included in the collection. NICE issues guidelines of very high quality. They are based on a systematic review of the evidence and have extensive consultation not only with clinicians but also with patients and, where relevant, industry. Professional associations do not have the resources to carry out this type of consultation but they can follow the principles set out in the AGREE protocol which helps guideline writers minimise bias, meet the needs of all stakeholders and maximise clarity.
NeLH Care Pathways Library
This facility offers access to a database of Pathways and the organisations creating and using them. The content is maintained jointly by the National Pathways Associationand the Royal College of Nursing.
Oceania / Australia
Australia:
eMJA Guidelines
The Medical Journal of Australia offers on its website clinical guidelines published by the MJA. These documents represent the consensus opinion of experts based on review of the scientific literature.
National Institute of Clinical Studies (NICS) / Clinical Practice Guidelines Portal
The Australia’s Clinical Practice Guidelines Portal has been developed to help clinicians and policy-makers access Australian evidence-based clinical practice guidelines through a single entry point.
National Institute of Clinical Studies (NICS) / Guidelines in Development Register
This register contains information about clinical practice guidelines that are being developed in Australia. It has been designed to help Australian guideline developers promote their work and get in touch with other guideline developers; it will provide information to help policy-makers and others better co-ordinate guideline development activities in Australia.
National Institute of Clinical Studies (NICS) / Materials & Resources
The National Institute of Clinical Studies has developed some guideline implementation resource sheets including "Identifying barriers to evidence uptake", "Making recommendations actionable", "Networks to support evidence implementation", "NICS Barrier Tool".
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Collection of information about clinical guidelines, pathways and protocols.
New Zealand:
Ministry of Health
A listing of guidelines produced jointly by the Ministry of Health (or other agencies) and the New Zealand Guidelines Group.
National Health Committee
The National Health Committee was established by statute to advise the Minister of Health on the kinds and relative priorities of public health services, personal health services and disability services that it believes should be publicly funded. Guidelines are available on the publications web page.
