NGC Update Service: April 17, 2017

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sent this bulletin at 04/17/2017 03:40 PM EDT

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April 17, 2017

New This Week

Guideline Summaries

American College of Physicians

Pharmacologic treatment of hypertension in adults aged 60 years or older to higher versus lower blood pressure targets: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Program in Evidence-based Care

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Primary care interventions to support breastfeeding: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.
Serologic screening for genital herpes infection: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.
Statin use for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Withdrawn Guideline Summaries

The guideline summary listed below has been withdrawn from the NGC Web site because it no longer meets the NGC Inclusion Criteria. See the Guideline Summaries Archive for a complete list of summaries that have been withdrawn from NGC.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Medical management of ectopic pregnancy.

Announcements

IOM Trustworthiness Standards and NGC

AHRQ's NGC is moving ahead with plans to determine the extent to which guidelines included in NGC adhere to the IOM standards for trustworthy guidelines. Visit the Determining Extent Adherence to the IOM Standards in NGC page for the latest developments!

Coming Soon

New Congress of Neurological Surgeons Guidelines.

Health Awareness Topics: April 2017

Alcohol Awareness Month (see related guidelines)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month (see related guidelines)
National Autism Awareness Month (see related guidelines)
National Child Abuse Prevention Month (see related guidelines)
Oral Cancer Awareness Month (see related guidelines)
STI Awareness Month (see related guidelines)

How to Participate

Submit Guidelines: Visit our Submit Guidelines page for information on how to submit your organization's guidelines.

Suggest a Guideline for Possible Inclusion: Submit your suggestions for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines that you would like to see included in NGC.

NGC's Sister Resource

Look for Quality Measures in AHRQ's National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC).

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