The Society of Surgical Oncology surgical practice guidelines focus on the signs and symptoms of primary cancer, timely evaluation of the symptomatic patient, appropriate preoperative evaluation for extent of disease, and role of the surgeon in diagnosis and treatment. Separate sections on adjuvant therapy, follow-up programs, or management of recurrent cancer have been intentionally omitted. W...

Clinical practice guidelines have been developed after multi-disciplinary consensus based on best available literature. As the name suggests, these are to be used as a guide only. These guidelines do not replace physician judgment which is based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, the clinical and social scenario, comorbidities, performance status, age, available resources and fu...

BACKGROUND Although practice guidelines are important tools to improve quality of care, implementation remains challenging. To improve adherence to an evidence-based guideline for the management of mental health problems, we developed a tailored implementation strategy targeting barriers perceived by occupational physicians (OPs). Feasibility and impact on OPs' barriers were evaluated. METHOD...

Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: Clinical Practice Guideline All health care providers, especially those with direct patient contact, have a unique opportunity to help tobacco users quit. Smokers cite a doctor's advice to quit as an important motivator for attempting to stop smoking. Materials to help you help them are available at this website, including the 2008 Update-Clinical Practice G...

This article provides a summary of the changes along with the updated recommendations (Table 1) made by Health Canada’s Steering Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Care and Treatment of Breast Cancer to the article “Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Care and Treatment of Breast Cancer: 9. Follow-up after treatment for breast cancer,” originally published in 1998 (the 2005 upda...

BACKGROUND With the widespread use of information communication technologies, computerized clinical practice guidelines are developed and considered as effective decision supporting tools in assisting the processes of clinical activities. However, the development of computerized clinical practice guidelines in Taiwan is still at the early stage and acceptance level among major users (physicians...

Clinical practice guidelines (CPG) are one of the most effective ways to translate evidence of medical improvement into everyday practice. This study evaluated the dissemination and implementation of the Sexually Transmitted Infections-Korean Guidelines (STIKG) by applying the reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation and maintenance (RE-AIM) framework. A survey questionnaire was administe...

experts from 31 countries met to discuss the challenges and innovations afforded by clinical practice guidelines. 1 Although each country faces unique local challenges to the implementation of effective health care, members of the guideline community have repeatedly and generously shared their solutions to these challenges, many of which are applicable in other countries. Nevertheless, it can b...

The year 2014 has certainly been a busy and rewarding year for the journal. It has been dominated by planning and organizing a journal development course for the editors and staff and the celebration of our anniversary, 35 years of continuous publication. On this occasion, we honored the historical achievements of the journal with an official ceremony in the presence of General Director of Medi...

This document presents official recommendations of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) on the surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) occurring in the setting of adults with cirrhosis. Unlike previous AASLD practice guidelines, the current guideline was developed in compliance with the Institute of Medicine standards for trustworthy ...