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Pediatric Exercise Science May 2014The aim of the recent Inter-Association Task Force held in Washington, D.C. at the 2013 Youth Safety Summit determined best practice recommendations for preventing... (Review)
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The aim of the recent Inter-Association Task Force held in Washington, D.C. at the 2013 Youth Safety Summit determined best practice recommendations for preventing sudden death in secondary school athletics. This document highlights the major health and safety practices and policies in high school athletics that are paramount to keep student athletes safe. The purpose of this commentary is to review the findings of the document developed by the task force and to provide possible areas where research is needed to continue to educate medical practitioners, players, coaches, and parents on ways to prevent tragedies from occurring during sport.
Topics: Adolescent; Advisory Committees; Athletes; Athletic Injuries; Death, Sudden; District of Columbia; Humans; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Safety; Schools
PubMed: 24722966
DOI: 10.1123/pes.2014-0014 -
The American Journal of the Medical... Mar 2013The goal of this review is to evaluate best practices for preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and to identify opportunities beyond best practice. Achieving... (Review)
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The goal of this review is to evaluate best practices for preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and to identify opportunities beyond best practice. Achieving an infection-free hospital stay for patients will require integration of infection prevention into routine bedside clinical care. The objectives are (1) to summarize the best practices for prevention of HAI; (2) to discuss the limitations of known best practices; and (3) to discuss potential approaches beyond best practice to prevent HAI. Rationale for comprehensive horizontal approaches with active caregiver participation is discussed.
Topics: Female; Humans; Iatrogenic Disease; Infection Control; Infections; Male; Practice Guidelines as Topic
PubMed: 22270397
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31824435e6 -
Health Care For Women International 2016
Topics: Cooperative Behavior; Female; Humans; Information Dissemination; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Women's Health
PubMed: 26983779
DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2016.1163970 -
British Journal of Hospital Medicine... Nov 2019
Topics: Health Care Rationing; Humans; Lithotripsy; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Quality of Health Care; Reimbursement, Incentive; State Medicine; Stents; United Kingdom; Ureteral Calculi; Ureteroscopy
PubMed: 31707896
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2019.80.11.628 -
British Journal of Nursing (Mark Allen...Best practice guidelines and multidisciplinary pathways of care are becoming an established and essential feature of clinical practice. They can be seen in a wide...
Best practice guidelines and multidisciplinary pathways of care are becoming an established and essential feature of clinical practice. They can be seen in a wide variety of clinical settings ranging right across the primary, secondary and tertiary health and social care spectrums. The 1997 White Paper places strong emphasis on quality and consistency of care delivery and gives assurances of performance measurements, integrated care (Wilson, 1996) and clinical governance. It suggests making healthcare delivery against national standards a local responsibility and quality of care the driving force for decision making at every level of the service to ensure excellence for patients no matter where the care is provided. A number of controversial issues surround the use of guidelines. Some argue that they are a fetter on clinical discretion, clinical freedom and can lead to the practice of 'cookbook medicine'. Others maintain that they are an essential aid to providing safe and appropriate medical and nursing care.
Topics: Benchmarking; Critical Pathways; Decision Making, Organizational; Evidence-Based Medicine; Humans; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Quality Assurance, Health Care; State Medicine; United Kingdom
PubMed: 10362930
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.1999.8.5.6675 -
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Revue... Mar 2016There has been an increasing number of employer best practice guidelines (BPGs) for the return to work (RTW) from mental disorder-related disability leave. This... (Review)
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OBJECTIVE
There has been an increasing number of employer best practice guidelines (BPGs) for the return to work (RTW) from mental disorder-related disability leave. This systematic review addresses 2 questions: 1) What is the quality of the development and recommendations of these BPGs? and 2) What are the areas of agreement and discrepancy among the identified guidelines related to the RTW from mental illness-related disability leave?
METHOD
A systematic literature search was performed using publically available grey literature and best practice portals. It focused on the RTW of workers with medically certified disability leave related to mental disorders. The Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II (AGREE II) was used to assess the quality of the development and recommendations of these BPGs.
RESULTS
A total of 58 unique documents were identified for screening. After screening, 5 BPGs were appraised using AGREE II; 3 BPGs were included in the final set. There were no discrepancies among the 3, although they were from different countries. They all agreed there should be: 1) well-described organizational policies and procedures for the roles and responsibilities of all stakeholders, 2) a disability leave plan, and 3) work accommodations. In addition, one guideline suggested supervisor training and mental health literacy training for all staff.
CONCLUSION
Although there were no discrepancies among the 3 BPGs, they emphasized different aspects of RTW and could be considered to be complementary. Together, they provide important guidance for those seeking to understand employer best practices for mental illness-related disability.
Topics: Humans; Mental Disorders; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Return to Work; Sick Leave
PubMed: 27254093
DOI: 10.1177/0706743716632515 -
International Journal of Older People... Dec 2011Falls are an important public health problem for older adults, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality, as well as healthcare costs. Evidence supports the... (Review)
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Falls are an important public health problem for older adults, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality, as well as healthcare costs. Evidence supports the assessment of older adults' fall risks and implementation of interventions to reduce these risks. Older adults are the key stakeholder in preventing falls, but need the support of their informal caregivers, healthcare providers, and community groups. This article addresses the roles of these additional stakeholders in providing and supporting best practices in fall prevention. Together these stakeholders can assist older adults in self-management of fall prevention, based on the preferences of the individual, local resources, and available programmes and healthcare services.
Topics: Accidental Falls; Aged; Caregivers; Geriatric Nursing; Humans; Nursing Staff; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Residence Characteristics; Safety Management
PubMed: 22078020
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2011.00298.x -
Journal of Clinical Pathology Jun 2003Thyroid pathology is a specialist area but is often encountered by the general pathologist in a variety of forms including cytology, frozen sections, and resection... (Review)
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Thyroid pathology is a specialist area but is often encountered by the general pathologist in a variety of forms including cytology, frozen sections, and resection specimens. In the thyroid gland, as for other endocrine organs, many aspects of diagnosis are unique to this area of histopathology; thus, the aims of this paper are to set out best practice guidelines which, although not entirely comprehensive, will be of practical use.
Topics: Biopsy, Needle; Cryopreservation; Humans; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Thyroid Diseases; Thyroid Gland; Thyroid Neoplasms
PubMed: 12783963
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.56.6.401 -
Pflege Jun 2006
Topics: Benchmarking; Evidence-Based Medicine; Humans; Nursing Care; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Quality Assurance, Health Care; Reference Standards
PubMed: 16821322
DOI: 10.1024/1012-5302.19.3.143 -
Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation :... Apr 2014The prime mission of European Renal Best Practice (ERBP) is to improve the outcome of patients with kidney disease in a sustainable way through enhancing the... (Review)
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The prime mission of European Renal Best Practice (ERBP) is to improve the outcome of patients with kidney disease in a sustainable way through enhancing the availability of the knowledge on the management of these patients in a format that stimulates its use in clinical practice in Europe. A key activity is to produce clinical practice guidelines to help clinicians make the healthcare decisions they face. To further improve the quality and validity of its clinical practice guidelines, ERBP has revised its guideline development process. The present document outlines the principles of ERBP's 10-step approach. Important features include standard procedures for selecting topics, for assembling the guideline development group, for choosing and formulating questions, for finding, appraising and summarizing the evidence, for generating recommendations, for preparing reports and organizing peer review. ERBP has adopted the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation system for rating the quality of the evidence and strength of recommendations and has addressed implementation in the development process by integrating the GuideLine Implementability Appraisal tool. Ultimately, it is anticipated that these changes will not only further improve the quality of the guideline development process, but also enhance the quality of care and improve outcomes of patients with kidney disease across Europe.
Topics: Disease Management; Europe; Humans; Kidney Diseases; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Societies, Medical
PubMed: 24081866
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gft407