Clinical Practice Guidelines
“Clinical practice guidelines are systematically developed statements to assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances.”(Institute of Medicine, 1990)
List of Clinical Practice Guidelines from National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
Featured Guideline
- National Guideline Clearinghouse (AHRQ)
- Institute of Medicine's Report Clinical Practice Guidelines We Can Trust (IOM)
- Travelers’ Health: Clinician Resources (CDC)
Allergy and Immunology
- Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (NHLBI)
- Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy (Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology) [165KB PDF]
- Allergic Rhinitis and Its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) Guidelines: 2010 Revision (Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)
- Clinical Practice Guideline: Allergic Rhinitis (American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery) [1KB PDF]
Cardiology
- Vitamin, Mineral, and Multivitamin Supplements for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer (USPSTF)
- Soy Protein, Isoflavones, and Cardiovascular Health (Circulation)
- Management of Stable Ischemic Heart Disease (Annals of Internal Medicine)
Family Medicine
- Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation to Prevent Fractures in Adults (U.S. Preventive Services Task Force)
- Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update (AHRQ)
- Recommendations on Immunization (CDC)
- Practice Parameters for the Psychological and Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia: An Update (Sleep) [279 KB PDF]
- Practice Parameters for the Nonpharmacologic Treatment of Chronic Insomnia (Sleep)
- NSAIDs and Other Complementary Treatments for Episodic Migraine Prevention in Adults (Neurology) [393KB PDF]
- Guidance for the Prevention and Control of Influenza in the Peri- and Postpartum Settings (CDC)
- Guidance for Clinicians on the Use of Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Tests (CDC)
- Evaluation and Management of Chronic Insomnia in Adults (Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine) [863 KB PDF]
- American Cancer Society Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention (CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians) [450 KB PDF]
- 2011–2012 Influenza Antiviral Medications: Summary for Clinicians (CDC)
Gastroenterology
- ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (American Journal of Gastroenterology)
- Probiotics and Children (Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition) [119KB PDF]
- Evidence-Based Recommendations on Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (American Family Physician)
Men's Health
- Management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) (American Urological Association)
Neurology
- Practice Parameter: Neuroprotective Strategies and Alternative Therapies for Parkinson Disease (An Evidence-Based Review) (Neurology)
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Multiple Sclerosis (American Academy of Neurology)