Library Services: ACPHS Preceptor's Information Resources Guide: Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs)

Clinical Practice Guidelines

"Clinical practice guidelines are systematically developed statements to assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clincial circumstances." (Field & Lohr 1990, p38).

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Government Sponsored Clinical Practice Guideline Resources

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Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality - Guidelines and Recommendations
To stay on top of the latest news this page provides a link to sign up for National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) email updates.
National Guideline Clearinghouse
The National Guideline Clearinghouse is a public resource providing summaries of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
National Guideline Clearinghouse - Mobile Resources
NGC Guideline Summaries are available in HTML format downloadable to hand-held devices. To download a specific summary in HTML from the site, click the "HTML" link at the top of a summary's page.
Canadian Medical Association - Infobase: Clincial Practice Guidelines (Canada)
The CMA Infobase is a database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. It includes over 1200 clinical practice guidelines developed or endorsed by an authoritative medical or health organization in Canada.
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute - Clinical Practice Guidelines
NLM's Health Services/Technology Assessment Text (HSTAT)
Evidence reports, protocols, consensus reports, and preventive medicine recommendations.
PubMed
Filter your PubMed search results to the Publication Type - Practice Guidelines