Clinical practice guidelines are statements that include recommendations intended to
optimize patient care, are informed by a systematic review of evidence and an assessment …

Practicing effective evidence-based medicine in the geriatric setting depends on routine
review of the current literature and critical analysis of its relevance to the patient and …

Objective: As the population ages, the care of older persons becomes more important. At the
same time, practice guidelines that provide recommendations for appropriate care are being …

Clinical decision making that is grounded in the best available evidence is essential to
promote patient safety and quality health care outcomes. With the knowledge base for …

Clinical guidelines play an important role in ensuring the delivery of evidence-based care to
patients and reducing variation in practice. Clinical guideline development is structured to …

The Clinical Practice Guidelines for Predicting and Preventing Pressure Ulcers 1 (# 3) and
for Treating Pressure Ulcers 2 (# 15) were created by a private-sector panel supported by …

In making healthcare management decisions, clinicians must weigh up the benefits and the
harms of alternative strategies. Guidelines are useful tools for administrators, policy makers …

widely known that changing lifestyle behaviors reduces risk factors for disease and that early
detection and treatment can prevent disease progression. Health-maintenance guidelines …

Consensus criteria (as well as clinical practice guidelines) have potential to improve quality
of care and outcomes that are important to patients. They also may have substantial …

How do we decide what to advise the patients we see? How do organisations ensure that
quality and efficiency are maintained? How do healthcare professionals defend themselves …