ACP: Clinical Programs - Guidelines

Clinical Information

Future Guidelines

CP Guidelines

Guidelines for the following conditions are currently in process:

Dementia: Treatment of Dementia *#
Depression
Erectile Dysfunction
Palliative Care at the End of Life
Periodic Health Evaluation *
Peri-operative Cardiac Risk Assessment
Screening for osteoporosis in Men
Spirometry: In Diagnosis & Management of COPD
Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
Stroke: Primary Prevention of Stroke
Treatment of Osteoporosis in Men and Women

* Guidelines based Evidence-based Practice Center reports
# Joint collaboration with American Academy of Family Physicians
+ Joint collaboration with the American Pain Society

Future Goals

To improve the dissemination, implementation and evaluation of practice guidelines.
To continue collaborating with other organizations on joint guidelines.

Suggest A Topic

Guidelines are tools for clinicians to use in order to improve their own medical practice, their patients' outcomes, and the health care system.

Clinical feedback is important for guidelines to work. We want to hear your comments, thoughts or suggestions.

E-mail us your suggestions or write to:

Amir Qaseem, MD, PhD, MHA
Department of Clinical Programs and Quality of Care
190 N. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Page updated: 10-5-05

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