Wednesday 29 September 2010

Annual Evidence Updates to be published in October

Annual Evidence Updates highlight the best current evidence for selected healthcare topics. They consist of good quality information from a search of the literature over 12 months, plus user-friendly summaries by relevant experts. Here are the topics due out this month:

Heart failure (NHS Evidence-cardiovascular)
Topics in this update will include diagnosis, pharmacology, organisation of care, devices, rehabilitation, palliative care and psychology.
View it here from the 4th Oct: http://www.library.nhs.uk/cardiovascular/

Complementary and Alternative Medicine for depression (NHS Evidence-complementary and alternative medicine)
Evidence on specific therapies such as acupuncture, diet and nutrition, herbal medicine, massage, meditation and mindfulness, and yoga.
View it here from the 4th Oct: http://www.library.nhs.uk/cam/

Depression (NHS Evidence-mental health)
Topics in this update will include neuropsychology; diagnosis and risk factors; pharmacological treatments including SSRIs, SNRIs and TCAs; psychosocial treatments including CBT and CCBT; other treatments including electroconvulsive therapy and transcranial magnetic stimulation; genetics; co-morbidity and dual diagnosis.
View it here from the 4th Oct: http://www.library.nhs.uk/mentalhealth/

Breast cancer (NHS Evidence-cancer)
View it here from the 11th Oct: http://www.library.nhs.uk/cancer/

Ethnicity (NHS Evidence-ethnicity and health)
Topics to be covered in this update will include breast cancer, refugee health, black and minority ethnic carers, end of life care and childhood heart risk factors.
View it here from the 18th Oct: http://www.library.nhs.uk/ethnicity/

Service reconfiguration (NHS Evidence-health management)
Evidence about several aspects of service reconfiguration, including those that affect several clinical specialisms.
View it here from the 25th Oct: http://www.library.nhs.uk/healthmanagement/

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