Annual Evidence Updates for November

The following Annual Evidence Updates are scheduled for November:

1 November
Head and Neck Cancer www.library.nhs.uk/cancer
The update will include expert commentaries on the following topics:
* Causes, risks and prevention
* Screening
* Assessment and diagnosis
* Treatment and disease management
* Service delivery and standards.

Annual Evidence Update on Psoriasis www.library.nhs.uk/skin
"What’s new” analysis, discussing the new evidence and its implications for clinical practice — this year written by Dr Amy Foulkes, Professor Chris Griffiths and Dr Richard Warren.

8 November
Diabetes www.library.nhs.uk/diabetes
New relevant systematic reviews on diabetes under the following topic headings: co-morbidities, complications, condition management, delivery of care, diagnosis/classification, economics, ethnicity, epidemiology, genetics, gestational diabetes, living with diabetes, other types of diabetes, patient education, pre-diabetic state, pregnancy, prevention/causes/risk factors, and screening. Also this year, expert commentaries have been invited on the topics of diabetes nursing, diabetic nephropathy and dietetics.

15 November
COPD www.library.nhs.uk/respiratory
The Annual Evidence Update for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) will present the latest evidence published in the this area over the last 12 months.

End of life care www.library.nhs.uk/commissioning and www.library.nhs.uk/improvement
Areas to be covered are:
* Measuring quality
* Access to care
* Patient experience, including communication
* Pathways
* Carers, including bereavement and after death care
* Policy and professional organisation documents

Lung cancer www.library.nhs.uk/cancer
The following topics are covered:
* Causes, risks and prevention
* Screening
* Assessment and diagnosis
* Treatment and disease management
* Service delivery and standards

22 November
Glaucoma www.library.nhs.uk/eyes
This update will present the following topics:
* Diagnosis,
* Monitoring/follow up,
* Treatment (medical, surgical and laser),
* Patient education,
* Service provision,
* Routine NHS information.

Supportive and palliative care in chronic lung disease www.library.nhs.uk/palliative
This Annual Evidence Update addresses dyspnoea (or breathlessness) and cough, which is less common but can nevertheless be just as distressing for patients with cancer and other chronic conditions.

29 November
HIV/AIDs www.library.nhs.uk/infections and www.library.nhs.uk/publichealth
To coincide with World Aids Day on 1 December
The Update will focus on HIV and TB co-infection, with guidelines, systematic reviews and other evidence that has emerged in the last 12 months.

Expert commentaries include:
* The global overview of HIV and TB co-infection
* An overview of the BHIVA guidelines for treatment of HIV and TB co-infection
* Clinical implications of HIV and TB co-infection for GPs
* An overview of HIV and TB co-infection in the UK
* Diagnostic tests and guidelines

The Annual Evidence Update from the National Library for Public Health will identify and contextualise all high-level evidence and guidelines on behaviour change interventions in high-risk populations including ethnic minorities, gay men, injecting drug users, commercial sex workers, and other populations.

Special care dentistry www.library.nhs.uk/oralhealth
The 2010 Update is published to coincide with meetings of the two professional societies for special care dentistry (British Society for Disability and Oral Health and British Society of Gerodontology). The Update brings together new guidance and systematic reviews.

Stroke www.library.nhs.uk/stroke
This update for health professionals and patients will present significant advances in knowledge about stroke rehabilitation. Topics will include organisation of care, upper limbs, mobility, speech and language, basic personal needs, cognition and perception and living with stroke.