Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Blastomycosis: 2008 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Abstract Evidence-based guidelines for the management of patients with histoplasmosis were prepared by an Expert Panel of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. These updated guidelines replace the previous treatment guidelines published in 2000 (Clin Infect Dis 2000; 30:688–95). The guidelines are intended for use by health care providers who care for patients who either have these infections or may be at risk for them. Since 2000, several new antifungal agents have become available, and clinical trials and case series have increased our understanding of the management of histoplasmosis. Advances in immunosuppressive treatment for inflammatory disorders have created new questions about the approach to prevention and treatment of histoplasmosis. New information, based on publications from the period 1999–2006, are incorporated into this guideline document. In addition, the panel added recommendations for management of histoplasmosis in children for those aspects that differ from aspects in adults.

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Diagnosis and Management of Complicated Intra-abdominal Infection in Adults and Children: Guidelines by the Surgical Infection Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Clinical Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1086/649554 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 50 (2) ◽

pp. 133-164 ◽

Cited By ~ 782

Author(s):

Joseph S. Solomkin ◽

John E. Mazuski ◽

John S. Bradley ◽

Keith A Rodvold ◽

Ellie J.C. Goldstein ◽

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Keyword(s):

Infectious Diseases ◽

Expert Panel ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Surgical Infection ◽

Abdominal Infection ◽

New Information ◽

Guideline Document ◽

Adults And Children ◽

Intra Abdominal Infection ◽

Evidence Based Guidelines

Abstract Evidence-based guidelines for managing patients with intra-abdominal infection were prepared by an Expert Panel of the Surgical Infection Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. These updated guidelines replace those previously published in 2002 and 2003. The guidelines are intended for treating patients who either have these infections or may be at risk for them. New information, based on publications from the period 2003–2008, is incorporated into this guideline document. The panel has also added recommendations for managing intra-abdominal infection in children, particularly where such management differs from that of adults; for appendicitis in patients of all ages; and for necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates.

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The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Initiative: Increasing Access and Improving Care

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood.v118.21.4834.4834 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 118 (21) ◽

pp. 4834-4834

Author(s):

Susan B. Shurin ◽

Hani Atrash ◽

Coleen Boyle ◽

R. Lorraine Brown ◽

Janet L. Collins ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Sickle Cell Disease ◽

Sickle Cell ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

The United States ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Care Providers ◽

Cell Disease ◽

Evidence Based Guidelines ◽

Support Research

Abstract Abstract 4834 Over the past half century, the course of sickle cell disease has been transformed in the United States through the conduct of rigorous biomedical research and broad application of the results. Universal newborn screening with comprehensive medical care has dramatically reduced death and disability in childhood, and increased the numbers of patients surviving into adulthood. However, access to health care has not kept up with the changing demographics of those affected by sickle cell disease. Health care often becomes fragmented when patients transition from pediatric to adult health care providers. Access to comprehensive care has impeded both conduct of clinical and implementation of research results. To address these needs in this changing environment, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has charged six agencies of HHS – NIH, CDC, HRSA, FDA, AHRQ and CMS – and the Offices of Minority Health and Planning and Evaluation, to improve the health of people with SCD. The agencies are coordinating their programs and collaborating with the Office of the Secretary, to achieve the following goals:create a comprehensive database of individuals with SCD to facilitate the monitoring of health outcomes and clinical research;improve the care of adults and children through development and dissemination of evidence-based guidelines, which are anticipated in Spring, 2012, with broad implementation plans;identify measures of quality of care for individuals with SCD and incorporate them into quality improvement programs at HHS;increase the availability of medical homes to improve patient access to quality primary and specialty care;provide State Medicaid officials, health care providers, patients, families and advocacy groups with information about resources related to SCD care and treatment;work with the pharmaceutical industry and academic investigators to increase the development of effective treatments for patients with SCD;support research to improve health care for people with SCD;support research to understand the clinical implications of SC trait;engage national and community-based SCD advocacy organizations and experts in ongoing discussions to ensure that issues of importance to persons affected are addressed. Organizational and strategic actions are being taken at each agency to enhance implementation of research advances; provide evidence-based guidelines to families, health care providers, and payers; facilitate new drug development; and provide public health data to impact both the health care delivery and research agendas. The enthusiastic support of the American Society of Hematology and its members is essential for long-term success of this endeavor. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

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Evidence-based guidelines for immunisation have been published by an Expert Panel of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

PharmacoEconomics & Outcomes News ◽

10.2165/00151234-200905910-00029 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 591 (1) ◽

pp. 12-12

Keyword(s):

Infectious Diseases ◽

Expert Panel ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Evidence Based Guidelines

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Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infection: 2009 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Clinical Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1086/599376 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 49 (1) ◽

pp. 1-45 ◽

Cited By ~ 1844

Author(s):

Leonard A. Mermel ◽

Michael Allon ◽

Emilio Bouza ◽

Donald E. Craven ◽

Patricia Flynn ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

At Risk ◽

Clinical Practice ◽

Infectious Diseases ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Clinical Practice Guidelines ◽

Practice Guidelines ◽

Care Providers ◽

Intravascular Catheter ◽

Management Guidelines

Abstract These updated guidelines replace the previous management guidelines published in 2001. The guidelines are intended for use by health care providers who care for patients who either have these infections or may be at risk for them.

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Implementing Practice Guidelines: A Workshop on Guidelines Dissemination and Implementation with a Focus on Asthma and COPD

Canadian Respiratory Journal ◽

10.1155/2006/287125 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 13 (suppl a) ◽

pp. 5A-47A ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Louis-Philippe Boulet ◽

Allan Becker ◽

Dennis Bowie ◽

Paul Hernandez ◽

Andrew McIvor ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care Providers ◽

Practice Guidelines ◽

Guideline Implementation ◽

Current Evidence ◽

Quebec City ◽

Dissemination And Implementation ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Care Providers ◽

The World ◽

Evidence Based Guidelines

The present supplement summarizes the proceedings of the symposium “Implementing practice guidelines: A workshop on guidelines dissemination and implementation with a focus on asthma and COPD”, which took place in Quebec City, Quebec, from April 14 to 16, 2005. This international symposium was a joint initiative of the Laval University Office of Continuing Medical Education (Bureau de la Formation Médicale Continue), the Canadian Thoracic Society and the Canadian Network for Asthma Care, and was supported by many other organizations and by industrial partners. The objectives of this meeting were to examine the optimal implementation of practice guidelines, review current initiatives for the implementation of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) guidelines in Canada and in the rest of the world, and develop an optimal strategy for future guideline implementation. An impressive group of scientists, physicians and other health care providers, as well as policy makers and representatives of patients’ associations, the pharmaceutical industry, research and health networks, and communications specialists, conveyed their perspectives on how to achieve these goals.This important event provided a unique opportunity for all participants to discuss key issues in improving the care of patients with asthma and COPD. These two diseases are responsible for an enormous human and socioeconomic burden around the world. Many reports have indicated that current evidence-based guidelines are underused by physicians and others, and that there are many barriers to an effective translation of recommendations into day-to-day care. There is therefore a need to develop more effective ways to communicate key information to both caregivers and patients, and to promote appropriate health behaviours. This symposium contributed to the initiation of what could become the “Canadian Asthma and COPD Campaign”, aimed at improving care and, hence, the quality of life of those suffering from these diseases.It is hoped that this event will be followed by other meetings that focus on how to improve the transfer of key recommendations from evidence-based guidelines into current care, and how to stimulate research to accomplish this.

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Implementing an Antibiotic Stewardship Program: Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

Clinical Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1093/cid/ciw118 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 62 (10) ◽

pp. e51-e77 ◽

Cited By ~ 1037

Author(s):

Tamar F. Barlam ◽

Sara E. Cosgrove ◽

Lilian M. Abbo ◽

Conan MacDougall ◽

Audrey N. Schuetz ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Infectious Diseases ◽

Antibiotic Stewardship ◽

Expert Panel ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Term Care ◽

Stewardship Program ◽

Care Surgery ◽

Evidence Based Guidelines ◽

Healthcare Epidemiology

Abstract Evidence-based guidelines for implementation and measurement of antibiotic stewardship interventions in inpatient populations including long-term care were prepared by a multidisciplinary expert panel of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. The panel included clinicians and investigators representing internal medicine, emergency medicine, microbiology, critical care, surgery, epidemiology, pharmacy, and adult and pediatric infectious diseases specialties. These recommendations address the best approaches for antibiotic stewardship programs to influence the optimal use of antibiotics.

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Implementing Practice Guidelines: A Workshop on Guidelines Dissemination and Implementation with a Focus on Asthma and COPD

Canadian Respiratory Journal ◽

10.1155/2006/810978 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 13 (suppl a) ◽

pp. 5A-47A ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

Louis-Philippe Boulet ◽

Allan Becker ◽

Dennis Bowie ◽

Paul Hernandez ◽

Andrew McIvor ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care Providers ◽

Practice Guidelines ◽

Guideline Implementation ◽

Current Evidence ◽

Quebec City ◽

Dissemination And Implementation ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Care Providers ◽

The World ◽

Evidence Based Guidelines

The present supplement summarizes the proceedings of the symposium “Implementing practice guidelines: A workshop on guidelines dissemination and implementation with a focus on asthma and COPD”, which took place in Quebec City, Quebec, from April 14 to 16, 2005. This international symposium was a joint initiative of the Laval University Office of Continuing Medical Education (Bureau de la Formation Médicale Continue), the Canadian Thoracic Society and the Canadian Network for Asthma Care, and was supported by many other organizations and by industrial partners. The objectives of this meeting were to examine the optimal implementation of practice guidelines, review current initiatives for the implementation of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) guidelines in Canada and in the rest of the world, and develop an optimal strategy for future guideline implementation. An impressive group of scientists, physicians and other health care providers, as well as policy makers and representatives of patients’ associations, the pharmaceutical industry, research and health networks, and communications specialists, conveyed their perspectives on how to achieve these goals.This important event provided a unique opportunity for all participants to discuss key issues in improving the care of patients with asthma and COPD. These two diseases are responsible for an enormous human and socioeconomic burden around the world. Many reports have indicated that current evidence-based guidelines are underused by physicians and others, and that there are many barriers to an effective translation of recommendations into day-to-day care. There is therefore a need to develop more effective ways to communicate key information to both caregivers and patients, and to promote appropriate health behaviours. This symposium contributed to the initiation of what could become the “Canadian Asthma and COPD Campaign”, aimed at improving care and, hence, the quality of life of those suffering from these diseases.It is hoped that this event will be followed by other meetings that focus on how to improve the transfer of key recommendations from evidence-based guidelines into current care, and how to stimulate research to accomplish this.

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The Management of Encephalitis: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Clinical Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1086/589747 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 47 (3) ◽

pp. 303-327 ◽

Cited By ~ 534

Author(s):

Allan R. Tunkel ◽

Carol A. Glaser ◽

Karen C. Bloch ◽

James J. Sejvar ◽

Christina M. Marra ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Clinical Practice ◽

Infectious Diseases ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Clinical Practice Guidelines ◽

Practice Guidelines ◽

Expert Panel ◽

Diagnosis And Treatment ◽

Care Providers ◽

Etiologic Agents

Abstract Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with encephalitis were prepared by an Expert Panel of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. The guidelines are intended for use by health care providers who care for patients with encephalitis. The guideline includes data on the epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of many viral, bacterial, fungal, protozoal, and helminthic etiologies of encephalitis and provides information on when specific etiologic agents should be considered in individual patients with encephalitis.

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Primary Care Guidelines for the Management of Persons Infected With HIV: 2013 Update by the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Clinical Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1093/cid/cit665 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 58 (1) ◽

pp. e1-e34 ◽

Cited By ~ 167

Author(s):

Judith A. Aberg ◽

Joel E. Gallant ◽

Khalil G. Ghanem ◽

Patricia Emmanuel ◽

Barry S. Zingman ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Infectious Diseases ◽

Hiv Infection ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Health Problems ◽

Antiretroviral Drugs ◽

New Information ◽

Immunodeficiency Virus ◽

Care Guidelines ◽

Evidence Based Guidelines ◽

Specific Health

Abstract Evidence-based guidelines for the management of persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were prepared by an expert panel of the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. These updated guidelines replace those published in 2009. The guidelines are intended for use by healthcare providers who care for HIV-infected patients. Since 2009, new antiretroviral drugs and classes have become available, and the prognosis of persons with HIV infection continues to improve. However, with fewer complications and increased survival, HIV-infected persons are increasingly developing common health problems that also affect the general population. Some of these conditions may be related to HIV infection itself or its treatment. HIV-infected persons should be managed and monitored for all relevant age- and sex-specific health problems. New information based on publications from the period 2009–2013 has been incorporated into this document.

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