Clinical Practice Guidelines

National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC). Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, August 2004. CD-ROM tutorial provides information on accessing and using the NGC, a publicly available database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents. (AHRQ 04-M041-CD)

Preventing 3 Million Premature Deaths and Helping 5 Million Smokers Quit: A National Action Plan for Tobacco Cessation. M. Fiore, R. Croyle, S. Curry, et al., American Journal of Public Health 94(2): February 2004, 205-210. Summarizes a national plan for reducing premature morbidity and mortality by helping millions of Americans stop using tobacco. The plan includes both evidence-based, population-wide strategies designed to promote cessation (e.g., a national quitline network) and a Smokers' Health Fund to finance the programs. (AHRQ 05-R003)

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, October 1995. A series of booklets discusses a comprehensive approach to cardiac rehabilitation that includes exercise training to improve exercise tolerance and stamina; and education, counseling, and behavioral interventions to assist patients in achieving and maintaining optimal health.

Cardiac Rehabilitation as Secondary Prevention. Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians. 24 pp. (AHCPR 96-0673)

Cardiac Rehabilitation. Clinical Practice Guideline Number 17. 202 pp. (AHCPR 96-0672)

Recovering from Heart Problems Through Cardiac Rehabilitation. Patient Guide. 13 pp. (AHCPR 96-0674) Spanish language booklet (AHCPR 96-0675)

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Pressure Ulcer Treatment

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, December 1994. A series of booklets offers a comprehensive program for treating adults with pressure ulcers, with a focus on patient assessment, tissue load management, ulcer care, management of bacterial colonization and infection, operative repair in selected patients, and education and quality improvement. The guides for clinicians and consumers also include information on assessing the patient's nutritional status and selecting irrigation devices, cleansing solutions, and support surfaces.

Pressure Ulcer Treatment. Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians. 27 pp. (AHCPR 95-0653)

Treating Pressure Sores. Consumer Guide. 25 pp. (AHCPR 95-0654) Spanish language booklet (AHCPR 95-0655)

Treatment of Pressure Ulcers. Clinical Practice Guideline Number 15. 154 pp. (AHCPR 95-0652)

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Pressure Ulcers in Adults

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, May 1992. A series of booklets describes pressure ulcers, sites, risk of formation, prevention, and care.

Pressure Ulcers in Adults: Prediction and Prevention. Clinical Practice Guideline Number 3. 63 pp. (AHCPR 92-0047)

Pressure Ulcers in Adults: Prediction and Prevention. Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians. 15 pp. (AHCPR 92-0050)

Preventing Pressure Ulcers. A Patient's Guide. 11 pp. (AHCPR 92-0048) Spanish language booklet (AHCPR 93-0014)

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Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence

Clinical Practice Guideline. Public Health Service, June 2000. Contains strategies and recommendations to assist clinicians; tobacco dependence treatment specialists; and health care administrators, insurers, and purchasers in delivering and supporting effective cessation treatments for tobacco use and dependence. (AHRQ 00-0032)

You Can Quit Smoking Kit. A one-stop source for information to help smokers become tobacco-free. Contains guideline products available in English, Spanish, and easy-to-read formats designed specifically for consumers. (AHRQ 03-0023)

Products listed below are contained in the You Can Quit Smoking Kit and may be ordered separately:

5-Day Countdown, Flip Book. (AHRQ 02-0048; AHRQ 03-0045 Spanish)

Good Information for Smokers, Consumer Guide. (AHRQ 02-0049; AHRQ 03-0005 Spanish)

Quitting Helps You Heal Faster, Hospital Card. (English/Spanish) (AHRQ 03-0044)

You Can Quit Smoking, Card. (AHRQ 02-0047; AHRQ 03-0006 Spanish)

You Can Quit Smoking, Consumer Guide. (AHRQ 00-0033; AHRQ 00-0046 Spanish)

Clinician's Packet. A how-to guide for implementing the Public Health Service clinical practice guideline. Contains information about developing a system, advising patients, special populations, and reimbursement; and products for clinicians and consumers. (AHRQ 03-0029)

Products listed below are contained in the Clinician's Packet and may be ordered separately:

Clinician Tear Sheet, Prenatal. (AHRQ 00-0052; AHRQ 00-0065 Spanish)

Clinician Tear Sheet, Primary Care. (AHRQ 00-0034; AHRQ 00-0055 Spanish)

Health Systems Guide. (AHRQ 00-0037)

Helping Smokers Quit, A Guide for Clinicians. (AHRQ 06-0080)

Helping Smokers Quit, A Guide for Nurses. (AHRQ 05-0035)

Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians. (AHRQ 00-0036)

The Clinician's Packet also includes products for consumers. See You Can Quit Smoking Kit.

Other Treating Tobacco Use Products

PowerPoint® Slides. (AHRQ 06-0008-CD)

You Can Quit Smoking, Poster. (PHS 05-0060-1; PHS 05-0060-2 Spanish)

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