Clinical Practice Guidelines

Guidelines for Guidelines: We've Come a Long Way. C. Clancy, J. Slutsky, Chest, 132:September 2007, 746-747. Discusses the process of clinical practice guideline development and the role of guidelines in evidence-based clinical decisionmaking. (AHRQ 08-R042)

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)

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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Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence

Clinical Practice Guideline: 2008 Update. Public Health Service, May 2008.. 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. Reveals considerable progress in tobacco research since the 2000 release. (AHRQ 08-0050-1)

Help for Smokers and Other Tobacco Users, Consumer Guide. Revised May 2008. Tobacco cessation guide that contains easy-to-read educational and motivational messages to help people quit smoking. (AHRQ 08-0050-2A; AHRQ 08-0050-2B, Spanish)

Helping Smokers Quit: A Guide for Clinicians. Revised May 2008. Compact, pocket-sized guide that provides an easily accessible reference for clinicians in the practice setting. (AHRQ 08-0050-3)

Quitting Helps You Heal Faster, Hospital Card. Card offers tips to help hospital patients quit smoking. (English/Spanish) (AHRQ 03-0044)

You Can Quit Smoking, Pocket Card. Presents key steps to quit smoking. (AHRQ 02-0047, AHRQ 03-0006, Spanish)

You Can Quit Smoking Clinician Tear Sheet, Prenatal Care. Support and advice on quitting for pregnant women who smoke. (AHRQ 08-0091-A, AHRQ 08-0091-B, Spanish)

You Can Quit Smoking Clinician Tear Sheet, Primary Care. A personalized quit plan for smokers. (AHRQ 08-0092A, AHRQ 08-0092-B, Spanish)

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