NGC Update Service: April 25, 2016 ► Announcements

NGC Update Service: April 25, 2016

Announcements

Conference News

• The Guidelines International Network (G-I-N) 13th annual conference will take place from September 27-30, 2016 in Philadelphia. This conference will be co-hosted by the American College of Physicians, ECRI Institute and Penn Medicine. The theme is "Individualised Guidelines and Clinical Performance Measurement in an Era of Personalised Medicine." Registration now open. For more information, visit the G-I-N Conference Web site.
• The Guidelines International Network North America (G-I-N NA) continues to sponsor a monthly webinar series on topics of interest to the North American guideline community. Information on upcoming webinars, as well as audio files and slides from past webinars, are available on the G-I-N Web site.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory

• April 8, 2016: Metformin-containing Drugs: FDA is requiring labeling changes regarding the recommendations for metformin-containing medicines for diabetes to expand metformin's use in certain patients with reduced kidney function. The current labeling strongly recommends against use of metformin in some patients whose kidneys do not work normally. FDA was asked to review numerous medical studies regarding the safety of metformin use in patients with mild to moderate impairment in kidney function, and to change the measure of kidney function in the metformin drug labeling that is used to determine whether a patient can receive metformin.

NGC Spotlight

• Visit the Guideline Matrix to filter NGC content in a variety of ways.

Health Awareness Topics - April 2016

• Alcohol Awareness Month (see related guidelines)
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month (see related guidelines)
• National Autism Awareness Month (see related guidelines)
• National Child Abuse Prevention Month (see related guidelines)
• STI Awareness Month (see related guidelines)

How to Participate

• Submit Guidelines: Visit our Submit Guidelines page for information on how to submit your organization's guidelines.
• Suggest a Guideline for Possible Inclusion: Submit your suggestions for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines that you would like to see included in NGC.