Ascension LibTip: Guidelines
This list, prepared by the Ascension Sacred Heart's Medical Librarian from other sources, is provided for information only. Referral to these sites does not imply the endorsement of Ascension Health of either the organization or their contents, expressed views, programs, or political activities. Further, Ascension does not endorse any commercial products that may be advertised or available from these organizations or on these websites. This list is not meant to be comprehensive; the exclusion of a site does not reflect the quality of that site. Please note that sites and URLs are subject to change without warning. 9/14/2023 MASH
General Guidelines (Meta-sites):
Health Services Technology Assessment
General Associations/Organizations:
ABIM Foundation: Choosing Wisely
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Guidelines and Measures
American College of Physicians
American Medical Association - AMA Code of Medical Ethics
American Medical Association PolicyFinder
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Community Preventive Services Task Force
National Academy of Medicine (NAM) formerly the Institute of Medicine
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
University of Michigan - Michigan Medicine
International Organizations:
Alberta Medical Association (AMA) Toward Optimized Practice (TOP)
Canadian Medical Association Infobase: Clinical Practice Guidelines
Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
Centre for Effective Practice (CEP)
Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi)
International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment (INAHTA)
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK) - NICE Guidance
New Zealand Ministry of Health
NIHR Health Technology Assessment Pragramme (NHS)
Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO)
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Guideline Development Tools:
The Conference on Guideline Standardization (COGS) - last updated 28 August 2003
GuideLine Implementability Appraisal (GLIA)
Guidelines International Network (G-I-N)
Making Grade the Irresistible Choice (MAGIC) Evidence Ecosystem Foundation
Subject Specific Guidelines (suggestions for listing other reputable organizations welcome):
Anesthesiology:
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA)
- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)
Cardiology:
- American College of Cardiology (ACC)
- International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (ICCPR)
Dermatology:
- American Academy of Dermatology (AAD)
- British Association of Dermatologists (BAD)
Diabetes:
- American Diabetes Association (ADA)
- International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF Guidelines)
Diagnostic Medicine:
- American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM)
Emergency Medicine:
- American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
- Emergency Nurses Association
Endocrinology:
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE)
- European Society of Endocrinology (ESE)
Family Practice:
- American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) - Clinical Recommendations A-Z
Gastroenterology:
- American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)
- American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)
- American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
Hematology:
- American Society of Hematology (ASH)
- National Hemophilia Foundation
- World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH)
Hospice/End of Life Care:
- American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM)
- National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care (NCHPC)
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
Infectious Diseases:
- Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
- International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID)
Internal Medicine:
- American College of Physicians (ACP)
- Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM)
Nephrology:
- American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
- European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA)
- International Society of Nephrology (ISN)
- National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
- Renal Physicians Association (RPA)
Neurology:
- American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
Nutrition/Dietetics:
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN)
Obstetrics and Gynecology:
- American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
- American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP)
- American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
- American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS)
- Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) - Position Statements and Practice Briefs
- Centre of Perinatal Excellence (COPE)
- European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)
- Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (FSRH)
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZOG)
- Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RCOG)
- Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)
Oncology:
- American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
- American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
- Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC)
- Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC)
- National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
- Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
- Ontario Health - Cancer Care Ontario
- Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO.ca)
- Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO)
- Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO)
Ophthalmology:
- American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
- American Ophthalmological Society (AOS)
- American Optometric Association (AOA)
Orthopedics:
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
- American Orthopaedic Association (AOA)
- Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA)
Otolaryngology:
- American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS)
- American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
- American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Pain Medicine:
- American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP)
- American Society for Pain Management Nursing - Position Statements and Advocacy Statements
- Help Eliminate Pain in Kids & Adults (HELP)
- Michael G. DeGroote National Pain Centre
Pediatrics:
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute
- National Association of Neonatal Nurses
Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy:
- Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
- Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy
- American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
- American Physical Therapy Association
Plastic Surgery:
- American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
- American Association of Plastic Surgeons (AAPS)
- American Board of Plastic Surgery
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Psychiatry:
- American Psychiatric Association
- American Psychological Association
Radiology/Ultrasonography:
- American College of Radiology (ACR)
- American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM)
- Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
- Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS)
Respiratory Medicine/Thoracic Medicine:
- American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST)
- European Respiratory Society (ERS)
Rheumatology:
- American College of Rheumatology (ACR)
- Australian Rheumatology Association (ARA)
- European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR)
- Rheumatology Research Foundation
Sleep Medicine:
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Surgery:
- American College of Surgeons
- Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)
Trauma Medicine:
- American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
- Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Urology:
- American Urological Association
- Canadian Urological Association
- European Association of Urology Nurses
- Society for Pediatric Urology
- Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates
Wound Care (Pressure Injuries, Ostomy, etc):
- American College of Wound Healing and Tissue Repair (ACWHTR)
- European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP)
- European Wound Management Association (EWMA)
- National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP)
- Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Alliance
- Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society