Clinical Guidelines

Clinical guidelines bring together the best available evidence to underpin scientifically-valid recommendation and practices for the prevention and treatment of conditions and diseases.

To find guidelines relating to specific conditions, diseases or health interventions, follow the links to the specific topic pages below.

For general information about the development and use of guidelines, follow the links in the resources list below.

The following organisations publish a range of guidelines:

 

Reviewed June 2008

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Title:   European Union guidelines replaced or superseded (Previously published as adopted in Australia)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   A list of European Union guidelines REPLACED or SUPERSEDED (Previously published as adopted in Australia)
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   European Union guidelines
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Lists of European Union Guidelines relating to medicines, both those published as adopted in Australia and those published as not adopted in Australia.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   ARPANSA - Code of Practice for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material (2008)
Publisher:   Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)
Description:   This Code of Practice is intended to establish uniform requirements for the transport of radioactive material in Australia.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   The COPD-X guidelines
Publisher:   The Australian Lung Foundation
Description:   The Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for the management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2007 aim to: effect changes in clinical practice based on sound evidence; and shift the emphasis from a predominant reliance on pharmacological treatment of COPD to a range of interventions which include patient education, self-management of exacerbations and pulmonary rehabilitation.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Stem cells, cloning and related issues
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Description:   The Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Act 2006 ('Patterson Bill')
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Australian Community Pharmacy Authority (ACPA)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This site provides information about the Australian Community Pharmacy Authority and how a pharmacist can apply for approval to supply pharmaceutical benefits at particular premises.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Guidelines for the early clinical and public health management of meningococcal disease in Australia - Revised Edition 2007
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The aims of the Guidelines are to assist primary care practitioners with the emergency management of cases of suspected invasive meningococcal disease; and to assist public health practitioners with the prevention of further cases after a case of invasive meningococcal disease has been reported.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Australian medical devices guidance document 13: variants for Class III and AIMD medical devices
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This guidance document is one of a series that has been produced to help explain the new regulatory system for medical devices in Australia that commenced on 4 October 2002.
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Ethical guidelines on the use of assisted reproductive technology in clinical practice and research
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Description:   The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has released revised Ethical guidelines on the use of assisted reproductive technology in clinical practice and research (ART guidelines). The guidelines have been revised only to the extent made necessary by amendments made to the 2002 legislation by the Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Research Amendment Act 2006.
Title:   Australian drinking water guidelines and framework for management of drinking water quality
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Description:   The NHMRC/ARMCANZ Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (ADWG) provides the Australian community and the water supply industry with guidance on what constitutes good quality drinking water.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Guidelines for the management of genital HPV in Australia and New Zealand 5th edition - 2007
Publisher:   New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)
Description:   Previous editions of these guidelines have focused largely on the management of genital warts. In these Guidelines there has been a change of emphasis. During the 1970s emerging evidence indicated that the wart virus may be central in the pathogenesis of cervical dysplasia and cancer. Since that time developments in the field of molecular medicine together with many large epidemiological studies have providing provided convincing evidence of the causal role of HPV in cervical cancer.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Fetal tissue use in research
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Description:   Research involving the fetus and fetal tissue requires special consideration. Supplementary note 5, in conjunction with the National Statement on ethical conduct in research involving humans are used as a guide on ethical matters for research involving the human fetus or human fetal tissue.
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Guidelines for the generation, breeding, care and use of genetically modified and cloned animals for scientific purposes
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Description:   The Code encompasses all aspects of the care and use of, or interaction with, animals for scientific purposes in medicine, biology, agriculture, veterinary and other animal sciences, industry and teaching.
Date:   Mar 2007
Title:   Infectious diseases: when can my child go back to school?
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Use this guide to determine how long your child should stay away from school.
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   Revised guidelines for the follow-up of communicable diseases reported among travellers on aeroplanes
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   In June 2004, the Communicable Diseases Network Australia issued a statement on the follow-up of communicable diseases reported among travellers on aeroplanes. These guidelines have now been revised, in November 2006, and include advice on measles.
Date:   Dec 2006
Title:   Australian medical devices guidelines: 5. The declaration of conformity
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   As part of the conformity assessment procedures, the manufacturer of a medical device will be required to make a declaration of conformity which, in most cases, declares that the medical device complies with the applicable rules and procedures before being supplied in Australia.
Date:   Oct 2006
Title:   Australian medical devices guidelines: 13. Variants for Class III and AIMD medical devices (Draft)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This guidance document is one of a series that has been produced to help explain the new regulatory system for medical devices in Australia that commenced on 4 October 2002.
Title:   Childhood meningococcal C vaccination program - information for providers
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Information about meningococcal C conjugate vaccine, including program delivery, technical guidelines and eligibility.
Date:   Jun 2006
Title:   The COPD-X Plan: Australian and New Zealand guidelines for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2006
Publisher:   Australian Lung Foundation
Description:   This guide has been written for primary care teams and others closely involved in the management of COPD patients. COPD is a group of disorders characterised by airway inflammation and airflow limitation that is not fully reversible.
Date:   Apr 2006
Title:   Guidelines for the public health management of trachoma in Australia
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   These guidelines have been produced by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA) and detail recommendations to ensure consistent trachoma screening, control measures and data collection in Australia.
Date:   Apr 2006
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