GPAC: Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee

Guidelines Available in PDA Format

The following guidelines are available in Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) format at www.clinipearls.ca/BCGuidelines:

• Asthma - Diagnosis and Management
• B12 Deficiency - Investigation and Management of Vitamin B12 and Folate Deficiency
• Bone Density Measurement in Women
• Cardiovascular Disease - Primary Prevention
• Cataract - Treatment of Adults
• Chronic Kidney Disease - Identification, Evaluation and Management of Patients
• Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly - Recognition, Diagnosis and Management
• Depression (MDD) - Diagnosis and Management
• Diabetes Care
• Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
• Frailty in Older Adults - Early Identification and Management
• Gallstones - Treatment in Adults
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease - Clinical Approach in Adults
• Heart Failure Care
• Hepatitis - Viral Hepatitis Testing
• Hepatitis B - Clinical Management of Chronic Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis C - Clinical Management of Chronic Hepatitis C
• Hypertension - Detection, Diagnosis and Management
• Infectious Diarrhea - Guideline for Ordering Stool Specimens
• Iron Overload - Investigation and Management
• Liver Chemistry Abnormalities in Adults - Evaluation and Interpretation
• Mammography - Protocol for the Use of Diagnostic Facilities
• Osteoarthritis in Peripheral Joints - Diagnosis and Treatment
• Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT) Program: Urine Drug Testing of Patients
• Osteoarthritis in Peripheral Joints - Diagnosis and Treatment
• Rheumatoid Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management

The guidelines are viewable on both Windows Mobile (pocketPC) and Palm type devices through synchronization with Windows XP/2000, Vista and Mac/OSx computers.

To gain access to the software and user manuals, register online at www.clinipearls.ca/BCGuidelines.

Note: A project is underway to make these PDA guidelines available first on BlackBerry and later on iPhone devices.

Disclaimer

The Clinical Practice Guidelines (the "Guidelines") have been developed by the Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee on behalf of the Medical Services Commission. The Guidelines are intended to give an understanding of a clinical problem, and outline one or more preferred approaches to the investigation and management of the problem. The Guidelines are not intended as a substitute for the advice or professional judgment of a health care professional, nor are they intended to be the only approach to the management of clinical problems.

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