Evidence Based Practice Resources: Evidence Based Clinical Guidelines Databases
Clinical Guidelines Databases
Clinical practice guidelines gather, appraise and combine evidence. They attempt to address all the issues relevant to a clinical decision.
CMA Infobase: clinical practice guidelines
- Guidelines are produced or endorsed in Canada by a national, provincial/territorial or regional medical or health organization, professional society, government agency or expert panel.
Guideline Advisory Committee (GAC)
- The Guideline Advisory Committee (GAC) is a joint body of the Ontario Medical Association and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care with additional ex-officio representation from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences in Ontario.The GAC assesses the rigor of the development process, and clinical relevance of, existing clinical practice guidelines in order to make them more accessible to practicing physicians. The GAC also develops and recommends appropriate strategies for guideline implementation and evaluation.
National Guideline Clearinghouse
- A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. NGC is sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with the American Medical Association and the American Association of Health Plans.
- The Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) launched the Nursing Best Practice Guidelines (NBPG) Project in November 1999 with funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. The purpose of this multi-year project is to support Ontario Nurses by providing them with Best Practice Guidelines for client care.
Toward Optimized Practice (TOP)
- Toward Optimized Practice (TOP) helps Alberta Physicians implement clinical practice improvements into their clinics using measurement and evidence with the goal of improving both patient care and clinical management.
Last Updated: 21 July 2010
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