Guidelines

Update on Helicobacter pylori infection testing guidelines
Quebec revises guidance to promote the judicious use of invasive and non-invasive tests, and the optimal use of antibiotics in the treatment of this infection.
New Canadian guidance for contrast media hypersensitivity reactions
Longstanding pretreatment protocols using diphenhydramine and corticosteroids are ineffective and have the potential for side effects and other harms.

Updated Canadian recommendations on the use of pneumococcal vaccines in adults

NACI issues new guidance on use of pneumococcal vaccines, incorporating the new 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Capvaxive).
Task force prostate cancer screening guidelines are outdated, CUA says

The Canadian Urological Association says the guidelines, which many family physicians rely on, put patients at risk and need to be updated.
At long last: New consensus statement for off-label hair loss treatment

Doctors now have guidance for using low-dose oral minoxidil.
Breast cancer: Screening from age 50 puts racialized women at a disadvantage

Non-white women are more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of 50, say researchers at the University of Ottawa, who are calling for earlier screening.
Update to Canadian clinical practice guideline for management of opioid use disorder

Methadone or buprenorphine should be considered as standard first-line treatment for opioid use disorder, with slow-release oral morphine as a second-line treatment option.
New guidelines for the evaluation and management of chronic constipation

These guidelines from the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons are aimed primarily at gastroenterologists and family physicians.
Updated Canadian guideline on management of female stress urinary incontinence

Provides guidance on evaluation, counselling, nonsurgical and surgical treatment of female stress urinary incontinence, as well as management of surgery complications.
Updated Canadian guidelines for management of depression in adults

Revised CANMAT guidelines outline patient assessment, selection of evidence-based treatments, prevention of recurrence and strategies for managing inadequate response.

Update on Helicobacter pylori infection testing guidelines

New Canadian guidance for contrast media hypersensitivity reactions

Updated Canadian recommendations on the use of pneumococcal vaccines in adults

Task force prostate cancer screening guidelines are outdated, CUA says

At long last: New consensus statement for off-label hair loss treatment

Breast cancer: Screening from age 50 puts racialized women at a disadvantage

Update to Canadian clinical practice guideline for management of opioid use disorder

New guidelines for the evaluation and management of chronic constipation

Updated Canadian guideline on management of female stress urinary incontinence

Updated Canadian guidelines for management of depression in adults

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