An aspect of this involves the production of Annual Evidence Updates, which aim to highlight the best current evidence for selected healthcare topics. Annual Evidence Updates consist of the good quality evidence from a search of research evidence on a particular topic over a 12 month period, plus user-friendly summaries written by relevant experts, and links to guidelines, secondary research and primary research, if applicable. All information included in Annual Evidence Updates has been subject to rigorous selection criteria.
The calendar of currently confirmed Annual Evidence Updates for 2008 and 2009 is now available.
The following Annual Evidence Updates are scheduled for October 2008:
Heart failure (Cardiovascular Diseases Specialist Library) on 6th October
Depression (Mental Health Specialist Library) on 6th October
A search of the four major databases (Cinahl, Embase, Medline and PsycInfo) for the latest evidence on depression published between January 2007 and the end of August 2008 retrieved over 2,000 hits. This evidence has been sifted. Just the high quality research has been retained, organised into categories and presented so that you can quickly and easily see what's new, reliable and relevant. The Update also features an audio podcast of interviews with leading experts in the field and will cover the following topics:
- Incidence and prevalence
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Populations
The size of the literature in breast cancer is large so the scope of the Annual Evidence Update has been divided into sections, which will consider:
- Causes, risks and prevention
- Screening
- Assessment and diagnosis
- Service delivery and standards
- Treatment and disease management - Biological therapy
- Treatment and disease management - Chemotherapy
- Treatment and disease management - Hormone therapy
- Treatment and disease management - Radiotherapy
- Treatment and disease management - Surgery
- Other therapies
- Psychosocial, quality of life and decision making
- Follow-up and miscellaneous topics
Osteoarthritis (Musculoskeletal Specialist Library) on 13th October
The Musculoskeletal Specialist Library in conjunction with the Trauma & Orthopaedics Specialist Library have searched and sifted through the guidance and evidence published during the last year. This update includes guidelines issued by NICE, RCP and Clinical Knowledge Summaries and systematic reviews covering various treatment options including pharmacological therapies, physical therapies, complementary and alternative therapies and surgery.
The Annual Evidence Update is being released to coincide with World Arthritis Day on 12 October 2008.
Ethnicity / Inequality (Ethnicity Specialist Library) on 20th October
The Ethnicity and Health Specialist Library will focus on five themes from the NHS “Big Sixty” (the 60 biggest health conditions and problems that cause 80% of the burden of disease) for its Annual Evidence Update. Following an overall introduction from Dr Surinder Sharma, the equalities director for the NHS, each theme will be introduced by a leading national authority.
On Monday, the theme will be "Commissioning & Ethnic Monitoring", followed by ethnic aspects of “Oral Health/ Oral Cancer". On Wednesday we shall focus on “Cardiovascular Disease in Ethnic Minority Populations" and on Thursday: "Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity” and “Renal Complications of Diabetes in Ethnic Minority Populations". To close the week, we shall highlight issues around Mental Health, in particular, “Suicide & Self-Harm” and “Learning Disabilities”.
System reform (Health Management Specialist Library) on 27th October
This update provides an opportunity to bring together up-to-date knowledge and evidence about several key strands of NHS reform:
- Patient choice
- Payment by results
- Commissioning
- Foundation trusts
- Alternative providers (including independent and third sector)
- Regulation
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