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Guidelines, Recommendations, & Consensus Statements

Good places to look for guidelines & recommendations

Often published  in the discipline’s national association journal

Cardiac & Thoracic

AHA Guidelines
https://professional.heart.org/en/guidelines-and-statements

ACCP (American College of Chest Physicians) Guidelines & Consensus Statements
https://www.chestnet.org/guidelines-and-topic-collections

Published in the journal Circulation—http://circ.ahajournals.org/


Anesthesiology

Anesthesiology — American Society of Anesthesiologist
https://www.asahq.org/standards-and-guidelines


Infectious Diseases

IDSA (Infectious Diseases Society of America) Practice Guidelines
 www.idsociety.org/IDSA_Practice_Guidelines/


Medicine

AAFP Clinical Policies and guidelines

ACP Clinical Recommendations

NHLBI Clinical Practice Guidelines​
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-pro/guidelines/current


Obstetrics & Gynecology Guidelines

-Committee Opinions—https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion

-Practice Bulletins — published  in Obstetrics & Gynecology  https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/practice-bulletin

-Technology Assessments — published in Obstetrics & Gynecology  http://www.greenjournal.org


Pediatrics

Pediatrics Policy Statements, Clinical Practice Guidelines & Technical and Clinical Reports
American Academy of Pediatrics — https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/pages/policy
Published in Pediatrics — http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/


General

National Guideline Clearinghouse—http://www.guidelines.gov/

US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations for Primary Care Practice https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/recommendations