Annual Evidence Update on Special Care Dentistry: 30 November - 4 December 2009

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - oral health.

Since our first Evidence Update in this topic in September 2008, Special Care Dentistry has been officially designated a dental speciality. We are pleased to present our latest Evidence Update on the topic in the week that the two professional societies for special care dentistry hold their meetings (British Society for Disability and Oral Health and British Society of Gerodontology).

The Update brings together new guidance and systematic reviews relevant to Special Care Dentistry that have been published since the last update, accompanied by a commentary on the evidence.

Find out more at www.library.nhs.uk/oralhealth.

Annual Evidence Update on Stroke: 30 November - 4 December 2009

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - stroke.

The forthcoming Annual Evidence Update covers new high quality evidence (mainly systematic reviews) on stroke rehabilitation. Despite evidence of its effectiveness in reducing mortality and long term disability rehabilitation is often seen as a ‘Cinderella service’: underfunded, understaffed, and with a low profile compared to care at the ‘hi-tech’ end of the spectrum of care.

The National Stroke Strategy sets Quality Markers (QM) across the spectrum of stroke care. QM 10 sets out the ambition for rehabilitation: "People who had had strokes access high-quality rehabilitation and, with their carer, receive support from stroke-skilled services as soon as possible after they have a stroke, available in hospital, immediately after transfer from hospital and for as long as they need it."

Find out more at www.library.nhs.uk/stroke.

Annual Evidence Update on HIV/AIDs: 30 November - 4 December 2009

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - infections.

The Infections Specialist Collection is launching its second Annual Evidence Update on HIV on 30th November 2009 to coincide with World AIDS Day on 1st December 2009.
This year’s focus is on HIV and children, due to the publication in 2009 on guidance around the testing of children with HIV positive parents. Sub topics within this will include:

• Mother to child transmission
• HIV testing in children
• Management of HIV in adolescents and children.
  

Experts in the field will be providing summaries on these subtopics, and links to other useful websites will also be available.

We welcome feedback about the resources included in this update - please contact us if you would like to comment.

Find out more at www.library.nhs.uk/infections.