Friday 1 October 2010

Annual Evidence Update on Depression: 4-8 October 2010

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

The Annual Evidence Update (AEU) contains the best available evidence published on Depression during 2009-2010.

The AEU is divided up into sections on:

* Epidemiology and Prevalence
* UK and International Guidelines
* Neuropsychology
* Diagnosis and Risk Factors
* Pharmacological Treatments including: SSRIs, SNRIs and TCAs
* Psychosocial Treatments including: CBT and CCBT
* Other Treatments including: Electroconvulsive therapy and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
* Populations and Settings including: Children and Adolescents, Older People, Women, Ethnicity and the Workplace
* Genetics
* Co morbidity
* Dual Diagnosis

The NHS Evidence – mental health team have searched and sifted evidence from a number of databases, including Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, Cinahl and TRIP.

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

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Annual Evidence Update on CAM for Depression: 4-8 October 2010

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - complementary and alternative medicine.

This is the third Annual Evidence Update on CAM for Depression. This update aims to identify, organise and present the latest information on this topic. We have searched a large number of databases for studies published or updated since the 2009 update.This AEU presents the evidence on specific therapies and approaches such as acupuncture, diet and nutrition, herbal medicine, massage, meditation and mindfulness, and yoga.

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

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Annual Evidence Update on Heart Failure: 4-8 October 2010

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

Following on from the partial update of NICE's Heart Failure guidelines in August 2010 and our last evidence update in October 2009 this update for health professionals and patients will present significant advances in knowledge about heart failure. Topics will include diagnosis, pharmacology, organisation of care, devices, rehabilitation, palliative care and psychology. There will also be a section on uncertainties identified and, as usual, expert summaries will be included to help make sense of the new evidence presented.

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

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Wednesday 29 September 2010

Annual Evidence Update on Antenatal and Pregnancy Care: 27 September 2010

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - women's health

NHS Evidence - women's health is holding its next Annual Evidence Update from Monday 27 September. The Antenatal Care Evidence Update builds on the accumulated knowledge-base and provides an up-to-date summary of the latest evidence in this area including the provision of antenatal care, patient information needs, common pregnancy problems, antenatal ultrasound and fetal monitoring. All the information contained in our AEU has been subject to rigorous selection criteria. We know it is very difficult for busy health professionals to keep up-to-date with the huge volume of literature that is published each year and so the specialist collections are here to do this for you.

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

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Annual Evidence Update on Amblyopia: 27 September - 1 October 2010

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - eyes and vision.

Clinicians treating ophthalmic disease in children always have to consider, and often have to manage, amblyopia - either as the main disorder causing impaired vision or as a contributing condition. The 2010 Annual Evidence Update focuses on the clinical and functional outcomes of amblyopia and highlights the:

· clinical outcomes of treatment - focusing on aspects of visual acuity, stereopsis, and ocular alignment;
· functional outcomes of treatment - focusing on aspects of quality of life and visual functioning;
· adverse events of treatment;
· new evidence that is likely to inform a change in clinical practice;
· current uncertainties in the effectiveness of treatments.

Commentaries have been provided by Jugnoo Rahi, Reader in Ophthalmic Epidemiology/Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist, Institute of Child Health UCL; Jill Carlton, Research Associate, ScHARR, University of Sheffield and Mike Clarke, Reader in Ophthalmology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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

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