Annual Evidence Update on HIV/AIDs: 30 November - 3 December 2010

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - infections and NHS Evidence - National Library for Public Health.

To coincide with World Aids Day on 1 December NHS Evidence - infections is launching its Annual Evidence Update on HIV and TB co-infection and the National Library for Public Health (NLPH) will be publishing its Annual Evidence Update on HIV/AIDS - Behaviour change in high-risk populations.

The Annual Evidence Update from NHS Evidence - infections will focus on HIV and TB co-infection, with guidelines, systematic reviews and other evidence that has emerged in the last 12 months. Experts in the field have written commentaries, and links to useful websites are also provided.

Expert commentaries include:

• The global overview of HIV and TB co-infection
• An overview of the BHIVA guidelines for treatment of HIV and TB co-infection
• Clinical implications of HIV and TB co-infection for GPs
• An overview of HIV and TB co-infection in the UK
• Diagnostic tests and guidelines.

The Annual Evidence Update from the National Library for Public Health will identify and contextualise all high-level evidence and guidelines published in the last 12 months on behaviour change interventions in high-risk populations including ethnic minorities, gay men, injecting drug users, commercial sex workers, and other populations. The NLPH has teamed up with experts in the field of sexual health to evaluate the evidence.

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

Annual Evidence Update on Drugs Misuse: 7-11 June 2010

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - National Library for Public Health.

The National Library for Public Health will publish its second Annual Evidence Update on drugs misuse. The theme for this update is Drugs misuse treatment in offender populations. This year, as well as identifying a number of new guidelines and key policy documents, we have focussed on treatments for female offenders. We have teamed up with experts in the field of drugs addiction to evaluate the evidence and put it into context.

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

Annual Evidence Update on Obesity: 19-23 April 2010

An update of the evidence on this topic from the National Library for Public Health.

The National Library for Public Health will launch the 2010 Annual Evidence Update on childhood obesity from 19 April 2010, focusing on childhood obesity surveillance and preventative public health interventions. The Annual Evidence Update includes a number of key policy documents and guest editorials written by experts, which provide a snapshot of the preventative interventions for childhood obesity and international surveillance activities.

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

Annual Evidence Update on Drugs Misuse: 8-12 June 2009

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - National Library for Public Health.

The National Library for Public Health will run its first Annual Evidence Update (AEU) on drugs misuse from 8 June 2009. The theme for this first update is drugs misuse treatment in offender populations. We have teamed up with experts from the Addictions Centre based at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London to evaluate the evidence and put it into context. The AEU runs in conjunction with the Home Office Drugs Week.

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