Pharmacy Preceptors: Guidelines

A 5 item rating scale used to evaluate the quality and reporting of clinical practice guidelines. While the AGREE II remains the recommended appraisal tool for clinical practice guidelines, the AGREE II-GRS Instrument is a practical alternative, especially when time and resources are limited

This tool consists of 23 items organized within 6 domains followed by 2 global rating items (“Overall Assessment”) to assess the quality of a clinical practice guideline.

International guideline repository covering different clinical areas (addiction, cardiology, critical care, endocrinology, infectious disease, neurology, surgery, etc.

Access to thousands of Canadian and international cancer guidelines, all in a single database. Quality scores for guidelines (using the AGREE II tool) to ensure that you have the best available evidence from credible sources.

Guidelines from 35+ medical societies and government agencies. Some are free and some require payment in order to access.

TRIP covers guidelines from North America, Europe and internationally. Select 'Guidelines' filter on results page to limit to practice guidelines.

British clinical guidelines authored by NICE. Search by keyword, or explore by subject area.

Over 2400 clinical practice guidelines developed for use in Australian healthcare settings.

The Centre for Effective Practice is a national not-for-profit organization, whose mission is to close the gap between evidence and practice for healthcare providers. It contains clinical tools and resources for providers.

Guidelines on topics like acute kidney injury, anemia, nutrition in CKD, hemodialysis adequacy, etc.

Guidelines on topics like airway disorders, chest infections, pulmonary vascular disease, thoracic oncology, etc.

Guidelines on diagnosis, assessment, prevention and treatment.

Guidelines developed or endorsed by AMMI on topics like ebola, zika virus, antiviral drugs for influenza, etc.

Guidelines on topics like candidiasis, antimicrobial stewardship, c.difficile, community-acquired pneumonia, COVID-19, encephalitis, endocarditis, lyme disease, HIV care, etc.

Guidelines on all types of cancers, from diagnosis to treatment, and modality of care (e.g. surveillance, chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, etc.).

Guidelines by clinical area: assays and predictive markers; breast cancer; gastrointestinal cancer; genitourinary cancer; gynecologic cancer; head & neck cancer; hematologic cancer; thoracic cancer; melanoma; neurooncology, etc.

Guidelines on different types of cancers and cancer patient management during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Guidelines on screening, glycemic control, physical activity, nutrition therapy, hypoglycemia, weight management, mental health, dyslipidemia, retinopathy, foot care, pregnancy, type II diabetes and Indigenous Peoples, etc.

Guidelines and position statements on topics like asthma, COPD, face masks, pulmonary function testing, mechanical ventilation, interstitial lung disease, sleep disorders, etc.

Guidelines and position statements on topics like atrial fibrillation, arrhythmia, heart disease, heart failure, syncope, antiplatelet therapy, cardiac arrest, dyslipidemia, etc.

Guidelines on topics like antiplatelet therapy, management of atrial fibrillation, anti-thrombotic therapy, etc.

Clinical and administrative guidelines on topics like sepsis, chronic liver failure, ICU admission and discharge, managing patients in the ICU, etc.