Q. Where can I find clinical practice guidelines?

What are clinical practice guidelines?

Clinical practice guidelines are produced by various healthcare organizations and professional bodies. They contain recommendations based on best evidence to support clinical practice. Guidelines do not provide information about the latest innovations, practices or emerging evidence.

Where to look

• SHA Library Guidelines Guide - guidelines produced by Canadian and international healthcare organizations and professional bodies.

• DynaMed - summaries include a section on guidelines, with links to specific guidelines.

• Databases - databases such as MEDLINE and CINAHL allow you to limit your search results by guidelines.

• Trip Pro - this clinical search engine allows you to filter your results by guidelines.

• Google - useful for finding guidelines published on individual websites.

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