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October 14, 2008
Osteoarthritis Annual Evidence Update 2008
Osteoarthritis (Musculoskeletal Specialist Library)
http://www.library.nhs.uk/musculoskeletal
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common condition limiting function and mobility. It usually develops in people who are over 50 years but younger people can also be affected. OA mostly occurs in the knees, hips and hands but any joint can be affected.
Following last year’s extensive Annual Evidence Update, the Musculoskeletal Specialist Library in conjunction with the Trauma & Orthopaedics Specialist Library have searched and sifted through the guidance and evidence published during the last year and have produced an Annual Evidence Update which will be of particular interest to all health professionals. Included in this year’s update are guidelines issued by NICE, RCP and Clinical Knowledge Summaries and systematic reviews covering various treatment options including pharmacological therapies, physical therapies, complementary and alternative therapies and surgery.
The Annual Evidence Update has been released to coincide with World Arthritis Day on 12 October 2008.
The National Library for Health (NLH) Specialist Libraries have been developed to identify and meet the information needs of particular communities of practice. They are web-based collections containing clinical and non-clinical information on the major health priority areas. Each NLH Specialist Library identifies and provides access to quality assessed information of relevance to the community that it serves. An aspect of this involves the production of Annual Evidence Updates, which aim to highlight the best current evidence for selected healthcare topics. Annual Evidence Updates consist of the good quality evidence from a search of research evidence on a particular topic over a 12 month period, plus user-friendly summaries written by relevant experts, and links to guidelines, secondary research and primary research, if applicable. All information included in Annual Evidence Updates has been subject to rigorous selection criteria.
Posted by S.Austin at October 14, 2008 11:14 AM