Clinical practice guidelines

Practical guidelines are sometimes published in scientific journals and can be found via databases such as PubMed. You can also find practical guidelines via several of the resources under the heading 'General/search engines' above.

• National guidelines of the National Board of Health and Welfare: The National Board of Health and Welfare is the authority in Sweden responsible for producing national guidelines for health care, dental care and social services.
• National clinical knowledge support: National system for knowledge-driven management within Swedish healthcare. Includes care programs and guidelines.
• Databases with peer-reviewed summaries of current evidence, such as UpToDate and DynaMed. Medical libraries often provide these types of databases. 
• TRIP (Turning Research Into Practice): Search engine focusing on evidence-based medicine. Easy to filter the search results on practice guidelines, and other types of publications. TRIP has a freely available version but a subscription is needed to use the database fully and access all the materials. 
• Specialist associations: You can often find guidelines and recommendations in specific areas from various medical specialist associations and organizations. Some examples are: European Society of Cardiology (ESC), American College of Physicians (ACP), American Psychiatric Association (APA), National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN).
• Guidelines International Network (GIN): GIN is a global network organization that works to bring together and promote the development of clinical guidelines. The website contains a comprehensive collection of international guidelines in various medical fields.
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): NICE is a UK organization that produces guidelines, recommendations and guidance in the health sector.