I. Print Sources

•  American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideles [REF WM400 A512 2000].  Also available at: http://www.psych.org/psych_pract/treatg/prac_guide.cfm.
• Clinician's Handbook of Preventive Services [Permanent Reserve WA108 C6413 1998] Also available at: http://www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/ppiphand.htm
• Guide to Clinical Preventive Serives, 3rd ed. Periodical Updates, Methods, Vol.1, April 2004.  [Wilson Library Gov Pub (US Docs) HE 20.6508.C 61/5/2004/V.1.  Also available at: http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/gcpspu.htm
• Guide to Clinical Preventive Services 2005: Recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Available at: http://www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/pocketgd.pdf
• Health Care Standards: Office Directory. Plymouth Meeting, PA : ECRI. [REF W22 H434 2005]
• Pediatric Clinical Practice Guidelines & Policies: a compendium of evidence-based research for pediatric practice.. American Academy of Pediatrics. [REF WS21 P371 2005].  Also available at: http://www.aappolicy.aappublications.org/practice_guidelines/index.dtl  

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Recommendations and Reports. CDC[stack 166].  Also available at: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/recreppy.html

 II. Internet Sources (selected examples)

•  Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ): Clinical Information
• Preventive Services: Put Prevention into Practice http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/ppipix.htm
• Electronic Preventive Services Selector (PDA applications) http://epss.ahrq.gov/PDA/index.jsp
• Clinical Practice Guidelines http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/cpgsix.htm

• American College of Cardiology. Clinical Statements/Guidelines. http://www.acc.org/clinical/statements.htm
• ACC Palm Downloads http://www.acc.org/clinical/palm_download.htm

•  American College of Physicians. Clinical Practice Guidelines http://www.acponline.org/clinical/guidelines
• CDC Recommends. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/cdcrecommends/AdvSearchV.asp
• CMA INFOBASE: Clinical Practice Guidelines (Canadian) http://mdm.ca/cpgsnew/cpgs/index.asp
• eGuidelines (Collection of UK clinical guidelines and related information) http://www.eguidelines.col.uk
• Evidence-based Medicine Resource Center. Clinical Practice Guidelines http://www.ebmny.org/cpg.html
• Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 3rd ed. Systematic Evidence Reviews http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=hstat3.part.509
• Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) http://www.icsi.org
• National Guidelines Clearinghouse http://www.guideline.gov
• NGC PDA/Palm Resources http://www.guideline.gov/resources/pda.aspx
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Physician Guidelines for Cancer Care http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/default.asp

III. Finding more sources of clinical practice guidelines

• Medical subject headings in MNCAT (University of Minnesota Libraries online catalog) http://mncat.lib.umn.edu
• clinical medicine--standards
• nursing care--standards
• practice guidelines
• consensus
• patient care--standards
• Search strategies in MEDLINE
• Combine disease with
• practice guidelines
• consensus
• Limit technique/procedure to "standards"
• Internet keyword searching
• practice guideline or practice guidelines
• practice parameter or practice parameters
• clinical guidelines or clinical guidelines
• consensus statements 

IV. Suggested Readings