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Guideline Summary Revision Date: January 2012Fourteenth Edition Scope and Target Population This guideline applies to all patients who have a breast concern or abnormality. Aims Clinical Highlights

Revision Date: December 2016Eleventh Edition Endorsement Summary The ICSI Diagnosis and Management of Asthma guideline work group endorsed 2016 Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention Report with added qualifications/comments. This report addresses the diagnosis and management of asthma in the pediatric and adult population. The GINA website provided writing group conflict of interest disclosures. […]

Revision Date: October 2014Twentieth Edition Endorsement Summary ICSI has endorsed with qualifications the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations for adults. These recommendations have been reviewed by the 2014 ICSI Preventive Services work group, utilizing the ICSI Endorsement Process: C. Bass, D. Brink, S. Diem, A. Gravely, L. Harvey, M. Maciosek, L. Milteer, […]

Guideline Summary Revision Date: May 2013Fifth Edition Scope and Target Population This guideline, Healthy Lifestyles, outlines the existing evidence for the effectiveness of strategies and programs designed to help adults optimize health by adopting healthy lifestyles (increased physical activity, improved nutrition, decreased tobacco use and exposure, decreased hazardous and harmful drinking/alcohol use, practiced positive thinking […]

The Acute Pain Assessment and Opioid Prescribing Protocol is currently under revision. The Acute Pain Assessment and Opioid Prescribing Protocol was developed in response to community and national concern over the misuse, abuse and diversion of opioids. It focuses on the acute pain phase and, potentially, the first prescription of opioids. It encourages the exploration […]

Revision Date: January 2013Eleventh Edition Guideline Summary Scope and Target Population Patients age 12 years and older who present with headache. For the purpose of this guideline, pain that primarily involves the back of the neck and only involves the head to a limited extent is not considered a headache. This guideline does not specifically […]

We are excited about this new ICSI guideline! The Prevention and Management of Obesity for Children and Adolescents (2 through 17 years in age) content development was so comprehensive and significant that it was decided to make a new guideline. The document is structured much like the Prevention and Management of Obesity for Adults and […]

Revision Date: May 2013Sixth Edition Guideline Summary Scope and Target Population This guideline addresses the prevention, diagnosis and management of obesity in adult patients, and includes behavioral approaches, drug treatment and surgery. This guideline does not address pregnant women or bodybuilders/weight trainers. Aims Clinical Highlights

Revision Date: December 2016Eleventh Edition Endorsement Summary ICSI has endorsed with qualifications the following American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association (ASA) documents: • 2013 AHA/ASA Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke • 2015 AHA/ASA Focused Update of the 2013 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Regarding Endovascular […]

Guideline Summary Revision Date: May 2013Fifteenth Edition Scope and Target Population Adults age 18 years or older who have a diagnosis of stable coronary artery disease. The criteria, as noted on the Main algorithm, includes patient presenting with: Aims Clinical Highlights

Revision Date: February 2017Fourteenth Edition ENDORSEMENT Summary ICSI has endorsed with qualifications recommendations from two guidelines: 1. 2016 United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on: a. Primary prevention for adults age 40-75 2. 2013 American College of Cardiology (ACC) / American Heart Association (AHA) recommendations on: a. Treatment targets b. Secondary prevention, c. […]

Revision Date: November 2014Fifteenth Edition Endorsement Summary ICSI has endorsed with qualifications the 2014 Evidence-Based Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults Report From the Panel Members Appointed to the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8). This has been reviewed by the 2014 ICSI Hypertension Diagnosis and Treatment Work Group: I. Kenning, […]

Guideline Summary Revision Date: July 2013Thirteenth Edition Scope and Target Population The scope and target population of this document focuses on the adult patient age 18 years and older with suspected heart failure. This includes the diagnosis and outpatient management of the patient. Consideration will also be made to reducing all-cause readmission rates to the […]

Revision Date: March 2014Tenth Edition Endorsement Summary ICSI has endorsed with qualifications the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP’s) guideline, ADHD: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents, and Supplement. Both have been reviewed by the 2014 ICSI ADHD work group, utilizing the ICSI Endorsement Process: C. […]