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EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE RESOURCE KIT
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Original
March 2003
Updates —
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07/06: Herbal Preparations
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04/07: Medication Withdrawal
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06/09: Rome III Diagnostic Criteria
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GUIDELINE
RESOURCE INFORMATION
(see also PATIENT & CLINICIANS INFORMATION in the next section below)
Suggestions for Using the Guideline
Resources • Algorithm • Key
Points • Details
of Treatment Options [PDF]
Algorithm Notes =
IBS Definition & Description • Criteria
for Diagnosis • Establishing
Rapport • Diagnostic
Testing
PATIENT & CLINICIAN INFORMATION
ABOUT IBS
Quick
facts about IBS • More
in depth information about IBS including web resources
ABOUT
TREATING IBS
Quick
Reference Guide — scientific evidence on treatments for IBS
Detailed
information about treating IBS —
details on options including dosing, benefits and risks [PDF]
SCIENCE
Scientific References
• Delfini
Evidence
& Usability Scale — (Use BACK to return
from the scale)
Systematic Reviews
Treatment — 2. Brandt LJ, Bjorkman D, Fennerty
MB et al. Systematic review on the management of irritable bowel syndrome
in North America. Am J Gastroenterol. 2002 Nov;97(11 Suppl):S7-26). Brandt
Diagnosis — 11. Cash BD, Schoenfeld P, Chey WD. The utility of diagnostic tests in irritable bowel syndrome patients: a systematic review. Am J Gastroenterol. 2002 Nov;97(11):2812-9. Cash
Communications
— 10. Beck RS, Daughtridge R, Sloane PD. Physician-Patient
Communication in the Primary Care Office: A Systematic Review. JABFP 2002.
15:25-38. The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice. Beck
EXPLANATION OF THE SCIENCE FOR CONSUMERS
How we prepared this information •
Delfini
Information Quality Ratings
Evidence-based Medicine (EBM)
for consumers and their doctors —
Using
Scientific Information in Medicine — About the principles and
processes we used to analyze this information
IMPLEMENTATION TIPS & COMMUNICATION TOOL
How
to Use this Information
Preparing
For Implementation: Meeting-In-A-Box
IBS
Implementation Strategy Suggestions
“IBS
Case for Change and Need for Patient Choice” – Talking Points:
IBS Summary of Gaps
Measurement
Ideas
ABOUT THE GUIDELINE
Guideline Documentation
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