Gastroenterology Guidelines
Appropriate Use of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
www.askasge.org/uploadedFiles/Publications_and_Products/Practice_Guidelines/2000_appropriate.pdf
ASGE's Position on the Safety of Endoscopy and Prevention of Infection
www.askasge.org/uploadedFiles/Members_Only/Quality_and_Safety_in_Endoscopy/preventInfection.pdf
Computed Tomographic Virtual Colonoscopy
www.fascrs.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=320
Consensus Document on Bowel Preparation Prior to Colonoscopy
www.sages.org/sagespublication.php?doc=BOWEL
Disease-Specific Position Statements From the AGA
www.gastro.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=160
Ethnic Issues in Endoscopy
www.askasge.org/uploadedFiles/Publications_and_Products/Practice_Guidelines/2001_ethnic.pdf
Guidelines for the Clinical Application of Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
www.sages.org/sagespublication.php?doc=30
GUIDELINES FOR THE CLINICAL APPLICATION OF LAPAROSCOPIC BILIARY TRACT SURGERY
www.sages.org/sagespublication.php?doc=06
GUIDELINES FOR DIAGNOSTIC LAPAROSCOPY
www.sages.org/sagespublication.php?doc=12
Guidelines for Documentation in the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Setting (2003)
www.sgna.org/Resources/guidelines/guideline7.cfm
Guidelines for Laparoscopic Resection of Curable Colon and Rectal Cancer
www.sages.org/sagespublication.php?doc=32
GUIDELINES FOR LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY DURING PREGNANCY
www.sages.org/sagespublication.php?doc=23
GUIDELINES FOR OFFICE ENDOSCOPIC SERVICES
www.sages.org/sagespublication.php?doc=09
Guidelines for Preventing Allergic Reactions to Natural Rubber Latex in the Workplace
www.sgna.org/Resources/guidelines/guideline5.cfm
GUIDELINES FOR SURGICAL TREATMENT OF GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE (GERD)
www.sages.org/sagespublication.php?doc=22
Guidelines For Training In Diagnostic And Therapeutic Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
www.sages.org/sagespublication.php?doc=16
Guidelines for Training in Patient Monitoring and Sedation and Analgesia
www.askasge.org/uploadedFiles/Training_and_Education/Training_and_Core_Curriculum_Index/1998_monitoring.pdf
Guidelines for the Use of High Level Disinfectants and Sterilants for Reprocessing of Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopes (2005)
www.sgna.org/Resources/guidelines/guideline6.cfm
Laparoscopic Colectomy for Curable Cancer
www.fascrs.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=319
Performance of Flexible Sigmoidoscopy by Registered Nurses for the Purpose of Colorectal Cancer Screening (2003)
www.sgna.org/Resources/guidelines/guideline1.cfm
Radiation Safety in the Endoscopy Setting (2001)
www.sgna.org/Resources/guidelines/guideline2.cfm
The Role of Colonoscopy in the Management of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
www.askasge.org/uploadedFiles/Publications_and_Products/Practice_Guidelines/2006_bowelDisease.pdf
Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice and Role Delineation Statements (2005)
www.sgna.org/Resources/guidelines/guideline8.cfm
Standards of Infection Control in Reprocessing of Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopes
www.sgna.org/Resources/guidelines/guideline3.cfm
STATEMENT ON POLICY, LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY
www.sages.org/sagespublication.php?doc=05
Understanding and Influencing the Legislative Process (1996)
www.sgna.org/Resources/guidelines/guideline10.cfm
Pertinent Infection Control-Related Guidelines and Recommendations
Guideline for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities (2003)
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_environinfection.html
Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections (2002)
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_intravascular.html
Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings (2002)
www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/
Guideline for Preventing Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_hcpneumonia.html
Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection (1999)
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_surgicalsite.html
Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals (1994)
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_isolation.html
Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV and Recommendations for Post-exposure Prophylaxis
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_occupational.html
Guidelines & Recommendations for Ventilation, Construction, and Renovation of Hospitals
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_construct.html
Infectious Diseases Information
Antibiotic Resistance
www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/community/
Antimicrobial Resistance
www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/
Avian Influenza
www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/
Bioterrorism Agents
www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/agentlist.asp
Bloodborne Pathogens
www.cdc.gov/doc.do/id/0900f3ec8023cbe7
Clostridium Difficile Infections
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/id_Cdiff.html
Diphtheria
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/diptheria_t.htm
E. coli Infection
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/submenus/sub_ecoli.htm
Giardiasis
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/giardiasis/default.htm
Helicobacter pylori Infection
www.cdc.gov/ulcer/
HIV/AIDS Prevention
www.cdc.gov/hiv/dhap.htm
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_mrsa.html
Hepatitis (viral)
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/default.htm
Noroviruses
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/submenus/sub_norwalk.htm
Rotavirus
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/submenus/sub_rotavirus.htm
Vanocomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE)
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_vre.html
Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
www.cdc.gov/doc.do/id/0900f3ec80228696
Agencies and Associations
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)
www.acg.gi.org
American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)
www.gastro.org
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS)
www.fascrs.org
American Society of Healthcare Central Service Professionals (ASHCSP)
www.ashcsp.org
Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management (AHRMM)
www.ahrmm.org
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
www.apic.org
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)
www.aami.org
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)
www.aorn.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
www.cdc.gov
Department of Health and Human Services
www.hhs.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
www.epa.gov
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
www.fda.gov
International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management (IAHCSMM)
www.iahcsmm.org
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
www.jcaho.org
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)
www.cdc.gov/niosh
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
www.osha.gov
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
www.sages.org
Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA)
www.sgna.org
Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
www.shea-online.org |
