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New Management Strategies for Malignant Colorectal Polyps
Guideline:
HTML version of the official clinical practice guideline document. This link is useful for easy viewing and searching within the guideline document.
Algorithm:
A static, one-page PDF view of the algorithm that gives you the big picture of how the guideline recommendations relate to one another. This can be viewed or downloaded for easy review and offline use.
Technical Review:
A detailed HTML document that describes the systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence that was conducted in order to form the resulting guideline recommendations. The PDF can also be viewed and downloaded from this link.
Recommendations:
A simple HTML table summarizing all of the recommendations laid out in the guideline document, including the strength of the recommendation and related quality of evidence behind each recommendation.
Patient Guide:
An HTML companion to the guideline which helps communicate key takeaways and recommendations from the guideline to patients. Patient companions may include a plain-language guideline summary for patient reading, talking points for physicians to use to explain the recommendations to their patients, and other tools to help educate patients, improve clinical communication, and shared decision-making.
PDF:
A PDF version of the official clinical practice guideline document. This link is useful for printing and downloading for offline use.
Interactive Clinical Care Pathway:
A step-by-step online tool to help you make clinical decisions at the point of care based on an AGA care pathway.
Interactive Algorithm:
A step-by-step HTML tool to help you make clinical decisions at the point of care based on AGA guideline recommendations.
Full Article:
The full article describing the development, reasoning, and detailed recommendations related to an AGA clinical care pathway.
Clinical Care Pathway:
A clinical practice tool that incorporates various guidelines, recommendations, best practices and other evidence to provide clinical guidance on the management of a condition.
Webinar:
A recorded webinar discussing the recommendations and how to implement the guideline. The webinar includes a quiz that can be taken for CME credit.
Infographic:
A visual representation of the key recommendations within a guideline.
Colonoscopy After Cancer Resection
Guideline:
HTML version of the official clinical practice guideline document. This link is useful for easy viewing and searching within the guideline document.
Algorithm:
A static, one-page PDF view of the algorithm that gives you the big picture of how the guideline recommendations relate to one another. This can be viewed or downloaded for easy review and offline use.
Technical Review:
A detailed HTML document that describes the systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence that was conducted in order to form the resulting guideline recommendations. The PDF can also be viewed and downloaded from this link.
Recommendations:
A simple HTML table summarizing all of the recommendations laid out in the guideline document, including the strength of the recommendation and related quality of evidence behind each recommendation.
Patient Guide:
An HTML companion to the guideline which helps communicate key takeaways and recommendations from the guideline to patients. Patient companions may include a plain-language guideline summary for patient reading, talking points for physicians to use to explain the recommendations to their patients, and other tools to help educate patients, improve clinical communication, and shared decision-making.
PDF:
A PDF version of the official clinical practice guideline document. This link is useful for printing and downloading for offline use.
Interactive Clinical Care Pathway:
A step-by-step online tool to help you make clinical decisions at the point of care based on an AGA care pathway.
Interactive Algorithm:
A step-by-step HTML tool to help you make clinical decisions at the point of care based on AGA guideline recommendations.
Full Article:
The full article describing the development, reasoning, and detailed recommendations related to an AGA clinical care pathway.
Clinical Care Pathway:
A clinical practice tool that incorporates various guidelines, recommendations, best practices and other evidence to provide clinical guidance on the management of a condition.
Webinar:
A recorded webinar discussing the recommendations and how to implement the guideline. The webinar includes a quiz that can be taken for CME credit.
Infographic:
A visual representation of the key recommendations within a guideline.
Bowel Cleansing
Guideline:
HTML version of the official clinical practice guideline document. This link is useful for easy viewing and searching within the guideline document.
Algorithm:
A static, one-page PDF view of the algorithm that gives you the big picture of how the guideline recommendations relate to one another. This can be viewed or downloaded for easy review and offline use.
Technical Review:
A detailed HTML document that describes the systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence that was conducted in order to form the resulting guideline recommendations. The PDF can also be viewed and downloaded from this link.
Recommendations:
A simple HTML table summarizing all of the recommendations laid out in the guideline document, including the strength of the recommendation and related quality of evidence behind each recommendation.
Patient Guide:
An HTML companion to the guideline which helps communicate key takeaways and recommendations from the guideline to patients. Patient companions may include a plain-language guideline summary for patient reading, talking points for physicians to use to explain the recommendations to their patients, and other tools to help educate patients, improve clinical communication, and shared decision-making.
PDF:
A PDF version of the official clinical practice guideline document. This link is useful for printing and downloading for offline use.
Interactive Clinical Care Pathway:
A step-by-step online tool to help you make clinical decisions at the point of care based on an AGA care pathway.
Interactive Algorithm:
A step-by-step HTML tool to help you make clinical decisions at the point of care based on AGA guideline recommendations.
Full Article:
The full article describing the development, reasoning, and detailed recommendations related to an AGA clinical care pathway.
Clinical Care Pathway:
A clinical practice tool that incorporates various guidelines, recommendations, best practices and other evidence to provide clinical guidance on the management of a condition.
Webinar:
A recorded webinar discussing the recommendations and how to implement the guideline. The webinar includes a quiz that can be taken for CME credit.
Infographic:
A visual representation of the key recommendations within a guideline.
Diagnosis and Management of Lynch Syndrome
Guideline:
HTML version of the official clinical practice guideline document. This link is useful for easy viewing and searching within the guideline document.
Algorithm:
A static, one-page PDF view of the algorithm that gives you the big picture of how the guideline recommendations relate to one another. This can be viewed or downloaded for easy review and offline use.
Technical Review:
A detailed HTML document that describes the systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence that was conducted in order to form the resulting guideline recommendations. The PDF can also be viewed and downloaded from this link.
Recommendations:
A simple HTML table summarizing all of the recommendations laid out in the guideline document, including the strength of the recommendation and related quality of evidence behind each recommendation.
Patient Guide:
An HTML companion to the guideline which helps communicate key takeaways and recommendations from the guideline to patients. Patient companions may include a plain-language guideline summary for patient reading, talking points for physicians to use to explain the recommendations to their patients, and other tools to help educate patients, improve clinical communication, and shared decision-making.
PDF:
A PDF version of the official clinical practice guideline document. This link is useful for printing and downloading for offline use.
Interactive Clinical Care Pathway:
A step-by-step online tool to help you make clinical decisions at the point of care based on an AGA care pathway.
Interactive Algorithm:
A step-by-step HTML tool to help you make clinical decisions at the point of care based on AGA guideline recommendations.
Full Article:
The full article describing the development, reasoning, and detailed recommendations related to an AGA clinical care pathway.
Clinical Care Pathway:
A clinical practice tool that incorporates various guidelines, recommendations, best practices and other evidence to provide clinical guidance on the management of a condition.
Webinar:
A recorded webinar discussing the recommendations and how to implement the guideline. The webinar includes a quiz that can be taken for CME credit.
Infographic:
A visual representation of the key recommendations within a guideline.
Colonoscopy After Polypectomy
Guideline:
HTML version of the official clinical practice guideline document. This link is useful for easy viewing and searching within the guideline document.
Algorithm:
A static, one-page PDF view of the algorithm that gives you the big picture of how the guideline recommendations relate to one another. This can be viewed or downloaded for easy review and offline use.
Technical Review:
A detailed HTML document that describes the systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence that was conducted in order to form the resulting guideline recommendations. The PDF can also be viewed and downloaded from this link.
Recommendations:
A simple HTML table summarizing all of the recommendations laid out in the guideline document, including the strength of the recommendation and related quality of evidence behind each recommendation.
Patient Guide:
An HTML companion to the guideline which helps communicate key takeaways and recommendations from the guideline to patients. Patient companions may include a plain-language guideline summary for patient reading, talking points for physicians to use to explain the recommendations to their patients, and other tools to help educate patients, improve clinical communication, and shared decision-making.
PDF:
A PDF version of the official clinical practice guideline document. This link is useful for printing and downloading for offline use.
Interactive Clinical Care Pathway:
A step-by-step online tool to help you make clinical decisions at the point of care based on an AGA care pathway.
Interactive Algorithm:
A step-by-step HTML tool to help you make clinical decisions at the point of care based on AGA guideline recommendations.
Full Article:
The full article describing the development, reasoning, and detailed recommendations related to an AGA clinical care pathway.
Clinical Care Pathway:
A clinical practice tool that incorporates various guidelines, recommendations, best practices and other evidence to provide clinical guidance on the management of a condition.
Webinar:
A recorded webinar discussing the recommendations and how to implement the guideline. The webinar includes a quiz that can be taken for CME credit.
Infographic:
A visual representation of the key recommendations within a guideline.
Lynch Syndrome
Guideline:
HTML version of the official clinical practice guideline document. This link is useful for easy viewing and searching within the guideline document.
Algorithm:
A static, one-page PDF view of the algorithm that gives you the big picture of how the guideline recommendations relate to one another. This can be viewed or downloaded for easy review and offline use.
Technical Review:
A detailed HTML document that describes the systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence that was conducted in order to form the resulting guideline recommendations. The PDF can also be viewed and downloaded from this link.
Recommendations:
A simple HTML table summarizing all of the recommendations laid out in the guideline document, including the strength of the recommendation and related quality of evidence behind each recommendation.
Patient Guide:
An HTML companion to the guideline which helps communicate key takeaways and recommendations from the guideline to patients. Patient companions may include a plain-language guideline summary for patient reading, talking points for physicians to use to explain the recommendations to their patients, and other tools to help educate patients, improve clinical communication, and shared decision-making.
PDF:
A PDF version of the official clinical practice guideline document. This link is useful for printing and downloading for offline use.
Interactive Clinical Care Pathway:
A step-by-step online tool to help you make clinical decisions at the point of care based on an AGA care pathway.
Interactive Algorithm:
A step-by-step HTML tool to help you make clinical decisions at the point of care based on AGA guideline recommendations.
Full Article:
The full article describing the development, reasoning, and detailed recommendations related to an AGA clinical care pathway.
Clinical Care Pathway:
A clinical practice tool that incorporates various guidelines, recommendations, best practices and other evidence to provide clinical guidance on the management of a condition.
Webinar:
A recorded webinar discussing the recommendations and how to implement the guideline. The webinar includes a quiz that can be taken for CME credit.
Infographic:
A visual representation of the key recommendations within a guideline.
Surveillance and Management of BMMRD
Guideline:
HTML version of the official clinical practice guideline document. This link is useful for easy viewing and searching within the guideline document.
Algorithm:
A static, one-page PDF view of the algorithm that gives you the big picture of how the guideline recommendations relate to one another. This can be viewed or downloaded for easy review and offline use.
Technical Review:
A detailed HTML document that describes the systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence that was conducted in order to form the resulting guideline recommendations. The PDF can also be viewed and downloaded from this link.
Recommendations:
A simple HTML table summarizing all of the recommendations laid out in the guideline document, including the strength of the recommendation and related quality of evidence behind each recommendation.
Patient Guide:
An HTML companion to the guideline which helps communicate key takeaways and recommendations from the guideline to patients. Patient companions may include a plain-language guideline summary for patient reading, talking points for physicians to use to explain the recommendations to their patients, and other tools to help educate patients, improve clinical communication, and shared decision-making.
PDF:
A PDF version of the official clinical practice guideline document. This link is useful for printing and downloading for offline use.
Interactive Clinical Care Pathway:
A step-by-step online tool to help you make clinical decisions at the point of care based on an AGA care pathway.
Interactive Algorithm:
A step-by-step HTML tool to help you make clinical decisions at the point of care based on AGA guideline recommendations.
Full Article:
The full article describing the development, reasoning, and detailed recommendations related to an AGA clinical care pathway.
Clinical Care Pathway:
A clinical practice tool that incorporates various guidelines, recommendations, best practices and other evidence to provide clinical guidance on the management of a condition.
Webinar:
A recorded webinar discussing the recommendations and how to implement the guideline. The webinar includes a quiz that can be taken for CME credit.
Infographic:
A visual representation of the key recommendations within a guideline.
Screening for Early Detection
Guideline:
HTML version of the official clinical practice guideline document. This link is useful for easy viewing and searching within the guideline document.
Algorithm:
A static, one-page PDF view of the algorithm that gives you the big picture of how the guideline recommendations relate to one another. This can be viewed or downloaded for easy review and offline use.
Technical Review:
A detailed HTML document that describes the systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence that was conducted in order to form the resulting guideline recommendations. The PDF can also be viewed and downloaded from this link.
Recommendations:
A simple HTML table summarizing all of the recommendations laid out in the guideline document, including the strength of the recommendation and related quality of evidence behind each recommendation.
Patient Guide:
An HTML companion to the guideline which helps communicate key takeaways and recommendations from the guideline to patients. Patient companions may include a plain-language guideline summary for patient reading, talking points for physicians to use to explain the recommendations to their patients, and other tools to help educate patients, improve clinical communication, and shared decision-making.
PDF:
A PDF version of the official clinical practice guideline document. This link is useful for printing and downloading for offline use.
Interactive Clinical Care Pathway:
A step-by-step online tool to help you make clinical decisions at the point of care based on an AGA care pathway.
Interactive Algorithm:
A step-by-step HTML tool to help you make clinical decisions at the point of care based on AGA guideline recommendations.
Full Article:
The full article describing the development, reasoning, and detailed recommendations related to an AGA clinical care pathway.
Clinical Care Pathway:
A clinical practice tool that incorporates various guidelines, recommendations, best practices and other evidence to provide clinical guidance on the management of a condition.
Webinar:
A recorded webinar discussing the recommendations and how to implement the guideline. The webinar includes a quiz that can be taken for CME credit.
Infographic:
A visual representation of the key recommendations within a guideline.
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