2025 Clinical Practice Guidelines Form

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Table of Contents:

Adult Health Note: Multiple documents also discuss the management of the referenced condition in the pediatric population.

Infectious Disease

Pediatric/Adolescent Health

Substance Use

Women’s Health

Other Technology

Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL ADULT HEALTH Return to Table of Contents Adjustment Disorder Adjustment Disorder (Updated: September 22, 2025) John Hopkins Medicine Adjustment Disorder | Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL Alzheimer’s Disease/Dementia Health Systems and Medical Professionals Resource Site Alzheimer’s Association https://www.alz.org/professionals/health- systems-medical-professionals

American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline on the Use of Antipsychotics to Treat Agitation or Psychosis in Patients with Dementia (May 2016)

American Psychiatric Association https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/pdf/10.117 6/appi.books.9780890426807
Anxiety

Anxiety Disorders
(Last Reviewed
December 2024)

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publicatio ns/anxiety-disorders/treatment-of-anxiety- disorders.shtml

Appendicitis

Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Appendicitis: 2020 Update of the WSES Jerusalem Guidelines

World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES)

https://www.wses.org.uk/wp- content/uploads/2020/04/acute- appendicitis-update.pdf
Asthma Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (EPR-3) (September 2012)

2020 Focused Updates to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health- topics/guidelines-for-diagnosis- management-of-asthma

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL Asthma Management Guidelines: A Report from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Committee Expert Panel Working Group (Updated February 04, 2021)

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health- topics/all-publications-and- resources/2020-focused-updates-asthma- management-guidelines

Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention (Updated November 2025)

Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA)

https://ginasthma.org/wp- content/uploads/2025/11/GINA-2025- Update-251108-WMS.pdf Atopic Dermatitis

Atopic Dermatitis Clinical Guideline (Updated September 2025)

American Academy of Dermatology
https://www.aad.org/member/clinical- quality/guidelines/atopic-dermatitis
Behavioral Health Screening, Assessment and Treatment

The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines for the Psychiatric Evaluation of Adults 3rd edition
(August 2015)
American Psychiatric Association (APA) https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.117 6/appi.books.9780890426760.pe02

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL

National Guidelines for Behavioral Health Crisis Care Best Practice Toolkit (January 2025)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

https://bja.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh186/ files/media/document/samsha-national- guidelines.pdf

2025 National
Guidelines for a
Behavioral Health
Coordinated System
of Crisis Care

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) https://988crisissystemshelp.samhsa.gov/ sites/default/files/2025-04/national- guidelines-crisis-care-pep24-01-037.pdf
Bipolar Disorder*

• addresses diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder in special populations such as children and adolescents

  CANMAT and International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) 2018 guidelines for the management of patients with bipolar disorder

  Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT)

  Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) and International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) 2018 guidelines for the management of patients with bipolar disorder
  Borderline Personality

  Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (November 2024)

  American Psychiatric Association
  https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/book/10.1 176/appi.books.9780890428009

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)

AHA/ACCF Secondary Prevention and Risk Reduction Therapy for Patients With Coronary and Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease
(November 2011 Update)

American Heart Association/ American College of Cardiology Foundation (AHA/ACCF)

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.11 61/CIR.0b013e318235eb4d

Treatment of Hypertension in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
(Updated September 2016)

American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, and American Society of Hypertension https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.11 61/CIR.0000000000000207

Effectiveness- Based Guidelines for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women- 2011 Update (February 2011)

American Heart Association (AHA)

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.11 61/CIR.0b013e31820faaf8

ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (2019)

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) https://www.jacc.org/doi/pdf/10.1016/j.jacc .2019.03.010

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL

2021 AHA/ACC/ASE/CH EST/SAEM/ SCCT/SCMR Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain American College of Cardiology/ American Heart Association/ Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography/Society for Academic Emergency Medicine/Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance/American College of Chest Physicians/American Society of Echocardiography/American Heart

https://www.jacc.org/doi/pdf/10.1016/j.jacc .2021.07.053
2021 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Coronary Artery Revascularization

American College of Cardiology /American Heart Association /Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.202 1.09.006?_ga=2.60669549.1356655696.164 1505900-317854238.1639608139
Celiac Disease

ACG Clinical Guidelines: Diagnosis and Management of Celiac Disease (January 2023)

American College of Gastroenterology https://journals.lww.com/ajg/fulltext/2023/0 1000/%20mericancollegeofgastroenter ologyguidelines.17.aspx

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) The National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (NKF KDOQI)™ evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for all stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and related complications National Kidney Foundation

https://www.kidney.org/professionals/guid elines/guidelines_commentaries

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL

Chronic Kidney Disease: Detection and Evaluation (2017)

American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/1215/p776.h tml

KDIGO (Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes) 2024 CKD evaluation and Management

International Society of Nephrology https://kdigo.org/guidelines/ckd- evaluation-and-management/ Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Global Strategy for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of COPD

Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) https://goldcopd.org/2025-gold-report/

Delirium Prevention and Treatment of Delirium (2025)

American Psychiatric Association (APA) https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/p ractice/clinical-practice- guidelines/delirium
Depression Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) 2023 Update on Clinical Guidelines for Management of Major Depressive Disorder in Adults (Updated August 2025) Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10. 1177/07067437241245384

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL

Depression in Adults: Screening
(June 2023)

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforc e.org/uspstf/recommendation/screening- depression-suicide-risk-adults

VA/DoD Clinical Practice
Guideline for the Management of
Major Depressive Disorder (2022)

Department of Veterans Affairs Department of Defense https://www.healthquality.va.gov/guideline s/MH/mdd/

APA Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Depression Across Three Age Cohorts (February 2019)

American Psychological Association (APA)

https://www.apa.org/depression- guideline/guideline.pdf

Diabetes

Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (2026)

American Diabetes Association (ADA)

https://diabetesjournals.org/care/issue/49/ Supplement_1
Eating Disorders

Practice Guideline
for the Treatment of Patients with Eating Disorders
Fourth Edition (2023)

American Psychiatric Association (APA) https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/pdf/10. 1176%2Fappi.ajp.23180001
Eosinophilic Esophagitis AGA Institute and the Joint Task American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) https://www.gastrojournal.org/action/show Pdf?pii=S0016-5085%2820%2930265-1

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL Force on Allergy- Immunology Practice Parameters Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Eosinophilic Esophagitis (2020)

Gender-Dysphoria/ Incongruence Endocrine Treatment of Gender- Dysphoric/Gender- Incongruent Persons: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline
(September 2017)

Correction to Clinical Practice Guideline (February 2018)

Correction to Clinical Practice Guideline
(July 2018)

The Endocrine Society https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/102 /11/3869/4157558?login=true

https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/103 /2/699/4675081

https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/103 /7/2758/5036711

Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8 World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) https://www.wpath.org/publications/soc

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL

Fall Risk

Falls Prevention in Community- Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions (June 2024)

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforc e.org/uspstf/recommendation/falls- prevention-community-dwelling-older- adults-interventions
Evidence–Based Falls Prevention Programs: Resources for Professionals and Advocates

National Council on Aging https://www.ncoa.org/article/evidence- based-falls-prevention-programs/

Hearing Loss
Age-Related Hearing Loss (April 2024)

American Academy of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery
https://www.entnet.org/quality- practice/quality-products/clinical-practice- guidelines/cpg-age-related-hearing-loss/

Heart Failure (HF) 2022 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of heart failure: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/America n Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

ACCF/AHA/HFSA Guideline for the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines/ Heart Failure Society of America (ACCF/ AHA/HFSA) https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/epub/10.1 161/CIR.0000000000001142

http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/70/6/776 ?_ga=2.23313085.667318568.1514996759- 679389624.1511900706

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL Management of Heart Failure
(Focused Update 2017)

Hyperlipidemia 2026 ACC/AHA/AACVPR /ABC/ACPM/ADA/A GS/APhA/ASPC/NL A/PCNA Guideline on the Management of Dyslipidemia: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/America n Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association/ American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation/American Academy of Physician Assistants/Association of Back Cardiologists/American College of Preventive Medicine/American Diabetes Association/American Geriatrics Society/American Pharmacists Association/ American Society of Preventive Cardiology/National Lipid Association/Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (ACC/AHA/AACVPR/AAPA/ABC/ACP M/ADA/AGS/APhA/ASPC/NLA/PCNA)

https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.202 5.11.016
Hypertension ACC/AHA/AAPA/AB C/ACPM/AGS/APh A/ASH/ASPC/NMA/ PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults (2025)

American College of Cardiology (ACC)/ American Heart Association (AHA)/ American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)/ Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC)/ American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM)/ American Geriatrics Society (AGS)/ American Pharmacists Association (APhA)/ American Society of Hypertension (ASH)/ American Society for Preventive Cardiology (ASPC)/ National Medical Association (NMA)/ https://www.jacc.org/doi/abs/10.1016/j.jacc .2025.10.006

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA) Low Back Pain

Noninvasive Treatments for Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians (2017)

American College of Physicians (ACP) https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M 16-2367
Obesity
Weight Loss to Prevent Obesity- Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults: Behavioral Interventions (September 2018)

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforc e.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in- adults-interventions

2013 AHA /ACC /TOS Guideline for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults (Updated June 2014)

American College of Cardiology (ACC)/ American Heart Association (AHA) Task Force on Practice Guidelines and The Obesity Society (TOS) https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/0 1.cir.0000437739.71477.ee Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Common Questions About Oppositional Defiant Disorder
(April 2016) American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

https://www.aafp.org/dam/brand/aafp/pubs /afp/issues/2016/0401/p586.pdf

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL ODD: A Guide for Families by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) https://www.aacap.org/App_Themes/AAC AP/docs/resourcecenters/odd/oddresou rcecenterodd_guide.pdf
Pain (Chronic) APA CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE for Psychological and Other
Nonpharmacologica l Treatment
of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Adults (2024)

American Psychological Association (APA) https://www.apa.org/practice/guidelines/n onpharmacological-treatment-chronic- musculoskeletal-pain.pdf
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder APA Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Adults (2025)

VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder (2024)

American Psychological Association (APA)

Department of Veterans Affairs Department of Defense: The Management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Work Group

https://www.apa.org/ptsd- guideline/ptsd.pdf

https://www.healthquality.va.gov/guideline s/MH/ptsd/PTSD-in-Annals-2024.pdf

VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL PTSD Screening Instruments

Department of Veterans Affairs: PTSD: National Center for PTSD https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/asse ssment/screens/index.asp

Rheumatoid Arthritis
2021 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bl tee37abb6b278ab2c/blt9e44ccb701e1918c/ 63360f6775c0be225b8d943a/ra-guideline- 2021.pdf

Rhinitis

Rhinitis 2020: A practice parameter update American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI) https://www.jacionline.org/action/showPdf ?pii=S0091-6749%2820%2931023-X
Schizophrenia Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Schizophrenia 3rd edition (2021)

VA/DoD Clinical Practice
Guideline for the Management of
First-Episode Psychosis and Schizophrenia (2023)

American Psychiatric Association (APA)

Veterans Administration/Department of Defense (VA/DoD) https://s21151.pcdn.co/wp- content/uploads/APA-Practice-Guideline- for-the-Trmt-of-Patients-with- Schizophrenia-3rd-Edition-SRC-1-8-21- CMMC-1.pdf

https://www.mirecc.va.gov/visn22/VA_DoD 2023GuidelinefortheManagementof FirstEpisodePsychosisand_Schizoph renia.asp
Sickle Cell Anemia American Society of Hematology 2020 guidelines for sickle cell disease: management of American Society of Hematology

https://ashpublications.org/bloodadvance s/article/4/12/2656/460974/

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL acute and chronic pain Stroke 2024 Guideline for the Primary Prevention of Stroke: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/Americ an Stroke Association (Updated February 2025)

American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/epub/10.1 161/STR.0000000000000475

Suicide Risk SAFE-T: Suicide Assessment Five- Step Evaluation and Triage for Clinicians (Last updated 2/21/2025)

Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)

https://www.samhsa.gov/resource/dbhis/s afe-t-pocket-card-suicide-assessment- five-step-evaluation-triage-safe-t- clinicians

VA/DoD Clinical Practice
Guideline for Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide (2024)

Veterans Administration/Department of Defense (VA/DoD) https://healthquality.va.gov/HEALTHQUAL ITY/guidelines/MH/srb/VADoD-CPG- Suicide-Risk-Full-CPG-2024Final508.pdf

Surgery Surgical technical evidence review for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

https://www.ajog.org/article/S0002- 9378(18)30583-0/pdf

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL gynecologic surgery conducted for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery (December 2018)

Surgical Technical Evidence Review for Colorectal Surgery Conducted for the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery (October 2017)

Surgical Technical Evidence Review for Elective Total Joint Replacement Conducted for the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery (February 2018)

AHRQ

AHRQ

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/287 97562

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1 177/2151458518754451

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL Trauma Care Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services
(October 2015)

Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services: Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) https://store.samhsa.gov/product/Trauma- Informed-Care-in-Behavioral-Health- Services/SMA15-4420

Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services | SAMHSA Library
Urinary Tract Infections

Clinical Practice Guideline by Infectious Diseases Society of America
(IDSA): 2025 Guideline on Management and Treatment of Complicated
Urinary Tract Infections: Introduction and Methods (2025)

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) https://www.idsociety.org/globalassets/ids a/practice-guidelines/cuti/introduction- and-methods-manuscript.pdf
INFECTIOUS DISEASE Return to Table of Contents
Chlamydia/ Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines
(2021) Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment- guidelines/default.htm

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL Hepatitis B AASLD Guidelines for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B
(August 2015)

Update on Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B: AASLD 2018 Hepatitis B Guidance (Jan 2018)

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) https://aasldpubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ doi/epdf/10.1002/hep.28156

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/ PMC5975958/pdf/nihms957253.pdf
Hepatitis C HCV Guidance: Recommendations for Testing, Managing and Treating Hepatitis C (Updated March 2025)

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)/ American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) http://www.hcvguidelines.org/ Guidelines for the Screening, Care and Treatment of Persons with Chronic Hepatitis C Infection (2016)

World Health Organization (WHO) http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/1 0665/205035/9789241549615_eng.pdf;jses sionid=569946A6B8399B8CED0D09D7F7A 9BD3C?sequence=1%20%20%20

HIV/AIDS HIVMA/IDSA 2024 Primary Care Guidance Update for Providers Who HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) https://www.idsociety.org/practice- guideline/primary-care-management-of- people-with-hiv/

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL Care for Persons with Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HIV Guidelines and Recommendations

Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

https://www.cdc.gov/hivnexus/hcp/guideli nes/index.html
2017 HIVMA of IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Chronic Pain in Patients Living With HIV

Infectious Diseases Society of America https://www.idsociety.org/globalassets/ids a/practice-guidelines/2017-hivma-of-idsa- clinical-practice-guideline-for-the- management-of-chronic-pain-in-patients- living-with-hiv.pdf

HIV and Adolescents: Guidance for HIV testing and counselling and care for adolescents living with HIV (2013)

World Health Organization (WHO) https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/97 89241506168
Lyme Disease AAN/ACR/IDSA 2020 Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease

American Academy of Neurology (AAN), American College of Rheumatology (ACR), and Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) https://www.idsociety.org/practice- guideline/lyme-disease/#null

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL Upper Respiratory Infections Treatment of the Common Cold (2019) American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2019 /0901/p281.html

Outpatient Clinical Care for Adults (Last reviewed April 16, 2024)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic- use/hcp/clinical-care/adult- outpatient.html?CDCAArefVal=https://w ww.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/clinicians/adult- treatment-rec.html
Outpatient Clinical Care for Pediatric Populations (Last reviewed April 22, 2024) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic- use/hcp/clinical-care/pediatric- outpatient.html?CDCAArefVal=https://w ww.cdc.gov/antibiotic- use/clinicians/pediatric-treatment-rec.html

IDSA Guidelines on the Treatment and Management of Patients with COVID-19
(Document updated on a regular basis)

Infectious Diseases Society of America https://www.idsociety.org/practice- guideline/covid-19-guideline-treatment- and-management/
Tuberculosis ATS/CDC/ERS/IDS A Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Treatment of Drug- Resistant Tuberculosis (2019)

American Thoracic Society (ATS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the European Respiratory Society, and Infectious Diseases Society of American (IDSA) https://www.idsociety.org/practice- guideline/treatment-of-drug-resistant- tb/#null
PEDIATRIC/ADOLESCENT HEALTH Return to Table of Contents Adjustment Disorder

Adjustment Disorder: Collection of Evidence-Based Virginia Commission on Youth

https://vcoy.virginia.gov/documents/collec tion/Adjustment%20Disorder%20- %2010th.pdf

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL Practices, 10th Edition

Anxiety Clinical Practice Guideline for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Anxiety Disorders (2020)

American Academy of Adolescent Psychiatry
https://www.jaacap.org/article/S0890- 8567(20)30280-X/fulltext#secsectitle0095 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents
(October 2019)

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/arti cle/144/4/e20192528/81590/Clinical- Practice-Guideline-for-the-Diagnosis

ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment in
Children and Adolescents (2024)

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/produ cts/attention-deficit-hyperactivity- disorder/research
Autism Identification Evaluation, and Management of Children with Autism Spectrum American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cont ent/pediatrics/early/2019/12/15/peds.2019- 3447.full.pdf

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL Disorder (January 2020)

Celiac Disease / Gluten Disorders Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Celiac Disease in Children: Recommendations of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (January 2005)

North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) http://www.naspghan.org/files/documents/ pdfs/position- papers/celiacguideline2004_jpgn.pdf

NASPGHAN Clinical
Report on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Gluten-related Disorders (2016)
NASPGHAN / European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) https://naspghan.org/files/documents/pdfs /position- papers/NASPGHANClinicalReportont heDiagnosisand.28.pdf
Depression Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: Screening
(October 2022)

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforc e.org/uspstf/recommendation/screening- depression-suicide-risk-children- adolescents

APA Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Depression American Psychological Association (APA)

https://www.apa.org/depression- guideline/guideline.pdf

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL Across Three Age Cohorts (February 2019)

Hypertension in Children and Adolescents Clinical Practice Guideline for Screening and Management of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents
(September 2017)

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/arti cle/140/3/e20171904/38358/Clinical- Practice-Guideline-for-Screening-and

Obesity Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Obesity (2023)

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/arti cle/151/2/e2022060640/190443/Clinical- Practice-Guideline-for-the-Evaluation-and

Clinical Report: The Role of the Pediatrician in the Promotion of Healthy, Active Living
(March 2024)

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/arti cle/153/3/e2023065480/196676/The-Role- of-the-Pediatrician-in-the-Promotion-of
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Fifty years of preventing and treating childhood behaviour National Institute of Health (NIH) PubMed https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/ PMC5950520/

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL disorders: a systematic review to inform policy and practice (April 2018)

Pharmacologic Monitoring of Antipsychotics

Evidence-Based Recommendations for Monitoring Safety of Second Generation Antipsychotics in Children and Youth (2011)

Canadian Alliance for Monitoring Effectiveness and Safety of Antipsychotics in Children https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/ PMC3143700/pdf/ccap20_3p218.pdf
Preventive Care AAP Bright Futures American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

https://www.aap.org/en/practice- management/bright-futures/
Learn the Signs. Act Early.

Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

https://www.cdc.gov/act-early/index.html
SUBSTANCE USE Return to Table of Contents Substance use The ASAM Criteria: Treatment Criteria for Addictive, Substance-Related, and Co-occurring Conditions, Volume 1: Adults. 4th ed

American Society of Addiction Medicine https://www.asam.org/asam-criteria

Document requires purchase Medication-Assisted Treatment of Adolescents with American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/arti cle/138/3/e20161893/52715/Medication- Assisted-Treatment-of-Adolescents-With

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL Opioid Use Disorders (September 2016)

-Appropriate Use of Drug Testing in Clinical Addiction Medicine (Reviewed December 2019)

American Society of Addiction Medicine https://www.asam.org/quality-care/clinical- guidelines/drug-testing

Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions
(November 2018)

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforc e.org/Page/Document/UpdateSummaryFin al/unhealthy-alcohol-use-in-adolescents- and-adults-screening-and-behavioral- counseling-interventions
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain — United States, 2022

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/rr/ rr7103a1.htm?scid=rr7103a1.htmw

American Society of Addiction Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline on Alcohol Withdrawal Management (2020)

American Society of Addiction Medicine https://www.asam.org/docs/default- source/quality- science/theasamclinicalpracticeguide lineonalcohol-1.pdf?sfvrsn=ba255c2_2

American Psychiatric American Psychiatric Association https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/pdf/10.117 6/appi.books.9781615371969

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL Association Practice Guideline for the Pharmacological Treatment of Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder

The National Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder – 2020 Focused Update

American Society of Addiction Medicine https://www.asam.org/quality-care/clinical- guidelines/national-practice-guideline
Treatment Options for Substance Use Disorder (Updated August 2025)

Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) https://www.samhsa.gov/medication- assisted-treatment
Cigarette Cessation The Go-To Guide on Your Quitting Journey

Truth Initiative with Mayo Clinic https://www.becomeanex.org/
Identifying and Treating Patients Who Use Tobacco (July 2017) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services https://millionhearts.hhs.gov/files/Tobacc o-Cessation-Action-Guide.pdf
2018 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Tobacco American College of Cardiology (ACC) https://www.jacc.org/doi/pdf/10.1016/j.jacc .2018.10.027

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL Cessation Treatment

Electronic Cigarettes E-Cigarettes (Vapes) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/e- cigarettes/?CDCAArefVal=https://www.c dc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e- cigarettes/index.htm

American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement E- Cigarettes and Similar Devices (Reaffirmed August 2025)

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/arti cle/143/2/e20183652/37305/E-Cigarettes- and-Similar-Devices
All states offer smoking cessation telephone quitline services at no cost to you. Dialing 1-800-QUIT-NOW will connect the caller to their state quitline. WOMEN’S HEALTH Return to table of contents Perinatal Depression

Perinatal Depression: AAP Policy Statement
on Recognition and Management (2019)

American Academy of Pediatrics
(AAP) https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2019 /1001/p443.pdf
Routine Antepartum Care American Academy of Pediatrics, Guidelines for Perinatal Care,
Eighth Edition
(September 2017)

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) & American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) https://publications.aap.org/aapbooks/boo k/522/Guidelines-for-Perinatal- Care?autologincheck=redirected
Preventive Care Women's Preventive Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) https://www.hrsa.gov/womens-guidelines- 2016/index.html

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL Guidelines (Last Reviewed 2022)

Cancer Screening Updated Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines (Reaffirmed April 2025)

American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical- guidance/practice- advisory/articles/2021/04/updated- cervical-cancer-screening-guidelines

Cervical Cancer: Screening
(August 2018)

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforc e.org/uspstf/recommendation/cervical- cancer-screening
Diabetes and Pregnancy Management of Diabetes in Pregnancy
(2026)

American Diabetes Association (ADA)

https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/49 /Supplement_1/S321/163918/15- Management-of-Diabetes-in-Pregnancy- Standards

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Screening (August 2021)

United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)

https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforc e.org/uspstf/recommendation/gestational- diabetes-mellitus- screening?ds=1&s=gestational%20diabete s
WHO recommendations for Prevention and treatment of pre- eclampsia and eclampsia (2011) Updates in 2018, 2020 2021

World Health Organization (WHO) https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/97 89241548335

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL Committee Opinion

455. Magnesium Sulfate Before Anticipated Preterm Birth for Neuroprotection (Reaffirmed 2020)

     American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG)/ Society for Maternal Fetal Health (SMFH) https://www.acog.org/- /media/project/acog/acogorg/clinical/files/ committee- opinion/articles/2010/03/magnesium- sulfate-before-anticipated-preterm-birth- for-neuroprotection.pdf

     Pregnancy Tailored Prenatal Care Delivery for Pregnant Individuals (2025)

     American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) https://www.acog.org/- /media/project/acog/acogorg/clinical/files/ clinical- consensus/articles/2025/04/tailored- prenatal-care-delivery-for-pregnant- individuals.pdf?rev=5090db51445e4f7eacc fd4b5c9de7983&hash=9A628D8A3AC996A 84CE0EEE00624BD56

     Substance use Specific to Women Alcohol Abuse and Other Substance Use Disorders: Ethical Issues in Obstetric and Gynecologic Practice. Number 633 (Reaffirmed 2021)

     American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical- guidance/committee- opinion/articles/2015/06/alcohol-abuse- and-other-substance-use-disorders- ethical-issues-in-obstetric-and- gynecologic-practice

     Guidelines for the identification and management of substance use and substance use disorders in pregnancy (2014)

     World Health Organization (WHO) https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/97 89241548731

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association Clinical Guidance for Treating Pregnant and Parenting Women with Opioid Use Disorder and Their Infants (May 2018)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files /d7/priv/sma18-5054.pdf
Equity in Health Care

Importance of Social Determinants of Health and Cultural Awareness in the Delivery of Reproductive Health Care (Reaffirmed 2018)

American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) https://www.acog.org/- /media/project/acog/acogorg/clinical/files/ committee- opinion/articles/2018/01/importance-of- social-determinants-of-health-and- cultural-awareness-in-the-delivery-of- reproductive-health-care.pdf
Committee Opinion 749 Marriage and Family Building Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and Gender Nonconforming Individuals (Reaffirmed 2021)

American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) https://www.acog.org/- /media/project/acog/acogorg/clinical/files/ committee- opinion/articles/2018/08/marriage-and- family-building.pdf

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL Committee Opinion 586: Health Disparities in Rural Women (Reaffirmed 2021)

American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) https://www.acog.org/- /media/project/acog/acogorg/clinical/files/ committee-opinion/articles/2014/02/health- disparities-in-rural-women.pdf

Smoking Cessation during Pregnancy Tobacco and Nicotine Cessation During Pregnancy ACOG. Number 807 (Reaffirmed 2023)

American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical- guidance/committee- opinion/articles/2020/05/tobacco-and- nicotine-cessation-during-pregnancy

Need Help Putting Out That Cigarette?

American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) http://www.tobacco- cessation.org/PDFs/NeedHelpBooklet.pdf

Smoking Cessation for Pregnancy and Beyond: A Virtual Clinic,” an Innovative Web- Based Training for Healthcare Professionals

Dartmouth Medical School https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/ PMC4394722/

OTHER TECHNOLOGY Return to Table of Contents Other Technology Guidelines for the Practice of Telepsychology (Updated August 2024)

American Psychological Association (APA) https://www.apa.org/about/policy/telepsyc hology-revisions

Best Practices in Videoconferencing- American Psychiatric Association (APA) and American Telemedicine Association (ATA) https://s21151.pcdn.co/wp- content/uploads/APA-ATA-Best-Practices-

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Condition/Disease Guideline Title Recognized Source(s) URL Based Telemental Health (April 2018)

in-Videoconferencing-Based-Telemental- Health.pdf
AACAP's Telepsychiatry Toolkit

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Clinical_Pr acticeCenter/BusinessofPractice/Telep sychiatry/toolkitvideos.aspx
Telehealth in Oncology: ASCO Standards and Practice Recommendations (September 2021)

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) https://ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.1200/OP.2 1.00438
Telehealth and Telemedicine

American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) https://www.aafp.org/family- physician/practice-and-career/managing- your-practice/telehealth-and- telemedicine.html

Standards for Technology in Social Work Practice
National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) & Clinical Social Work Affiliation (CSWA)

https://www.socialworkers.org/Practice/N ASW-Practice-Standards- Guidelines/Standards-for-Technology-in- Social-Work-Practice