Into Practice: May 2008

May 2008

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	Consultant's catch-up


	Our regular update from one of the regional Implementation Consultants. This month Val Moore tells us what she's been up to in the East. By a quirk of scheduling I have been the first Consultant to start on our Visit programme to Heads of Maternity Services/ Midwifery, at time of press having visited six Units across my East area of responsibility.
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	Shared learning update

	Take a look at the latest submissions on our shared learning database.
	Preoperative Investigation in Elective Surgical Patients See all entries


	ERNIE update

	See the latest reports added to the Evaluation and Review of NICE Implementation Evidence (ERNIE) database
	NICE implementation uptake report: drugs used in the management of urinary incontinence NICE implementation uptake report: atypical antipsychotic drugs for the treatment of schizophrenia NICE implementation uptake report: adefovir dipivoxil to treat hepatitis B See all ERNIE reports

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) - could diet play a part?

Bloating, diarrhoea, low abdominal pain, constipation - all common symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. These symptoms can be affected by what we eat - foods which may seem good, such as muesli, sweetcorn or nuts, can aggravate some of these symptoms. To help patients NICE and the British Dietetic Association (BDA) have jointly produced a detailed IBS dietary information sheet.

Latest implementation tools

Irritable bowel syndrome	Prostate cancer
Bespoke tools Audit support	Implementation advice Audit support
Osteoarthritis	Rheumatoid arthritis (refractory) - abatacept
Audit support	Costing tool Audit support
Perioperative hyperthermia (inadvertent) Costing tool Slide set	Colitis (ulcerative) - infliximab Costing tool Audit support

Surgical management of OME Audit support Physical activity and the environment Bespoke tool	Smoking cessation Implementation advice Audit support Bespoke tools

NICE is looking for jargon-free, easy to understand examples of how you have successfully met the challenges -and overcome the pitfalls - of putting NICE guidance into practice.

Following the success of the Shared Learning Award 2007 we have made this year's award bigger and better. The NICE Shared Learning Awards give you the chance to share your experience of implementing NICE guidance with colleagues in the NHS and beyond. It is a chance for you to tell us what worked, what didn't work and what you learnt along the way.

Recommendation reminders

Coming up next month

Reminders on recommendations from existing NICE guidance that identify ineffective practice

Lung cancer and post-traumatic stress disorder

Audit support and slide set for perioperative hypothermia (inadvertent)
Costing tool for type 2 diabetes (update)
Costing tool for lipid modification
Costing tool and audit support for anaemia (cancer treatment induced) - erythropaetin (alpha and beta) and darbepoetin
Costing tool and audit support for diabetes - insulin pump therapy
Costing tool and audit support for rimonabant for the treatment of overweight and obese patients
Costing tool and slide set for workplace physical activity
Bespoke tool for physical activity and the environment

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