Diary: September 2008

Guidance to be published on 27 August:

• Familial hypercholesterolaemia
• Implantation of miniature lens systems for advanced age-related macular degeneration
• Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) - pegaptanib and ranibizumab
• Rh-D negative women - routine antenatal anti-D prophylaxis (including new product rhophylac)
• Hepatitis B - entecavir
• Hepatitis B - telbivudine
• Total wrist replacement

Guidance to be published on 24 September:

• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• Chronic kidney disease
• Venous Thromboembolism - dabigatran
• Autologous pancreatic islet cell transplantation for improved glycaemic control after pancreatectomy
• Balloon catheter dilation of paranasal sinus ostia for chronic sinusitis
• Identifying and supporting people most at risk of dying prematurely

NICE expects to consult on the following documents between 27 August and 23 September:

Draft scopes:

• Lung cancer (update) (3 September to 1 October 2008)
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) - update (22 September to 20 October 2008)
• School based smoking prevention (22 September to 20 October 2008)
• Prevention of excessive weight gain in pregnancy (23 September to 21 October 2008)

Draft consultation:

• Machine versus cold (static) storage of donated kidneys (8 to 29 September 2008)
• Needle exchange (12 September to 10 October 2008)
• Crohn´s disease - infliximab and adalimumab (12 September to 3 October)
• Schizophrenia update (23 September to 17 November 2008)
• Thoracoscopic epicardial radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation (23 September to 21 October 2008)
• Tenotomy of four horizontal eye muscles for nystagmus (23 September to 21 October 2008)
• Influenza (treatment) zanamivir, amantadine and oseltamivir (10 September to 1 October 2008)

Other guidance development milestones between 27 August and 23 September:

Call for stakeholder registration:

• Pharmacological management of neuropathic pain in adults, in non-specialist settings

Stakeholder meetings:

• None

Final scopes:

• Child sedation (15 September 2008)

Final consultation:

• Chronic pain - spinal cord stimulation (2 to 15 September 2008)

Appeals to be heard:

• Osteoporosis -primary prevention (15 September 2008)
• Osteoporosis - secondary prevention (15 September 2008)