Overview
Below are links to our Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) or alternative sources of clinical advice.
Important notes
- Linking does not constitute endorsement.
- CPGs are current as of date of publication.
If you have any questions, please email us at actt@albertadoctors.org
All CPGs
CPGs are grouped by topic. Select the topic you are interested in to expand the list of CPGs and other tools.
Breast cancer screening
External resource: 2022 Alberta Breast Cancer Screening Clinical Practice Guideline Committee guideline
cervical cancer screening
2016 TOP guideline. Guideline summary. Frequently Asked Questions.
Colorectal cancer screening
2013 TOP guideline. Guideline summary.
Prostate cancer screening
External resource: 2014 Canadian Task Force Prostate Cancer Screening Guideline
PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN PRIMARY CARE.
External resource: 2023 PEER guideline & tools.
OTTAWA ANKLE RULES
External resource: https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/1670/ottawa-ankle-rule
Croup: Diagnosis and Management
External resource: AHS Clinical Knowledge Topic
Acromegaly: Laboratory endocrine testing guidelines
2008 TOP guideline. Guideline summary.
Addison's disease: Laboratory endocrine testing guidelines
2008 TOP guideline. Guideline summary.
Amenorrhea (without hirsutism) and menopause: Laboratory endocrine testing guidelines
2008 TOP guideline. Guideline summary.
Cushing's syndrome: Laboratory endocrine testing guidelines
2008 TOP guideline. Guideline summary.
Erectile dysfunction: Investigation and management guideline
2016 TOP guideline. Guideline summary.
Galactorrhea: Laboratory endocrine testing guidelines
2008 TOP guideline. Guideline summary.
Gonadal disorders: Hirsutism. Laboratory endocrine testing guidelines
2008 TOP guideline. Guideline summary.
Hypercalcemia: Laboratory endocrine testing guidelines
2008 TOP guideline. Guideline summary.
Hypoglycemia: Laboratory endocrine testing guidelines
2014 TOP guideline. Guideline summary.
Pheochromocytoma: Laboratory endocrine testing guidelines
2008 TOP guideline. Guideline summary.
Thyroid dysfunction: Investigation and management of primary thyroid dysfunction guideline
Our gastroenterology CPGs have been retired. Please refer to the Specialist Link gastroenterology pathways for clinical advice.
Several infectious disease guidelines have been replaced with Alberta Health Services Bugs & Drugs. A website version of Bugs & Drugs is available with no special access or logins at: https://dobugsneeddrugs.org/
Multiple sclerosis and Urinary tract infection: Management guideline
2013 TOP guideline. Guideline summary. Patient tool.
Nursing home acquired Pneumonia
External resource: Bugs & Drugs testing and treatment recommendations
Viral hepatitis: Serological testing
2006 TOP guideline. Guideline summary.
Infectious diarrhea: Stool testing
2008 TOP guideline. Guideline summary.
Urinary tract infection in long term care
External resource: AHS Appropriateness & Stewardship in Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Initiative tools
Our obstetrical prenatal ultrasound CPGs have been retired. Please refer to the following the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada CPGs for clinical advice.
Determination of Gestational Age by Ultrasound
External resource: 2019 SOGC guideline
Second trimester ultrasound
External resource: 2017 SOGC guideline
Antenatal fetal health surveillance
External resource: 2023 SOGC guideline
Fetal growth restriction
External resource: 2023 SOGC guideline
Diagnosis and management of placenta previa
External resource: 2020 SOGC guideline
Sonographic Cervical Length techniques & applications
External resource: 2020 SOGC guideline
Ultrasound in twin pregnancies
Management of Monochorionic Twin Pregnancies
Management of chronic low back, osteoarthritic, and neuropathic pain in primary care
External resource: 2022 PEER guideline & tools
Headache: Primary care management
External resource: 2016 IHE guideline
Low back pain: Management
External resource: 2015 IHE guideline
Asthma Diagnosis, Education and Management
External resource: 2023 British Columbia Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee guideline
Adult insomnia: Assessment to management
2015 TOP guideline. Guideline summary. Patient information. Sleep diary. Sleep questionnaire.
Cognitive impairment: Symptoms to management
2017 TOP guideline part 1. Guideline part 2. Guideline summary.
Depression in multiple sclerosis: identification and management
2015 TOP guideline. Guideline summary.
DOVE – Doctors opposing violence everywhere
2015 TOP guideline. Guideline summary. Motivational interviewing guide.
Environmental exposures from oil and gas emissions.
2017 TOP guideline. Guideline summary.
Iron deficiency anemia: Diagnosis and management
2018 TOP guideline. Guideline summary.
Medical cannabinoids
External resource: 2018 PEER guideline and tools.
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)
External resource: 2024 Centre for Effective Practice clinical tool
Opioid use disorder: management
External resource: 2019 PEER guideline and tools
Osteoporosis management
External resource: 2023 Osteoporosis Canada Guideline
Relational continuity
2019 TOP guideline. Guideline summary. Change package.
Sickle cell trait in newborn screening: Practice guide
External resource: 2023 Alberta Newborn Screening Program Practice Guide
Transgender health: Practice tools
2019 TOP & AH initial assessment. Feminizing chest surgery. Masculinizing chest surgery. Metoidioplasty. Phalloplasty. Vaginoplasty.
Tuberculosis: Diagnosis and management
Alternative Sources of Information
The following websites are sources of high-quality Canadian CPGs and other clinical decision support tools.
Alberta resource for clinical pathways.
PEER is a primary care led evidence based medicine team focused on providing relevant evidence to family physicians and primary care providers. Access CPGs and other clinical tools.
Alberta Health Services Cancer Screening Programs website containing patient and provider resources, including CPGs.
Clinical practice guidelines developed by the Guidelines and Protocol Advisory Committee (GPAC), British Columbia.