GPAC: Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee

Guidelines Eligible for the Condition Based Incentives

Guidelines (in HTML)	Printable Documents (PDF)
Diabetes Care	• Full Guideline (PDF 405K) • Summary (PDF 116K) • Flow Sheet (PDF 152K) • Patient Guide (PDF 147K) • Care Objectives (PDF 47K) • Table 1: Initial Treatment of Dyslipidemia (PDF 22K) • Table 2: Types of Insulin (PDF 28K) • Table 3: Antihyperglycemic Agents for Use in Type 2 Diabetes (PDF 55K) • Table 4: Treatment of Hypoglycemia (PDF 27K) • Algorithm 1: Diagnosis of Diabetes, IFG and IGT (PDF 37K) • Algorithm 2: Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes (PDF 35K) • Body Mass Index (PDF 61K) A PDA version of this guideline is also available at www.Clinipearls.ca/BCGuidelines
Heart Failure Care	• Full Guideline (PDF 516K) • Summary (PDF 124K) • Appendix A - Diuretics (PDF 37K) • Appendix B - Beta blockers (PDF 36K) • Appendix C - ACE inhibitors (PDF 27K) • Appendix D - Angiotensin receptor blockers (PDF 22K) • Appendix E - Direct acting vasodilators (PDF 25K) • Appendix F - Spironolactone (PDF 49K) • Appendix G - Digoxin (PDF 51K) • Flow Sheet (PDF 143K) • Patient Guide (PDF 601K) A PDA version of this guideline is also available at www.Clinipearls.ca/BCGuidelines
Hypertension - Detection, Diagnosis and Management	• Full Guideline (PDF 754K) • Summary (PDF 157K) • Appendix A - Recommended Technique for Measuring Blood Pressure (PDF 46K) • Appendix B - Framingham Instruction Sheet (PDF 505K) • Appendix C - Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Worksheet (PDF 50K) • Appendix D - Hypertension Care Flow Sheet (PDF 191K) • Appendix E - Dietary Approaches to Stopping Hypertension (DASH) (PDF 55K) • Appendix F - Antihypertensive Drugs (PDF 80K) • Appendix G - Examples of Secondary Causes of Hypertension (PDF 95K) • Flow Sheet (PDF 191K) • Patient Guide (PDF 128K) A PDA version of this guideline is also available at www.Clinipearls.ca/BCGuidelines

Additional program details may be found at the following sites:

Full Service Family Practice Incentive Program:
www.health.gov.bc.ca/cdm/practitioners/fullservice.html

Practice Support Program:
www.practicesupport.bc.ca or
www.impactbc.ca/programs/practicesupport/

The British Columbia Medical Association CDM Condition Based Incentive Payments:
www.bcma.org/public/CDM/CDMIncentivePaymentInfo.htm

Disclaimer

The Clinical Practice Guidelines (the "Guidelines") have been developed by the Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee on behalf of the Medical Services Commission. The Guidelines are intended to give an understanding of a clinical problem, and outline one or more preferred approaches to the investigation and management of the problem. The Guidelines are not intended as a substitute for the advice or professional judgment of a health care professional, nor are they intended to be the only approach to the management of clinical problems.

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Last Revised: September 30, 2008