New Developments - chest pain

New developments…
Chest Pain Annual Evidence Update: to be published 23rd February 2009
The Chest Pain annual evidence update (AEU) 2009 will update the previous AEU published in February 2007.Chest pain is a common reason for patients seeking healthcare, often as an emergency. But not all chest pain is cardiac in origin, and (for example) the proportion of patients calling for an ambulance with chest pain who have proven heart attack is low – less than 10% in some studies. We have identified key systematic reviews and related documents to support clinicians and commissioners in identifying the best available, current evidence on this topic. NICE are due to publish guidance on chest pain in December 2009.
The Update will include commentaries from an Expert Group, chaired by our Clinical Lead, Professor Tom Quinn, from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey.
Stroke Rehabilitation Annual Evidence Update: New expert summary(Published Decmber 2008)
An extra expert summary contribution has been added to this update by Professor Helen Rodgers, University of Newcastle, on Early Supported Discharge. To view the contribution visit the evidence update pages at:
http://www.library.nhs.uk/stroke/Page.aspx?prv=y&pagename=SAEUORG08
Contacting the libraryApril Coombe the Project Manager for the libraries will be on maternity leave from the end of the month. We are in the process of recruiting maternity cover fot this post. In the meantime if you have any enquiries or feedback please contact Professor Tom Quinn at: t.quinn@surrey.ac.uk.