VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guidelines

VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines

Clinical practice guidelines are increasingly being used in health care to improve patient care and as a potential solution to reduce inappropriate variations in care. Guidelines should be evidence-based as well as based upon explicit criteria to ensure consensus regarding their internal validity.

The use of guidelines must always be in the context of a health care provider's clinical judgment in the care of a particular patient. For that reason, the guidelines may be viewed as an educational tool to provide information and assist decision making.

Chronic Disease in Primary Care

• Asthma***
• Chronic Insomnia Disorder and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (Insomnia/OSA)***
• Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)***
• Management of Chronic Multisymptom Illness (CMI)
  Formerly known as Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS)
• Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Diabetes Mellitus (DM)
• Dyslipidemia (LIPIDS)
• Hypertension (HTN)
• The Non-Surgical Management of Hip & Knee Osteoarthritis (OA)
• Obesity and Overweight (OBE)
• New! Tinnitus

*** CPG Is Currently Being Updated!

Mental Health

• Bipolar Disorder (BD)
• Management of First-Episode Psychosis and Schizophrenia (SCZ)
• Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide
• Substance Use Disorder (SUD)

Pain

• Headache
• Lower Back Pain (LBP)
• Use of Opioids in the Management of Chronic Pain

Rehabilitation

• Lower Limb Amputation***
• Management and Rehabilitation of Post-Acute Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI)
• Stroke Rehabilitation
• The Management of Upper Limb Amputation Rehabilitation (ULA)

*** CPG Is Currently Being Updated!

Women's Health

• Pregnancy

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