E-DRUG: New How-To Manual Development and Implementation of Standard Treatment Guidelines
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Dear colleagues,
A new manual published by the USAID-funded Systems for Improved Access to
Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Program aims to guide health care
professionals in the development and implementation of standard treatment
guidelines (STGs).
The publication, titled 'Developing, Implementing, and Monitoring the Use
of Standard Treatment Guidelines: a SIAPS How-to Manual', provides guidance
on the process of establishing and implementing STGs, placing special
emphasis on the low- and middle-income country (LMIC) context. By including
tools, templates, success stories, and links to useful resources, the
manual helps health practitioners understand not only important concepts of
treatment guidelines, but also how they can best be used in practice.
The manual can be accessed on the SIAPS website:
http://siapsprogram.org/publication/stg-how-to-manual/
Questions should be addressed to Mohan P. Joshi, SIAPS Principal Technical
Advisor and Cluster Lead for Pharmaceutical Services: mjoshi@msh.org.
"Franko-Filipasic, Elyse" <efranko-filipasic@msh.org>