Contents – March 2006

News

BMA publishes guidance on updated QOF

Guidelines in Practice launches annual Awards

Editorial

It's time to enter this year's Guidelines in Practice Awards

The judges give practical advice on submitting entries for the 2006 Awards plus their tips for success

New Guidelines: Development

JBS 2 will help GPs provide preventive cardiovascular care

The new JBS 2 guidelines state that all people at high risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease should be identified and treated, says Professor David Wood

GP Contract: QOF2

Using warfarin to treat atrial fibrillation will decrease stroke risk

In the first article of our new series on QOF2 Dr Alan Begg gives practical evidence-based advice on meeting the indicators for atrial fibrillation

Guidelines in Practice Award 2005: Runner Up

The Falkirk falls project helps older people to live independently

Joint runner up in the 2005 Guidelines in Practice Award was a collaborative initiative to reduce falls and their impact in the elderly. Linda Macpherson explains how it works

Focus on CME

Guidelines in Practice CME questions: 54

Write the answers in the spaces provided, then cut out the pages and put them in your personal development plan

QOF2 Indicators

QOF2 clinical indicators: summary tables

Notes for Authors

Writing for Guidelines in Practice: instructions for authors

Guidelines in Practice Awards

Full details on how to enter this year's Awards

Meetings & Conferences

Diary of Events

Please let us know of your forthcoming meetings and workshops for inclusion in our events diary

Out of Hours

Is reassurance better than medication?

Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and GP returner in Bristol