Rescinded guidelines and advice

The list below includes guidelines and advice that have either been rescinded, where NHMRC approval has expired or information is considered out-of-date. These are stored for historical purposes on the Australian Government Web Archive (AGWA). Below are the links to many of these. This list may not be fully comprehensive.

Aged care

• Exercise and the older person (1994)
• Minimising the adverse consequences of hospitalisation in the older person (1994)
• Musculoskeletal disorders in the older person (1993)
• Incontinence and the older person (1994)
• Falls and the older person - Series on clinical management problems in the elderly No. 6 (1993)
• Medication for the older person (1994)
• Guidelines for a palliative approach in residential aged care: A systematic review of the literature - evidence tables (2005)
• Prevention and control of infection in aged care (2013)

Alcohol, drugs and substance abuse

• Australian Alcohol Guidelines: Health Risks and Benefits (2001)
• The Role of Families in the Development, Identification, Prevention and Treatment of Illicit Drug Problems (2001)
• An Information Document on the Current State of Research on Illicit Drugs in Australia (1999)
• Consensus-Based Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Volatile Substance Use in Australia (2011)
• Australian Guidelines to Reduce Health Risks from Drinking Alcohol (2009)

Antibiotic resistance

• Emergence of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci in Australia (1996)

Blood and blood products

• Clinical Practice Guidelines: Prevention of Stroke - The Role of Anticoagulants, Antiplatelet Agents and Carotid Endarterectomy (1997)
• Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Use of Blood Components - (red blood cells, platelets, fresh frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate) ( 2001)
• Clinical Practice Guidelines - Appropriate Use of Fresh Frozen Plasma and Cryoprecipitate Summary Card (2001)
• Clinical Practice Guidelines - Appropriate Use of Red Blood Cells Summary Card (2001)
• Clinical Practice Guidelines - Appropriate Use of Blood Components Pocket Card (2001)
• Blood Who needs it? Brochure (2001)
• Blood Who needs it? Poster (2001)
• Blood Components - A guide for patients (2001)
• Clinical Practice Guidelines - Appropriate Use of Platelets Summary Card (2001)

Cancer

• Guidelines for the Prevention, Early Detection and Management of Colorectal Cancer (1999)
• Guidelines for the Prevention, Early Detection and Management of Colorectal Cancer: A Guide for Patients, their Families and Friends (2000)
• Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Cutaneous Melanoma (1996)
• Clinical Practice Guidelines: Non-melanoma skin cancer: Guidelines for treatment and management in Australia (2002)
• Recommendations for Primary Prevention of Skin Cancer in Australia (1997)
• Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Women with Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (2004)
• Taking action locally: eight steps to putting cancer guidelines into practice (2006)
• Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer (2004)
• Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Lymphoma (2005)

Cardiovascular health

• Angioplasty and bypass surgery: A consumer's guide (1996)
• Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Procedural and Surgical Management of Coronary Heart Disease (1996)
• Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism (Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism) in Patients Admitted to Australian Hospitals (2009)
• Unstable Angina: A Consumer's Guide (1996)
• Preventive Interventions in Primary Health Care - Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer (1997)

Child health

• Clinical Practice Guidelines: Care Around Preterm Birth (1996)
• Care around preterm birth: A guide for parents (1997)
• Staying Healthy in Child Care - Preventing infectious diseases in child care - Fourth Edition (2006)
• Infant Feeding Guidelines for Health Workers (1996)

Child health, Mental Health

• Breaking Out: Challenges in Adolescent Mental Health in Australia (1992)
• Depression in Young People: Publication series (1997)
• National Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy. Setting the Evidence-based Research Agenda for Australia: A Literature Review (1999)

Child health, Research

• Report on Maternal Deaths in Australia - 1994 - 96 (2001)

Communicable Diseases‚ Vaccinations and Infection Control

• A Strategy for the Detection and Management of Hepatitis C in Australia (1997)
• Tuberculosis in Australia and New Zealand into the 1990s
• National Immunisation Strategy (1993)
• Surveillance Case Definition (1994)
• Recommendations on Hepatitis B (1996)
• Infection Control in the Health Care Setting Guidelines for the Prevention of Transmission of Infectious Diseases (1996)
• Fight Flu Campaign resource (2008)
• Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare (2010)

Consumers, carers and volunteers, General Health Information

• Communicating with Patients: Advice for Medical Practitioners (2004)
• Working with Volunteers and Managing Volunteer Programs in Health Care Setting (2003)

Diabetes, Eye Health

• Management of Diabetic Retinopathy: Clinical Practice Guidelines (1997)
• Diabetes and Your Eyes: A Consumer Guide for the Management of Diabetic Retinopathy (1997)
• Preserving Vision in Diabetes: A Quick Reference Guide for Optometrists, Nurses and other Health Practitioners (1997)

Environmental Health, Air quality

• Ambient air quality standards setting: an approach to health based hazard assessment (2006)
• Air quality in and around traffic tunnels (2008) (Synopsis and publishing details) | Full PDF of Air quality in and around traffic tunnels (2008)

Environmental Health, Environmental Contaminants, Waste management

• National Framework for Environmental and Health Impact Assessment (1994)
• National Guidelines for Waste Management in the Health Care Industry(1999)
• Health Implications of Long Term Climatic Change (1991)
• Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for the Assessment and Management of Contaminated sites (1992)
• 2010 NHMRC Public Statement: Wind Turbines and Health (2010)
• Antibiotics in Agronomy and Horticulture (1994)
• Disasters Management (1995)

Environmental Health, Water Quality

• Health Effects of Toxic Cyanobacteria (1994)
• Chemicals used for treatment of drinking water supplies (1989)
• Evaluation of Analytical Methods for Detection and Quantification of Cyanotoxins in Relation to Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (2001)
• Australian Guidelines for Recreational Use of Water (1990)
• Review of Coliforms (2003)
• Water Made Clear (2004) (Synopsis and publishing details)  | Full PDF of Water Made Clear (2004) 

Ethics, Animal

• Policy on the Care and Use of Non-Human Primates for Scientific Purposes (2003)
• NHMRC Guidelines on the Care of Cats Used for Scientific Purposes (2009)
• Guidelines on the use of animals for training interventional medical practitioners and demonstrating medical equipment and techniques (2009)
• Ways of Minimising Pain and Distress in Animals in Research (1994)
• A Guide to the use of Australian Native Mammals in Biomedical Research - Section 4: Care of individual species (1995)
• Guidelines for the generation, breeding care and use of genetically modified and cloned animals for scientific purposes (2007)
• A Guide to the use of Australian Native Mammals in Biomedical Research - Including Sections 1-3 (1990)
• NHMRC Guidelines on the Care of Dogs Used for Scientific Purposes (2009)
• Guidelines for Monoclonal Antibody Production (2008)

Ethics, Human

• Ethical Issues in research into alcohol and other drugs: An issues paper exploring the need for a guidance framework (2012)
• Human Research Ethics Handbook (2001)
• Joint NHMRC / AVCC Statement and Guidelines on Research Practice (1997)
• Guidelines approved under Section 95A of the Privacy Act 1988 (2001)
• Guidelines Under section 95 of the Privacy Act 1988 (2000)
• Ethical and practical issues concerning ashed bones from the Commonwealth of Australia's Strontium 90 Program 1957 - 1978 (2002)
• When does Quality Assurance in Health Care Require Independent Ethical Review? (2003)
• Ethics and the exchange and commercialisation of products derived from human tissue - background and issues (2011)
• Guidelines on Ethical Matters in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research (1991)
• NHMRC Position Statement: Monitoring and Reporting of Safety for Clinical Trials (2009)
• Post-coma Unresponsiveness (Vegetative State): A Clinical Framework for Diagnosis (2004)
• Guidelines for the ethical management of people with advanced chronic or terminal conditions in the final months of life (2011)
• Ethical guidelines on the use of Assisted Reproductive Technology in clinical practice and research (2007)
• Ethical guidelines on the use of Assisted Reproductive Technology in clinical practice and research (2004)

Ethics, Human, Organ Donation

• Recommendations for the Donation of Cadaveric Organs and Tissues for Transplantation (1996)
• Report of the Review of the Role and Functioning of Institutional Ethics Committees (1996)
• National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Research Involving Humans (1999)
• Guidelines for Ethical Review of Research Proposals for Human Somatic Cell Gene Therapy and Related Therapies (1999)
• Ethical Aspects of Organ and Tissue Donation - Advice for Health Professionals and Consumers (1997)

Ethics, Human, Genetics and Gene Technology

• Ethical Aspects of Human Genetic Testing - an Information Paper (2000)
• Guidelines approved under Section 95AA of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (2009)
• Genetics in Family Medicine: The Australian Handbook for General Practitioners (2007)

Evidence

(Former National Institute of Clinical Studies)

• Identifying barriers to evidence uptake (2006)
• Evidence-practice gaps report: Volume 1 (2003)
• Evidence-practice gaps report: Volume 2 (2005)

Genetics and Gene Technology

• Clinical Utility of Personalised Medicine (2011)
• Direct-to-Consumer DNA Genetic Testing: An information resource for consumer (2012)
• DNA Genetic Testing in the Australian Context (2012)
• Medical genetic testing: Health information for you and your family (2012)
• Discussing Direct-to-Consumer Genetic DNA testing with patients: A short guide for Health Professionals (2013)
• Epigenetics and health (2013)
• Genetic discrimination (2013)
• Personalised medicine and genetics (2013)
• Sequencing your genome (2013)
• The human genome (2013)
• Use of genetic information in sport (2013)
• Understanding Direct-to-Consumer Genetic DNA Testing – An Information Resource for Consumers (2014)
• Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: A Statement from the National Health and Medical Research Council (2014)
• Principles for the translation of ‘Omics’-based tests from discovery to health care (2015)

General Health Information, Research

• Tackling Chronic Disease: Exploration of Key Research Dimension (2001)
• Emergency department stroke and transient ischaemic attack care bundle (2009)
• Guidelines for the Screening, Prognosis, Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of Glaucoma (2010)

Health Procedures

• Epidural use of Steroids in the Management of Back Pain and Sciatica of Spinal Origin (1993)
• Heart and Lung Transplantation Programs (1993)
• Superspeciality Service Guidelines for Acute Cardiac Interventions (1995)
• Effectiveness of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (nCPAP) in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Adults (2000)
• Minimal Access Surgery (1997)
• The Report of the Expert Panel on re-use of Medical Devices Labelled as Single Use (1997)
• NHMRC Special Expert Committee on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies - Report on activities in 2001 (2002)
• Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Other Human Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (1996)

Health promotion

• Effective School Health Promotion - Towards Health Promoting Schools (1996)
• Health - Promoting Sports, Arts and Racing Settings (1997)
• Health Australia Review - Promoting the Health of Australians (1997)
• Asthma: Management, Education and Research (1995)

Indigenous Health

• Promoting the Health of Indigenous Australians: A review of Infrastructure Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Advancement (1997)
• Promoting the Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Communities: Case Studies and Principles of Good Practice (1997)
• A National Training and Employment Strategy for Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Professionals Working in ATSI Health (1997)
• Strengthening Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (2005)
• Values and ethics - Guidelines for ethical conduct in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research (2003)
• Keeping research on track (2006)

Injury, Sports Injury

• Boxing Injuries (1994)
• Head and Neck Injuries in Football: Guidelines for Prevention and Management (1995)
• Unintentional injuries in young males 15 to 29 years - 1996 (1996)

Men’s Health

• Clinical Practice Guidelines: The Management of Uncomplicated Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Men (2000)
• Is it my Prostate Doc? - A Guide for General Practitioners (1996)
• To pee or not to pee? - A guide for men about their urinary symptoms (1997)
• Men and Mental Health (1995)

Mental Health

• Clinical Practice Guideline - Borderline Personality Disorder (2013)

Nutrition and Diet

• Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents (1995)
• The Core Food Groups: The Scientific Basis for Developing Nutrition Education Tools (1995)
• Acting on Australia's Weight: a Strategic Plan for the Prevention of Overweight and Obesity (1996)
• Dietary Guidelines For Older Australian (1999)
• Nutrition in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: An Information Paper (2000)
• Dietary Guidelines for all Australians (2003)
• Dietary Guidelines for Australians (1992)
• Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of overweight and obesity (2013)

Organ Donation

• Making a Decision about Living Organ and Tissue Donation (2007)
• Organ and Tissue Donation by Living Donors - Guidelines for Ethical Practice for Health Professionals (2007)
• Making a Decision about Organ and Tissue Donation after Death (2007)
• Organ and Tissue Donation After Death, for Transplantation - Guidelines for Ethical Practice for Health Professional (2007)

Pain Management

• Acute Pain Management: Scientific Evidence (1999)
• Acute Pain Management: Information for Consumers (1999)
• Acute Pain Management: Information for General Practitioners (1999)
• Emergency Care Acute Pain Management Manual (2011)

Research

• How to review the evidence: systematic identification and review of the scientific literature (1999)
• How to use the evidence: assessment and application of scientific evidence (2000)
• Using socioeconomic evidence in clinical practice guidelines (2003)
• General Guidelines for Medical Practitioners on Providing Information to Patients (2004)
• Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research 2007
• Report on Australian clinical practice guidelines (2014)

Rural Health

• When it's right in front of you: Assisting health care workers to manage the effects of violence in rural and remote Australia (2002)

Women's health

• Screening for the prevention of cervical cancer: Guidelines for the management of women with screen detected abnormalities (1993)
• Perinatal Morbidity (1993)
• Options for Effective Care in Childbirth (1996)
• Long-term Effects on Women from Assisted Conception (1995)
• Hormone replacement therapy for peri- and post-menopausal women: A booklet for health professionals (1996)
• Report on Maternal Deaths in Australia 1991-93 (1998)
• Guidelines on the prophylactic use of Rh D immunoglobulin (anti-D) in obstetrics (1999)
• Psychosocial Clinical Practice Guidelines: Information, Support and Counselling for Women with Breast Cancer (2000)
• Summary of guideline recommendations for the use of Rh D immunoglobulin (Anti-D) in obstetrics (1999)
• Anti-D injection - Rh D immunoglobulin injection Consumer Brochure (1999)
• Hormone Replacement Therapy for Women at or After The Menopause: A Comprehensive Literature Review (2004)
• Hormone Replacement Therapy - A Summary of the Evidence for General Practitioners and Other Health Professions (2005)
• Hormone Replacement Therapy: Exploring the Options for Women (2005)
• Making Decisions: Should I use hormone replacement therapy? (HRT) (2005)
• Women and Mental Health (1990)
• A Consumer's Guide: Early Breast Cancer (1995) 
• Screening to prevent cervical cancer: guidelines for the management of asymptomatic women with screen-detected abnormalities (2005)