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Standards of Care

There is now a wealth of published studies revealing effective care for patients with chronic disease. Recommendations that draw on the scientific evidence are developed and published by the B.C. Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee on behalf of the Medical Services Commission. The first series of performance measures for diabetes was released in June 2002.

Published B.C. guidelines that support chronic disease management:

Chronic Hepatitis B (PDF 186Kb)
Chronic Hepatitis C (PDF 210Kb)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (PDF 309Kb)
Detection and Diagnosis of Hypertension (Part I) (PDF 155Kb)
Diabetes Care (includes Diabetes Patient Care Flow Chart and Patient Resources) (PDF 236Kb)
Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (PDF 242Kb)
Heart Failure Care (PDF 465Kb)
Identification, Evaluation and Management of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (PDF 781Kb)
Treatment of Essential Hypertension (Part II) (PDF 184Kb)

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Last Revised: December 17, 2007