{"id":173,"date":"2013-09-17T10:20:28","date_gmt":"2013-09-17T09:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.iriss.org.uk\/autismcard\/?p=173"},"modified":"2013-09-17T10:20:28","modified_gmt":"2013-09-17T09:20:28","slug":"scottish-intercollegiate-guidelines-network-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.iriss.org.uk\/autismcard\/2013\/09\/17\/scottish-intercollegiate-guidelines-network-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) and apps"},"content":{"rendered":"

“The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network<\/a> (SIGN) develops evidence based clinical practice guidelines for the National Health Service (NHS) in Scotland. SIGN guidelines are derived from a systematic review of the scientific literature and are designed as a vehicle for accelerating the translation of new knowledge into action to meet our aim of reducing variations in practice, and improving patient-important outcomes.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you want to know about a particular health condition the guidelines can be very helpful for giving you an overview and an indication of potential therapies that may be available. For those in Social Care\/Work they could help you understand treatment plans of your service users e.g. if your autistic clients have comorbid<\/a> conditions such as epilepsy<\/a>\u00a0or depression<\/a>. There are over 100 guidelines available and the guidelines are provided as downloadable PDF documents.
\nThere is a free\u00a0SIGN\u00a0Guidelines app [Android]<\/a> \u00a0and\u00a0\u00a0SIGN\u00a0Guidelines app [Apple]<\/a>
\nThey currently have one guideline and an app specifically for autism in children.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Assessment, diagnosis and clinical interventions for children and young people with autism spectrum disorders<\/a>\u00a0[Guideline\u00a098]\"SIGN<\/a><\/p>\n