It is hoped that this document will serve as a reference outlining the optimal practice for the provision of SNB in patients with OSCC, based on the best currently available evidence.
However, components of the suggested models of NICE 22 and ACOVE 23 that are considered the optimal practice for falls and fractures prevention are at different degrees of implementation in both countries.
While the extent to which the recent guidelines have been rolled out and implemented in programs is still in question, their full utility will also continue to be unclear, given the continued lack of compelling evidence for optimal practices.
This lack of confidence is reflected by poor performance on formal assessments of knowledge in musculoskeletal medicine[ 7] and less than optimal practice patterns for patients with musculoskeletal conditions[ 11].
Table 6 shows two different models for intervention (optimal practice: providing intervention for all lifestyle risk factors identified versus sub-optimal practice: providing intervention for none or only some risk factors identified).
Hence, in karst landscapes where water resources are limited for agricultural production, the selection of optimal farming practices for high productivity should also take soil hydrologic functions into consideration.
The uncertainty surrounding optimal anticoagulation practices for ECMO was recently highlighted by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization in its anticoagulation guidelines [ 4].
Malnutrition is a complex phenomenon that stems from various underlying determinants, including a lack of optimal feeding practices for infants and young children.
They include promotion of optimal nutrition practices for mothers and children, prevention and treatment of micronutrient deficiencies, promotion of good sanitation practices, and promotion of healthy practices and appropriate use of health services.
In response, UNICEF support has led to the national rollout of an Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition plan (IMAM), and we work with partners in reaching mothers and expectant mothers in communities to increase knowledge about optimal feeding practices for babies as well as children older than 6 months.
