Accelerated Guideline Development is a way to produce clinical practice guidelines or recommendations in a short amount time, six months or less, without losing in scientific quality.
Producing clinical practice guidelines requires substantial time (usually 12 months or more), expertise (not so easy to find) and resources (in constant decrease). First, guidelines producers have struggled to develop high-quality clinical practice guidelines, from the analysis of the literature to the constitution of the working and peer-review groups.
The AGREE instrument has been a true help for the guideline’s producers regarding this point – even if the tool is about evaluating; it is also a good reminder for developing best practice guidelines. The ADAPTE manual has assisted in this task. It is an interesting tool which allows the reduction in the duration of the guideline development.
The pressure of the public authorities and clinicians for having guidelines developed in a short amount of time, i.e., six months or less, is so strong in a fast-paced society that the community of the guideline’s producers have to find an answer quickly in order to meet demands.
Chair:
Emma McFarlane
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