One form is to be used for each major conclusion. Relevant written articles, if any, may be attached to the form. As with other forms of evidence, it should be relevant to the specific questions that will be addressed by each panel, as specified in the attached list of questions. It should be emphasized that the viability of the guideline development process will be determined in part by the extent to participants provide evidentiary input to the process. In the context of the product development cycle envisioned for PGC, the present call for input provides a relatively long submission period, but meeting the deadline for input will require prompt organizational efforts.
Any collaborative effort raises fears and entails risk.
But many of the strongest fears are associated not with the coalition per se, but with practice guidelines more generally. Given the changing world of healthcare delivery, it seems clear that practice guidelines are coming whether PGC exists or not. We believe that if we keep put the consumer first and use our collective knowledge in collaborative fashion, we can make a positive impact on the quality of behavioral healthcare and do so in a way that minimizes the pain and risk to the constituencies involved. Over the next several months, the demonstration projects will show whether in fact this hope is realized. Your participation in these two projects in the form of people, evidence, and funding is crucial to their success.