Guideline Adaptation: An Appealing Alternative to De Novo Guideline Development
Authors: Amir Qaseem, Vincenza Snow, Douglas Owens
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2008)

Letters1 April 2008Guideline Adaptation: An Appealing Alternative to De Novo Guideline DevelopmentAmir Qaseem, MD, PhD, MHA, Vincenza Snow, MD, and Douglas Owens, MD, MSAmir Qaseem, MD, PhD, MHAFrom the American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA 19106, and Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Stanford, CA 94305.Search for more papers by this author, Vincenza Snow, MDFrom the American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA 19106, and Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Stanford, CA 94305.Search for more papers by this author, and Douglas Owens, MD, MSFrom the American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA 19106, and Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Stanford, CA 94305.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-148-7-200804010-00023 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:We thank Dr. Fervers and colleagues and Dr. Palda and associates for their comments on ACP's guidance statement. We concur that the AGREE instrument is not comprehensive enough to capture such issues as those raised by Dr. Fervers and colleagues. In our article, we acknowledged the limitations of the AGREE instrument, such as the inability to capture guideline development processes that lie outside the guideline document. Because of these limitations, ACP developed additional criteria, listed in Table 1 of the guidance statement, that address such concerns as translation of evidence into recommendations. However, we agree with Dr. Fervers ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Amir Qaseem, MD, PhD, MHA; Vincenza Snow, MD; Douglas Owens, MD, MSAffiliations: From the American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA 19106, and Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Stanford, CA 94305.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoGlycemic Control and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The Optimal Hemoglobin A1c Targets. A Guidance Statement from the American College of Physicians Amir Qaseem , Sandeep Vijan , Vincenza Snow , J. Thomas Cross , Kevin B. Weiss , and Douglas K. Owens , for the Clinical Efficacy Assessment Subcommittee of the American College of Physicians*Guideline Adaptation: An Appealing Alternative to De Novo Guideline Development Beatrice Fervers , Magali Remy-Stockinger , Ian D. Graham , Bernard Burnand , Margaret Harrison , George Browman , and Jean Latreille Guideline Adaptation: An Appealing Alternative to De Novo Guideline Development Valerie A. Palda , Ian D. Graham , Dave Davis , Jako Burgers , Melissa Brouwers , and Françoise Cluzeau , On behalf of the AGREE research trust Metrics 1 April 2008Volume 148, Issue 7Page: 564-565KeywordsConflicts of interest ePublished: 1 April 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 2008 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2008 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...