Clinical Practice Guidelines Registry
Authors: Elaine Harrow, Sara Twaddle, Duncan Service, Ina B. Kopp, Pablo Alonso-Coello, Gillian Leng
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2021)

LettersSeptember 2021Clinical Practice Guidelines RegistryElaine Harrow, MA, PgDip, Sara Twaddle, PhD, MSc, Duncan Service, MA(Hons), Dip LIS, Ina B. Kopp, MD, Pablo Alonso-Coello, MD, PhD, Gillian Leng, MDElaine Harrow, MA, PgDipGuidelines International Network, St. Gilgen, Austria, Sara Twaddle, PhD, MScGuidelines International Network, Portree, Scotland, Duncan Service, MA(Hons), Dip LISHealthcare Improvement Scotland and Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, Edinburgh, Scotland, Ina B. Kopp, MDAssociation of the Scientific Medical Societies, Berlin, Germany, Pablo Alonso-Coello, MD, PhDIberoamerican Cochrane Centre, Biomedical Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain, Gillian Leng, MDNational Institute for Health and Care Excellence, London, United KingdomAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L21-0492 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR: We welcome Chen and colleagues' commentary (1) calling for registration of guidelines in development in order to improve collaboration, reduce duplication, and increase transparency. Guidelines International Network's mission is to "lead, strengthen and support collaboration and work within the guideline development, adaptation, and implementation community, with the aim of reducing duplication and wasted effort." Since the international guideline library was established in the mid-2000s, Guidelines International Network has encouraged its member organizations to register their guidelines for the same reasons that Chen and colleagues cite.Following recognition that the registry function within our existing library was underused, ...References1. Chen Y, Guyatt GH, Munn Z, et al. Clinical practice guidelines registry: toward reducing duplication, improving collaboration, and increasing transparency [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 2021;174:705-7. [PMID: 33721516] doi:10.7326/M20-7884 LinkGoogle Scholar2. Qaseem A, Forland F, Macbeth F, et al; Board of Trustees of the Guidelines International Network. Guidelines International Network: toward international standards for clinical practice guidelines. Ann Intern Med. 2012;156:525-31. [PMID: 22473437] doi:10.7326/0003-4819-156-7-201204030-00009 LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Guidelines International Network, St. Gilgen, AustriaGuidelines International Network, Portree, ScotlandHealthcare Improvement Scotland and Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, Edinburgh, ScotlandAssociation of the Scientific Medical Societies, Berlin, GermanyIberoamerican Cochrane Centre, Biomedical Research Institute, Barcelona, SpainNational Institute for Health and Care Excellence, London, United KingdomNote: Ms. Harrow and Dr. Twaddle are employed by Guidelines International Network. Mr. Service and Drs. Kopp, Alonso-Coello, and Leng are Trustees of Guidelines International Network.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L21-0492. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoClinical Practice Guidelines Registry: Toward Reducing Duplication, Improving Collaboration, and Increasing Transparency Yaolong Chen , Gordon H. Guyatt , Zachary Munn , Ivan D. Florez , Ana Marušić , Susan L. Norris , Tamara Kredo , and Amir Qaseem Metrics Cited byCharacteristics of guidelines registered on the PREPARE platformGuidelines developed under pressure. The case of the COVID-19 low-quality "rapid" guidelines and potential solutions September 2021Volume 174, Issue 9Page: 1346-1347 ePublished: 21 September 2021 Issue Published: September 2021 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2021 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...