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A brief overview of development and implementation of clinical practice guidelines in Mexico

By José Luis Mayorga Butrón, MD, MSc | Apr 18, 2017

By José Luis Mayorga Butrón, MD, MSc Otolaryngology Department of the National Institute of Pediatrics, Mexico Introduction The functioning of…

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Reliable and relevant systematic-reviews/meta-analyses to facilitate guideline production for healthcare: Still room for improvement

By Heidi Tibollo, MLS, and Todd Feinman, MD | Mar 19, 2017

By Heidi Tibollo, MLS, BSN and Todd Feinman, MD “Follow the evidence wherever it leads, and question everything.” ~Neil deGrasse Tyson…

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‘Unconference’ to Cap Dual Guideline Events

By Peter Wyer | Feb 22, 2017

By Peter Wyer MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center Section Co-chair, Evidence Based Health Care, New York Academy…

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WHAT WILL 2017 MEAN FOR EVIDENCE

By Lisa Simpson | Jan 20, 2017

By Lisa Simpson, MB, BCh, MPH President and CEO, AcademyHealth Introduction We are only a few weeks into the new…

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Guidelines and Multimorbidity

By Cynthia Boyd | Nov 20, 2016

By Cynthia Boyd, MD, MPH Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Introduction While the prevalence of having…

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Advancing quality and science in the practice guideline enterprise using AGREE

By Melissa Brouwers, PhD | Oct 22, 2016

Assessing the Evidence Series By Melissa Brouwers, PhD Introduction Practice guidelines are a terrific idea. They provide recommendations, based on…

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From Evidence to Decision

By Pablo Alonso Coello, MD, PhD | Sep 15, 2016

Assessing the Evidence Series By Pablo Alonso Coello, MD, PhD  Introduction Decision-makers do not have an easy job. Several factors…

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Body of Evidence and GRADE

By Philipp Dahm, MD, MHSc | Aug 15, 2016

Assessing the Evidence Series By Philipp Dahm, MD, MHSc On behalf of the U.S. GRADE Network  Introduction It is hard…

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Gaining confidence in the findings of observational studies

By Eddy Lang, MD | Jul 15, 2016

Assessing the Evidence Series By Eddy Lang, MD Introduction The emergence of evidence-based medicine (EBM) in the 1980s resulted in…

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