TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical guidelines
T2 - A must for rheumatology?
AU - Homik, Joanne E.
AU - Suarez-Almazor, Maria E.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Clinical guidelines are sets of recommendations, backed by medical evidence, to aid physicians in patient-care decisions. There has been a proliferation of practice guideline development in all fields of medicine, including rheumatology. This chapter will discuss the need for guidelines in rheumatology, the methodology of guideline development, validation and implementation, the various guidelines published in rheumatology, and the role of the rheumatologist in guideline development. Clinical guidelines can serve to inform practitioners of the latest medical evidence and minimize harmful practice variation. Guidelines must rely on good evidence to be credible to the medical community, yet there are still many barriers to guideline acceptance by practitioners. The theories behind guideline development and validation are well described, although not always practised. Guideline dissemination and implementation methods are still being explored. It remains unclear how best to implement guidelines and convince physicians to accept and incorporate evidence-based recommendations into their practice.
AB - Clinical guidelines are sets of recommendations, backed by medical evidence, to aid physicians in patient-care decisions. There has been a proliferation of practice guideline development in all fields of medicine, including rheumatology. This chapter will discuss the need for guidelines in rheumatology, the methodology of guideline development, validation and implementation, the various guidelines published in rheumatology, and the role of the rheumatologist in guideline development. Clinical guidelines can serve to inform practitioners of the latest medical evidence and minimize harmful practice variation. Guidelines must rely on good evidence to be credible to the medical community, yet there are still many barriers to guideline acceptance by practitioners. The theories behind guideline development and validation are well described, although not always practised. Guideline dissemination and implementation methods are still being explored. It remains unclear how best to implement guidelines and convince physicians to accept and incorporate evidence-based recommendations into their practice.
KW - Evidence-based medicine
KW - Practice guidelines
KW - Review
KW - Rheumatology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0034537396&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0034537396&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1053/berh.2000.0105
DO - 10.1053/berh.2000.0105
M3 - Article
C2 - 11092794
AN - SCOPUS:0034537396
SN - 1521-6942
VL - 14
SP - 649
EP - 661
JO - Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology
JF - Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology
IS - 4
ER -