Open AccessACCF/AHA Clinical Practice Guideline Methodology Summit Report
Author(s) -
Alice K. Jacobs,
Frederick G. Kushner,
Steven M. Ettinger,
Robert A. Guyton,
Jeffrey L. Anderson,
E. Magnus Ohman,
Nancy M. Albert,
Elliott M. Antman,
Donna K. Arnett,
Marnie Bertolet,
Deepak L. Bhatt,
Ralph G. Brindis,
Mark A. Creager,
David L. DeMets,
Kay Dickersin,
Gregg C. Fonarow,
Raymond J. Gibbons,
Jonathan L. Halperin,
Judith S. Hochman,
M Koster,
SharonLise T. Normand,
Eduardo Ortíz,
Eric D. Peterson,
William H. Roach,
Ralph L. Sacco,
Sidney C. Smith,
William G. Stevenson,
Gordon F. Tomaselli,
Clyde W. Yancy,
William A. Zoghbi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/cir.0b013e31827e8e5f
Subject(s) - medicine , guideline , summit , clinical practice , intensive care medicine , family medicine , pathology , physical geography , geography
BackgroundThe American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) and the American Heart Association (AHA) have jointly engaged in the development of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for nearly 3 decades, based on the shared vision of their responsibility to provide guidance to cardiovascular healthcare professionals and the patients they serve by translating the best available evidence into clinical practice.The ACCF/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Task Force) oversees and directs the CPG development process and methodology that have been the foundation of our documents and responsible for their widespread recognition. In brief, once a topic is selected for a new, revised, or updated CPG, selected organizations and professional societies with similar interests and expertise are invited …
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