FDG PET/CT for the diagnosis and management of infective endocarditis: Expert consensus vs evidence-based practice.doi:10.1007/S12350-018-1398-1Wengen ChenVasken DilsizianSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
An evidence-based expert consensus process was used to create the guideline. Relevant articles were ed by a trained physician researcher. The first draft of the guideline was created by the primary author. The entire panel discussed and refined the guideline before distribution to secondary ...
In the absence of empirical evidence practice guidelines are promulgated based on expert consensus. This movement within the human service professions is a reaction to the widespread use of methods that have not been empirically tested as well as the variability in practice of methods used. Clinical...
The Practice Guidelines1 are based on consensus of expert opinion and not based solely on evidence. The conclusions of meta-analyses supporting the Guidelines were not confirmed by subsequent large randomised controlled clinical trials. Original studies and reviews interpreted data in a manner that exag...
Introduction: Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is an expectation of professional healthcare and a requisite component of medical school curricula. However, upon graduation medical students' EBM skills have been found lacking suggesting a need to examine EBM training. Methods: This PhD report presents two...
To develop recommendations about prognosis and follow-up of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) with peripheral joint involvement in everyday clinical practice. The strategy was as following: (a) The choice of five questions, by the scientific committee according to the Delphi method, considered as a basis ...
evidence-based practice;nursing education;undergraduate;qualitative content analysis 1. Introduction In recent years, the reform of health professions education to enhance quality and patient safety in the clinical setting has been emphasized [1]. As such, reforms have been actively underway in the fie...
Practice guidelines represent a useful approach to facilitate the delivery of evidence-based mental health care. In this article, we detail group psychotherapy practice guidelines developed by the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA). Combining the research literature with expert consensus, the ...
Objectives:To develop evidence-based standardized care plans (EB-SCP) for use internationally to improve home care practice and population health. Methods:A clinical-expert and scholarly method consisting of clinical experts recruitment, identification of health concerns, literature reviews, development of...
In Stage 1, a multidisciplinary Steering Committee has been established to lead and coordinate the guideline development process. In Stage 2, a systematic literature review will identify evidence on the quality of the reporting of consensus methodology, to obtain potential items for a reporting ...