Écouter
Accelerated Developed Guidelines
The accelerated method results in the production of recommendations that address a limited set of questions, in leaflet format, and issued within a six-month timeframe.
The criteria used in support of the accelerated method are:
- existence of recent literature with high-leveled evidence on the topic (e.g. clinical practice guidelines and well-conducted meta-analyses);
- absence of significant topic controversy.
> Method for Accelerated Developed Guidelines (in French)
Best Practice Guidelines
HAS uses two methods to prepare best practice guidelines:
The "Clinical Practice Guidelines" method is preferred for developing BPGs. However, the "Formal Consensus" method must be considered when any two, of the three conditions, are met:
- lacking strong-leveled evidence with regards to the issues raised;
- topic may be restated into easily identifiable clinical situations;
- presence of topic controversy, resulting in the need to identify/select situations deemed appropriate for practice (via an independent group).
The best practice guidelines are not intended to describe the entire management of care for a medical disease or condition. They are limited to areas of improvement identified through use of practice surveys, opinions or relevant health professional experience.
