Dr. Wei-Yi Song's letter to CMAJ,“Don't freeze specialists out of guideline development,” 1
outlines the Canadian Psychiatric Association's concerns regarding Dr. Ismail Jatoi and Dr …

The authors suggest that “independent […] organizations that have few or no vested
interests in the medical services at stake” 1 are better placed to develop guidelines, given …

REPORTS CRITIQUING THE VALIDITY OF RANDOMIZED trials, 1 meta-analyses, 2
diagnostic test studies, 3 and economic evaluations4 have challenged researchers to …

GUIDELINES ARE A CONSTRUCTIVE RESPONSE TO THE reality that the practicing
physician requires as-sistance to assimilate and apply the exponentially expanding, often …

IN 1990, THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE PROPOSED GUIDE-line development to reduce
inappropriate health care variation by assisting patient and practitioner decisions. 1 …

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recently updated its standards for guideline development. 1 If
adhered to, trustworthy guidelines should follow. Trustworthiness connotes integrity …

“Studies of guidelines unfortunately have reported a high proportion of recommendations—
including strong recommendations—based on evidence that is low quality and hypothesis …

It's encouraging to read that the CMAJ is going to adopt the Guidelines International Network
(GIN) principles for disclosure of interests in guidelines (1) but it's important to recognize the …

The federal National Guideline Clear-inghouse, which makes available to physicians and
the public thousands of clinical practice guidelines, is raising the bar for acceptance of such …

It is encouraging to read that CMAJ is going to adopt the Guidelines International Network
(GIN) principles for disclosure of interests in guidelines. 1 However, it is important to …