How to adapt existing evidence-based clinical practice guidelines: a case example with smoking cessation guidelines in Canada.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To develop and encourage the adoption of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for smoking cessation in Canada by engaging stakeholders in the adaptation of existing high-quality CPGs using principles of the ADAPTE framework. METHODS:An independent expert body in guideline review conducted a review and identified six existing CPGs, which met a priori criteria for quality and potential applicability to the local context. Summary statements were extracted and assigned a grade of recommendation and level of evidence by a second expert panel. Regional knowledge exchange brokers recruited additional stakeholders to build a multidisciplinary network of over 800 clinicians, researchers and decision-makers from across Canada. This interprofessional network and other stakeholders were offer

SUBMITTER: Selby P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5722096 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature