Methodology for the development of National Multidisciplinary Management Recommendations using a multi-stage meta-consensus initiative.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Methods for developing national recommendations vary widely. The successful adoption of new guidance into routine practice is dependent on buy-in from the clinicians delivering day-to-day patient care and must be considerate of existing resource constraints, as well as being aspirational in its scope. This initiative aimed to produce guidelines for the management of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary (HNSCCUP) using a novel methodology to maximise the likelihood of national adoption.

Methods

A voluntary steering committee oversaw 3 phases of development: 1) clarification of topic areas, data collection and assimilation, including systematic reviews and a National Audit of Practice; 2) a National Consensus Day, presenting data from the above t

SUBMITTER: Hardman JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9275134 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature