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. 2020 Jun;82(6):1487-1489.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.12.075. Epub 2020 Jan 21.

Modernizing clinical practice guidelines for the American Academy of Dermatology

Esther E Freeman  1 , Devon E McMahon  2 , Matthew Fitzgerald  3 , Sandy Robinson  3 , Lindsy Frazer-Green  3 , Vidhya Hariharan  3 , Allen McMillen  3 , Sameer Malik  3 , Lynn Cornelius  4 , Hon S Pak  5 , Terrence A Cronin  6 , Jeremey S Bordeaux  7 , Kevin D Cooper  7 ; American Academy of Dermatology Ad Hoc Task Force on Modernizing Clinical Guidance
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Modernizing clinical practice guidelines for the American Academy of Dermatology

Esther E Freeman et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

The American Academy of Dermatology is modernizing its clinical practice guidelines to be more timely and easily interpretable, while decreasing the influence of conflicts of interest in guideline generation. The main changes include the transition from SORT to GRADE methodology and the requirement that nonconflicted members of the guideline work groups remain nonconflicted throughout the entire guidelines process.

Keywords: GRADE; conflicts of interest; dermatology; evidence-based medicine; practice guidelines; quality assurance.

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Conflicts of interest: None disclosed.

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