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Guideline Adaptation: An Appealing Alternative to De Novo Guideline Development
- Beatrice Fervers, MD, MSc;
- Magali Remy-Stockinger, Msc;
- Ian D. Graham, PhD;
- Bernard Burnand, MD, MPH;
- Margaret Harrison, RN, PhD;
- George Browman, MD, MSc; and
- Jean Latreille, MDM
- From Centre Léon Berard, Lyon F-69373, France; Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0W9, Canada; University of Lausanne, CH-1005 Lausanne, Switzerland; Queen's University, Ottawa, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada; British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 2E3, Canada; and Hôpital Charles LeMoyne, Longueuil, Québec J4V 2H1, Canada.
TO THE EDITOR:
The ADAPTE Collaboration (http://www.adapte.org) is an international group aiming to enhance the use of evidence through more efficient development and implementation of guidelines by guideline adaptation. We read with great interest about the process used by the American College of Physicians (ACP) to develop their statement for glycemic control (1). The development and maintenance of high-quality guidelines require substantial time, expertise, and resources, and the ACP has used an attractive alternative to de novo guideline development. Yet guideline adaptation …
