ASCCP Clinical Guidance Document Standardization

The American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP) provides practice guidance for clinicians caring for patients with lower genital tract conditions. The ASCCP wants to ensure that its library of guidance documents is current, evidence based, and easy for clinicians to use. Guidance documents should present clear, actionable evidence-based management recommendations where the quality of the evidence and the strength of the recommendation are clearly identified. This document explains ASCCP's new standard document types and the processes for their development and maintenance, as well as the process for selecting new topics.