From gaps to guidelines: a process for providing guidance to bridge evidence gaps
The use of robust, transparent, and replicable evidence reviews and expert consensus building process produces clinical guidelines that are relevant and applicable even when empirical data are lacking or absent. This process of developing consensus-based recommendations can be used to develop guidelines in other content areas and populations facing similar challenges.
Authors
- Judith Gargaro
- Robert Teasell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2644-7957)
- Eleni Patsakos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4256-9150)
- Mark Theodore Bayley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7860-9463)
- Aishwarya Nair (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2546-6793)
- Olga Yaroslavtseva
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (CA)
- Parkwood Institute (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BioMedical Engineering OnLine
- Published
- 2025-05-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12938-025-01385-6
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76
Funders
- Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute