Background
Methods
Topic selection
Topic selection | Tools development | Pilot testing | |
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Professional society
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Dutch Order of Medical Specialists (OMS) | + | + | + |
Dutch College of General Practitioners (NHG) | + | + | + |
Royal Dutch Society for Physical Therapy (KNGF) | + | + | + |
Dutch Association of Nurses and Care Providers (V&VN) | + | + | - |
Dutch Association of Youth Health Care Doctors (AJN) | + | + | - |
Dutch Urological Association (NVU) | - | - | + |
Research institute
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Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) | + | + | + |
Netherlands institute for health services research (NIVEL) | + | + | - |
institute for Medical Technology Assessment (iMTA) | + | + | - |
Quality improvement organization
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Dutch Institute for Healthcare Improvement (CBO) | + | + | + |
Dutch Council for Quality of Healthcare | + | + | - |
Knowledge institute
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Trimbos Institute | + | + | + |
Dutch Youth Health Centre (NCJ) | + | + | + |
Netherlands Youth Institute (NJi) | + | + | + |
Medical Centre
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Academic Medical Center (AMC) | + | + | - |
Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis (OLVG) | + | + | - |
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre (RUNMC) | + | + | + |
University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) | + | + | - |
Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) | + | + | + |
University Medical Center Utrecht | + | + | + |
Educational organizations
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Maastricht University | + | + | + |
Utrecht University | + | + | + |
Disease specific organization
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Comprehensive Cancer Centre The Netherlands (IKNL) | + | + | + |
Dutch Lung Alliance (LAN) | - | - | + |
Other
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PROVA | + | + | + |
Federation of Patients and Consumers Organisations in the Netherlands (NPCF) | + | + | - |
Dutch Burns Foundation | - | - | + |
Topic | Phase* |
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1. Analysis of barriers in clinical care | P |
2. Cost-effectiveness in guidelines | P |
3. Prevention of improper influence due to conflicts of interest | P |
4. International collaboration in guideline development | D |
5. Developing population and sex specific recommendations | D |
6. Shared decision making in guidelines | D |
7. Knowledge gaps in guidelines | C |
8. Implementation of guidelines | C |
9. Monitoring of guidelines | C |
10. Electronic disclosure of guidelines | C |
11. Organization and cooperation in multidisciplinary guideline development | P, D, C |
12. Project management in guideline development. | P, D, C |
Development of tools
Pilot testing of tools
Results
Experiences with the use of the tools and intention to use the tools in future guideline projects
Suggestions for improvement of the tools
Suggestions for dissemination and implementation of the tools
Evaluation of the tool on the prevention of improper influence due to conflicts of interest
The final toolbox
Title of the tool | Objective(s) of the tool | Structure of the tool |
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Analysis of barriers in clinical care (http://www.ha-ring.nl/en/tool-1) | To support the processes of 1) defining the scope of the guideline; 2) identifying barriers in clinical care; 3) analyzing barriers in clinical care; and 4) selecting and prioritizing barriers in clinical care | Six-step plan for determining, selecting, and addressing barriers in clinical care |
Integration of cost-effectiveness in guidelines (http://www.ha-ring.nl/en/tool-2) | 1) To demonstrate how cost-effectiveness and/or budget impact can be involved in drafting a guideline | Descriptive text, including taxonomy, general information and recommendations |
2) To offer support in evaluating whether additional analyses are needed and what type of expertise this will require | ||
Prevention of improper influence due to conflicts of interest (http://www.ha-ring.nl/en/tool-4) | To enlarge transparency about relationships and interests of all proposed stakeholders involved in preparing scientific advisory reports and medical guidelines | ‘Declaration of Interests’ form |
International collaboration in guideline development (http://www.ha-ring.nl/en/tool-5) | To formulate both conditions for successful international collaboration and steps that guideline developers need to follow when collaborating at an international level | Six-step plan on how to collaborate internationally in developing guidelines |
Developing population-specific recommendations (http://www.ha-ring.nl/en/tool-7) | To facilitate the development of recommendations that are as specific as possible | Checklist, containing a number of questions that a guideline development group can ask when formulating recommendations |
Integration of shared decision making in guidelines (http://www.ha-ring.nl/en/tool-8) | To promote shared decision making between health care providers and patients when implementing preference-sensitive guideline recommendations in practice | Descriptive text using hyperlinks to background materials and papers |
Definition and identification of knowledge gaps in guidelines (http://www.ha-ring.nl/en/tool-9) | 1) To facilitate both the identification and definition of knowledge gaps during the guideline development process | Descriptive text, including a definition of knowledge gaps, information on forms of knowledge gaps and criteria for knowledge gaps |
2) To support researchers and grant providers in selecting and funding themes that have a clear relevance to patient care | ||
Implementation of guidelines (http://www.ha-ring.nl/en/tool-10) | To stress the importance of prompt attention for implementation of the guideline, with the ultimate aim of improving the implementability of the guideline | Checklist, containing a number of points that a guideline development group can consider, which will facilitate the implementation of the guideline recommendations in practice |
Monitoring of guidelines (http://www.ha-ring.nl/en/tool-11) | To provide a useful framework for the development of a monitoring plan | Eight-step plan for the construction of a monitoring plan |
Electronic disclosure of guidelines (http://www.ha-ring.nl/en/tool-12) | To improve the ability to search and find guidelines | Overview of available Dutch guideline databases; checklist of criteria for improving the ability to search and find guidelines |
Organization and cooperation in multidisciplinary guideline development (http://www.ha-ring.nl/en/tool-3) | To provide practical tips for, and examples of, process management, to promote (interprofessional) cooperation in guideline development groups | Descriptive text, including general information, recommendations and examples |
Project management in guideline development (http://www.ha-ring.nl/en/tool-6) | To provide tips, instruments and helpful tools for efficient project management when developing or revising guidelines and/or products derived from them | Descriptive text, including tips, tricks and helpful tools for efficient project management |