Modernizing clinical practice guidelines for the American Academy of Dermatology

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

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.

MeSH terms

  • Dermatology*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic / standards*
  • United States