Original Articles
Guidelines 2.0: systematic development of a comprehensive checklist for a successful guideline enterprise
Holger J. Schünemann, Wojtek Wiercioch, Itziar Etxeandia, Maicon Falavigna, Nancy Santesso, Reem Mustafa, Matthew Ventresca, Romina Brignardello-Petersen, Kaja-Triin Laisaar, Sérgio Kowalski, Tejan Baldeh, Yuan Zhang, Ulla Raid, Ignacio Neumann, Susan L. Norris, Judith Thornton, Robin Harbour, Shaun Treweek, Gordon Guyatt, Pablo Alonso-Coello, Marge Reinap, Jan Brožek, Andrew Oxman and Elie A. Akl
CMAJ December 16, 2013 cmaj.131237; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.131237
Holger J. Schünemann
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Wiercioch, Etxeandia, Falavigna, Santesso, Mustafa, Ventresca, Kowalski, Baldeh, Zhang, Neumann, Guyatt, Brožek, Akl) and Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brožek, Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik (Schünemann, Brožek), Universitatsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Community Health Sciences (Ventresca), Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Medicine (Akl), University at Buffalo, New York State University, Buffalo, NY; Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology (Mustafa), University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.; Oregon Health and Science University (Norris), Portland, Ore.; National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (Falavigna), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and Hospital Moinhos de Ventos, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Estonian Health Insurance Fund (Raid), Estonian Country Office of the World Health Organization (Reinap), Tallinn, Estonia; University of Tartu (Laisaar), Tartu, Estonia; University of Aberdeen (Treweek), Aberdeen, UK; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Thornton), London, UK; Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (Harbour), Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Edinburgh, UK; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Dentistry (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services (Oxman), Oslo, Norway
Wojtek Wiercioch
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Wiercioch, Etxeandia, Falavigna, Santesso, Mustafa, Ventresca, Kowalski, Baldeh, Zhang, Neumann, Guyatt, Brožek, Akl) and Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brožek, Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik (Schünemann, Brožek), Universitatsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Community Health Sciences (Ventresca), Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Medicine (Akl), University at Buffalo, New York State University, Buffalo, NY; Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology (Mustafa), University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.; Oregon Health and Science University (Norris), Portland, Ore.; National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (Falavigna), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and Hospital Moinhos de Ventos, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Estonian Health Insurance Fund (Raid), Estonian Country Office of the World Health Organization (Reinap), Tallinn, Estonia; University of Tartu (Laisaar), Tartu, Estonia; University of Aberdeen (Treweek), Aberdeen, UK; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Thornton), London, UK; Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (Harbour), Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Edinburgh, UK; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Dentistry (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services (Oxman), Oslo, Norway
Itziar Etxeandia
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Wiercioch, Etxeandia, Falavigna, Santesso, Mustafa, Ventresca, Kowalski, Baldeh, Zhang, Neumann, Guyatt, Brožek, Akl) and Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brožek, Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik (Schünemann, Brožek), Universitatsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Community Health Sciences (Ventresca), Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Medicine (Akl), University at Buffalo, New York State University, Buffalo, NY; Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology (Mustafa), University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.; Oregon Health and Science University (Norris), Portland, Ore.; National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (Falavigna), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and Hospital Moinhos de Ventos, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Estonian Health Insurance Fund (Raid), Estonian Country Office of the World Health Organization (Reinap), Tallinn, Estonia; University of Tartu (Laisaar), Tartu, Estonia; University of Aberdeen (Treweek), Aberdeen, UK; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Thornton), London, UK; Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (Harbour), Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Edinburgh, UK; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Dentistry (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services (Oxman), Oslo, Norway
Maicon Falavigna
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Wiercioch, Etxeandia, Falavigna, Santesso, Mustafa, Ventresca, Kowalski, Baldeh, Zhang, Neumann, Guyatt, Brožek, Akl) and Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brožek, Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik (Schünemann, Brožek), Universitatsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Community Health Sciences (Ventresca), Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Medicine (Akl), University at Buffalo, New York State University, Buffalo, NY; Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology (Mustafa), University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.; Oregon Health and Science University (Norris), Portland, Ore.; National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (Falavigna), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and Hospital Moinhos de Ventos, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Estonian Health Insurance Fund (Raid), Estonian Country Office of the World Health Organization (Reinap), Tallinn, Estonia; University of Tartu (Laisaar), Tartu, Estonia; University of Aberdeen (Treweek), Aberdeen, UK; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Thornton), London, UK; Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (Harbour), Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Edinburgh, UK; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Dentistry (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services (Oxman), Oslo, Norway
Nancy Santesso
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Wiercioch, Etxeandia, Falavigna, Santesso, Mustafa, Ventresca, Kowalski, Baldeh, Zhang, Neumann, Guyatt, Brožek, Akl) and Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brožek, Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik (Schünemann, Brožek), Universitatsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Community Health Sciences (Ventresca), Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Medicine (Akl), University at Buffalo, New York State University, Buffalo, NY; Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology (Mustafa), University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.; Oregon Health and Science University (Norris), Portland, Ore.; National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (Falavigna), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and Hospital Moinhos de Ventos, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Estonian Health Insurance Fund (Raid), Estonian Country Office of the World Health Organization (Reinap), Tallinn, Estonia; University of Tartu (Laisaar), Tartu, Estonia; University of Aberdeen (Treweek), Aberdeen, UK; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Thornton), London, UK; Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (Harbour), Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Edinburgh, UK; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Dentistry (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services (Oxman), Oslo, Norway
Reem Mustafa
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Wiercioch, Etxeandia, Falavigna, Santesso, Mustafa, Ventresca, Kowalski, Baldeh, Zhang, Neumann, Guyatt, Brožek, Akl) and Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brožek, Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik (Schünemann, Brožek), Universitatsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Community Health Sciences (Ventresca), Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Medicine (Akl), University at Buffalo, New York State University, Buffalo, NY; Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology (Mustafa), University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.; Oregon Health and Science University (Norris), Portland, Ore.; National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (Falavigna), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and Hospital Moinhos de Ventos, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Estonian Health Insurance Fund (Raid), Estonian Country Office of the World Health Organization (Reinap), Tallinn, Estonia; University of Tartu (Laisaar), Tartu, Estonia; University of Aberdeen (Treweek), Aberdeen, UK; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Thornton), London, UK; Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (Harbour), Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Edinburgh, UK; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Dentistry (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services (Oxman), Oslo, Norway
Matthew Ventresca
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Wiercioch, Etxeandia, Falavigna, Santesso, Mustafa, Ventresca, Kowalski, Baldeh, Zhang, Neumann, Guyatt, Brožek, Akl) and Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brožek, Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik (Schünemann, Brožek), Universitatsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Community Health Sciences (Ventresca), Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Medicine (Akl), University at Buffalo, New York State University, Buffalo, NY; Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology (Mustafa), University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.; Oregon Health and Science University (Norris), Portland, Ore.; National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (Falavigna), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and Hospital Moinhos de Ventos, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Estonian Health Insurance Fund (Raid), Estonian Country Office of the World Health Organization (Reinap), Tallinn, Estonia; University of Tartu (Laisaar), Tartu, Estonia; University of Aberdeen (Treweek), Aberdeen, UK; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Thornton), London, UK; Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (Harbour), Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Edinburgh, UK; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Dentistry (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services (Oxman), Oslo, Norway
Romina Brignardello-Petersen
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Wiercioch, Etxeandia, Falavigna, Santesso, Mustafa, Ventresca, Kowalski, Baldeh, Zhang, Neumann, Guyatt, Brožek, Akl) and Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brožek, Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik (Schünemann, Brožek), Universitatsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Community Health Sciences (Ventresca), Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Medicine (Akl), University at Buffalo, New York State University, Buffalo, NY; Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology (Mustafa), University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.; Oregon Health and Science University (Norris), Portland, Ore.; National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (Falavigna), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and Hospital Moinhos de Ventos, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Estonian Health Insurance Fund (Raid), Estonian Country Office of the World Health Organization (Reinap), Tallinn, Estonia; University of Tartu (Laisaar), Tartu, Estonia; University of Aberdeen (Treweek), Aberdeen, UK; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Thornton), London, UK; Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (Harbour), Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Edinburgh, UK; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Dentistry (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services (Oxman), Oslo, Norway
Kaja-Triin Laisaar
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Wiercioch, Etxeandia, Falavigna, Santesso, Mustafa, Ventresca, Kowalski, Baldeh, Zhang, Neumann, Guyatt, Brožek, Akl) and Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brožek, Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik (Schünemann, Brožek), Universitatsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Community Health Sciences (Ventresca), Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Medicine (Akl), University at Buffalo, New York State University, Buffalo, NY; Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology (Mustafa), University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.; Oregon Health and Science University (Norris), Portland, Ore.; National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (Falavigna), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and Hospital Moinhos de Ventos, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Estonian Health Insurance Fund (Raid), Estonian Country Office of the World Health Organization (Reinap), Tallinn, Estonia; University of Tartu (Laisaar), Tartu, Estonia; University of Aberdeen (Treweek), Aberdeen, UK; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Thornton), London, UK; Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (Harbour), Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Edinburgh, UK; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Dentistry (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services (Oxman), Oslo, Norway
Sérgio Kowalski
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Wiercioch, Etxeandia, Falavigna, Santesso, Mustafa, Ventresca, Kowalski, Baldeh, Zhang, Neumann, Guyatt, Brožek, Akl) and Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brožek, Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik (Schünemann, Brožek), Universitatsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Community Health Sciences (Ventresca), Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Medicine (Akl), University at Buffalo, New York State University, Buffalo, NY; Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology (Mustafa), University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.; Oregon Health and Science University (Norris), Portland, Ore.; National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (Falavigna), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and Hospital Moinhos de Ventos, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Estonian Health Insurance Fund (Raid), Estonian Country Office of the World Health Organization (Reinap), Tallinn, Estonia; University of Tartu (Laisaar), Tartu, Estonia; University of Aberdeen (Treweek), Aberdeen, UK; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Thornton), London, UK; Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (Harbour), Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Edinburgh, UK; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Dentistry (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services (Oxman), Oslo, Norway
Tejan Baldeh
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Wiercioch, Etxeandia, Falavigna, Santesso, Mustafa, Ventresca, Kowalski, Baldeh, Zhang, Neumann, Guyatt, Brožek, Akl) and Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brožek, Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik (Schünemann, Brožek), Universitatsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Community Health Sciences (Ventresca), Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Medicine (Akl), University at Buffalo, New York State University, Buffalo, NY; Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology (Mustafa), University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.; Oregon Health and Science University (Norris), Portland, Ore.; National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (Falavigna), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and Hospital Moinhos de Ventos, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Estonian Health Insurance Fund (Raid), Estonian Country Office of the World Health Organization (Reinap), Tallinn, Estonia; University of Tartu (Laisaar), Tartu, Estonia; University of Aberdeen (Treweek), Aberdeen, UK; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Thornton), London, UK; Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (Harbour), Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Edinburgh, UK; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Dentistry (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services (Oxman), Oslo, Norway
Yuan Zhang
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Wiercioch, Etxeandia, Falavigna, Santesso, Mustafa, Ventresca, Kowalski, Baldeh, Zhang, Neumann, Guyatt, Brožek, Akl) and Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brožek, Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik (Schünemann, Brožek), Universitatsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Community Health Sciences (Ventresca), Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Medicine (Akl), University at Buffalo, New York State University, Buffalo, NY; Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology (Mustafa), University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.; Oregon Health and Science University (Norris), Portland, Ore.; National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (Falavigna), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and Hospital Moinhos de Ventos, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Estonian Health Insurance Fund (Raid), Estonian Country Office of the World Health Organization (Reinap), Tallinn, Estonia; University of Tartu (Laisaar), Tartu, Estonia; University of Aberdeen (Treweek), Aberdeen, UK; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Thornton), London, UK; Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (Harbour), Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Edinburgh, UK; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Dentistry (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services (Oxman), Oslo, Norway
Ulla Raid
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Wiercioch, Etxeandia, Falavigna, Santesso, Mustafa, Ventresca, Kowalski, Baldeh, Zhang, Neumann, Guyatt, Brožek, Akl) and Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brožek, Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik (Schünemann, Brožek), Universitatsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Community Health Sciences (Ventresca), Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Medicine (Akl), University at Buffalo, New York State University, Buffalo, NY; Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology (Mustafa), University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.; Oregon Health and Science University (Norris), Portland, Ore.; National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (Falavigna), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and Hospital Moinhos de Ventos, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Estonian Health Insurance Fund (Raid), Estonian Country Office of the World Health Organization (Reinap), Tallinn, Estonia; University of Tartu (Laisaar), Tartu, Estonia; University of Aberdeen (Treweek), Aberdeen, UK; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Thornton), London, UK; Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (Harbour), Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Edinburgh, UK; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Dentistry (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services (Oxman), Oslo, Norway
Ignacio Neumann
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Wiercioch, Etxeandia, Falavigna, Santesso, Mustafa, Ventresca, Kowalski, Baldeh, Zhang, Neumann, Guyatt, Brožek, Akl) and Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brožek, Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik (Schünemann, Brožek), Universitatsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Community Health Sciences (Ventresca), Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Medicine (Akl), University at Buffalo, New York State University, Buffalo, NY; Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology (Mustafa), University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.; Oregon Health and Science University (Norris), Portland, Ore.; National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (Falavigna), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and Hospital Moinhos de Ventos, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Estonian Health Insurance Fund (Raid), Estonian Country Office of the World Health Organization (Reinap), Tallinn, Estonia; University of Tartu (Laisaar), Tartu, Estonia; University of Aberdeen (Treweek), Aberdeen, UK; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Thornton), London, UK; Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (Harbour), Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Edinburgh, UK; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Dentistry (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services (Oxman), Oslo, Norway
Susan L. Norris
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Wiercioch, Etxeandia, Falavigna, Santesso, Mustafa, Ventresca, Kowalski, Baldeh, Zhang, Neumann, Guyatt, Brožek, Akl) and Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brožek, Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik (Schünemann, Brožek), Universitatsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Community Health Sciences (Ventresca), Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Medicine (Akl), University at Buffalo, New York State University, Buffalo, NY; Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology (Mustafa), University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.; Oregon Health and Science University (Norris), Portland, Ore.; National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (Falavigna), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and Hospital Moinhos de Ventos, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Estonian Health Insurance Fund (Raid), Estonian Country Office of the World Health Organization (Reinap), Tallinn, Estonia; University of Tartu (Laisaar), Tartu, Estonia; University of Aberdeen (Treweek), Aberdeen, UK; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Thornton), London, UK; Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (Harbour), Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Edinburgh, UK; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Dentistry (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services (Oxman), Oslo, Norway
Judith Thornton
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Wiercioch, Etxeandia, Falavigna, Santesso, Mustafa, Ventresca, Kowalski, Baldeh, Zhang, Neumann, Guyatt, Brožek, Akl) and Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brožek, Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik (Schünemann, Brožek), Universitatsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Community Health Sciences (Ventresca), Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Medicine (Akl), University at Buffalo, New York State University, Buffalo, NY; Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology (Mustafa), University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.; Oregon Health and Science University (Norris), Portland, Ore.; National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (Falavigna), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and Hospital Moinhos de Ventos, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Estonian Health Insurance Fund (Raid), Estonian Country Office of the World Health Organization (Reinap), Tallinn, Estonia; University of Tartu (Laisaar), Tartu, Estonia; University of Aberdeen (Treweek), Aberdeen, UK; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Thornton), London, UK; Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (Harbour), Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Edinburgh, UK; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Dentistry (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services (Oxman), Oslo, Norway
Robin Harbour
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Wiercioch, Etxeandia, Falavigna, Santesso, Mustafa, Ventresca, Kowalski, Baldeh, Zhang, Neumann, Guyatt, Brožek, Akl) and Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brožek, Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik (Schünemann, Brožek), Universitatsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Community Health Sciences (Ventresca), Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Medicine (Akl), University at Buffalo, New York State University, Buffalo, NY; Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology (Mustafa), University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.; Oregon Health and Science University (Norris), Portland, Ore.; National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (Falavigna), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and Hospital Moinhos de Ventos, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Estonian Health Insurance Fund (Raid), Estonian Country Office of the World Health Organization (Reinap), Tallinn, Estonia; University of Tartu (Laisaar), Tartu, Estonia; University of Aberdeen (Treweek), Aberdeen, UK; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Thornton), London, UK; Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (Harbour), Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Edinburgh, UK; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Dentistry (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services (Oxman), Oslo, Norway
Shaun Treweek
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Wiercioch, Etxeandia, Falavigna, Santesso, Mustafa, Ventresca, Kowalski, Baldeh, Zhang, Neumann, Guyatt, Brožek, Akl) and Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brožek, Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik (Schünemann, Brožek), Universitatsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Community Health Sciences (Ventresca), Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Medicine (Akl), University at Buffalo, New York State University, Buffalo, NY; Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology (Mustafa), University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.; Oregon Health and Science University (Norris), Portland, Ore.; National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (Falavigna), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and Hospital Moinhos de Ventos, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Estonian Health Insurance Fund (Raid), Estonian Country Office of the World Health Organization (Reinap), Tallinn, Estonia; University of Tartu (Laisaar), Tartu, Estonia; University of Aberdeen (Treweek), Aberdeen, UK; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Thornton), London, UK; Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (Harbour), Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Edinburgh, UK; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Dentistry (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services (Oxman), Oslo, Norway
Gordon Guyatt
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Wiercioch, Etxeandia, Falavigna, Santesso, Mustafa, Ventresca, Kowalski, Baldeh, Zhang, Neumann, Guyatt, Brožek, Akl) and Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brožek, Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik (Schünemann, Brožek), Universitatsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Community Health Sciences (Ventresca), Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Medicine (Akl), University at Buffalo, New York State University, Buffalo, NY; Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology (Mustafa), University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.; Oregon Health and Science University (Norris), Portland, Ore.; National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (Falavigna), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and Hospital Moinhos de Ventos, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Estonian Health Insurance Fund (Raid), Estonian Country Office of the World Health Organization (Reinap), Tallinn, Estonia; University of Tartu (Laisaar), Tartu, Estonia; University of Aberdeen (Treweek), Aberdeen, UK; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Thornton), London, UK; Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (Harbour), Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Edinburgh, UK; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Dentistry (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services (Oxman), Oslo, Norway
Pablo Alonso-Coello
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Wiercioch, Etxeandia, Falavigna, Santesso, Mustafa, Ventresca, Kowalski, Baldeh, Zhang, Neumann, Guyatt, Brožek, Akl) and Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brožek, Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik (Schünemann, Brožek), Universitatsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Community Health Sciences (Ventresca), Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Medicine (Akl), University at Buffalo, New York State University, Buffalo, NY; Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology (Mustafa), University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.; Oregon Health and Science University (Norris), Portland, Ore.; National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (Falavigna), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and Hospital Moinhos de Ventos, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Estonian Health Insurance Fund (Raid), Estonian Country Office of the World Health Organization (Reinap), Tallinn, Estonia; University of Tartu (Laisaar), Tartu, Estonia; University of Aberdeen (Treweek), Aberdeen, UK; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Thornton), London, UK; Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (Harbour), Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Edinburgh, UK; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Dentistry (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services (Oxman), Oslo, Norway
Marge Reinap
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Wiercioch, Etxeandia, Falavigna, Santesso, Mustafa, Ventresca, Kowalski, Baldeh, Zhang, Neumann, Guyatt, Brožek, Akl) and Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brožek, Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik (Schünemann, Brožek), Universitatsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Community Health Sciences (Ventresca), Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Medicine (Akl), University at Buffalo, New York State University, Buffalo, NY; Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology (Mustafa), University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.; Oregon Health and Science University (Norris), Portland, Ore.; National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (Falavigna), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and Hospital Moinhos de Ventos, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Estonian Health Insurance Fund (Raid), Estonian Country Office of the World Health Organization (Reinap), Tallinn, Estonia; University of Tartu (Laisaar), Tartu, Estonia; University of Aberdeen (Treweek), Aberdeen, UK; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Thornton), London, UK; Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (Harbour), Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Edinburgh, UK; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Dentistry (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services (Oxman), Oslo, Norway
Jan Brožek
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Wiercioch, Etxeandia, Falavigna, Santesso, Mustafa, Ventresca, Kowalski, Baldeh, Zhang, Neumann, Guyatt, Brožek, Akl) and Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brožek, Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik (Schünemann, Brožek), Universitatsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Community Health Sciences (Ventresca), Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Medicine (Akl), University at Buffalo, New York State University, Buffalo, NY; Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology (Mustafa), University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.; Oregon Health and Science University (Norris), Portland, Ore.; National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (Falavigna), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and Hospital Moinhos de Ventos, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Estonian Health Insurance Fund (Raid), Estonian Country Office of the World Health Organization (Reinap), Tallinn, Estonia; University of Tartu (Laisaar), Tartu, Estonia; University of Aberdeen (Treweek), Aberdeen, UK; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Thornton), London, UK; Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (Harbour), Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Edinburgh, UK; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Dentistry (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services (Oxman), Oslo, Norway
Andrew Oxman
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Wiercioch, Etxeandia, Falavigna, Santesso, Mustafa, Ventresca, Kowalski, Baldeh, Zhang, Neumann, Guyatt, Brožek, Akl) and Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brožek, Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik (Schünemann, Brožek), Universitatsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Community Health Sciences (Ventresca), Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Medicine (Akl), University at Buffalo, New York State University, Buffalo, NY; Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology (Mustafa), University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.; Oregon Health and Science University (Norris), Portland, Ore.; National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (Falavigna), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and Hospital Moinhos de Ventos, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Estonian Health Insurance Fund (Raid), Estonian Country Office of the World Health Organization (Reinap), Tallinn, Estonia; University of Tartu (Laisaar), Tartu, Estonia; University of Aberdeen (Treweek), Aberdeen, UK; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Thornton), London, UK; Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (Harbour), Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Edinburgh, UK; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Dentistry (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services (Oxman), Oslo, Norway
Elie A. Akl
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Schünemann, Wiercioch, Etxeandia, Falavigna, Santesso, Mustafa, Ventresca, Kowalski, Baldeh, Zhang, Neumann, Guyatt, Brožek, Akl) and Department of Medicine (Schünemann, Brožek, Guyatt), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik (Schünemann, Brožek), Universitatsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Community Health Sciences (Ventresca), Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Medicine (Akl), University at Buffalo, New York State University, Buffalo, NY; Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology (Mustafa), University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.; Oregon Health and Science University (Norris), Portland, Ore.; National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (Falavigna), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and Hospital Moinhos de Ventos, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Internal Medicine (Neumann), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Estonian Health Insurance Fund (Raid), Estonian Country Office of the World Health Organization (Reinap), Tallinn, Estonia; University of Tartu (Laisaar), Tartu, Estonia; University of Aberdeen (Treweek), Aberdeen, UK; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Thornton), London, UK; Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (Harbour), Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Edinburgh, UK; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Dentistry (Brignardello-Petersen), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services (Oxman), Oslo, Norway