Table 1.

Key elements of CPG development

Key Element	Phase of Development
• Selecting topic	Preparing for CPG development
• Determining the scope of the CPG
• Identifying and adapting existing CPGs
• Forming a multidisciplinary guideline development group
• Involving consumers
• Establishing clinical questions	Systematically reviewing the evidence
• Systematic searching (including documentation of sources, filters and limits)
• Including and/or excluding identified research
• Appraising research
• Developing recommendations	Drafting the CPG
• Developing an implementation strategy
• Consulting on the draft CPG
• Writing of summary versions of the CPG
• Planning for evaluating the impact, revising and updating of the CPG	Reviewing the CPG