Table 2.
Overview of the methods of guidelines on the management of inflammatory bowel diseases: composition of guideline panel
| Organization | Country/continent | Year | Type of IBD | Guideline group (number of persons, specialties) |
| Asia Pacific Working Group on inflammatory bowel diseases | Asia | 2013 | IBD | Number not reported: Gastroenterologist, pathologist, colorectal surgeon, pharmacist, nurse, patient support group representative |
| NICE | United Kingdom | 2013 | UC | 13: Gastroenterologist, surgeon, pharmacist, nurse, general practitioner, psychiatrist, patient support group representative |
| ECCO | Europe | 2013 | UC | 35: Gastroenterologist, surgeon, psychosomatic medicine |
| Japanese Society of Gastroenterology | Japan | 2013 | CD | 18: Gastroenterologist, surgeon, general internal medicine |
| NICE | United Kingdom | 2012 | CD | 19: Gastroenterologist, colorectal surgeon, pharmacist, nurse, dietician, health economist, patient support group representative |
| British Society of Gastroenterology | United Kingdom | 2011 | IBD | 11: Gastroenterologist, surgeon, pediatrist |
| Asia Pacific Working Group on IBD | Asia and Australia | 2010 | UC | 28: Gastroenterologist, colorectal surgeon, pathologist, pharmacist, nurse practitioners, patient support group representatives |
| German Society of Gastroenterology | Germany | 2011 | UC | 71: Gastroenterologist, colorectal surgeon, pathologist, dietician, psychosomatic medicine, patient support group representative |
| Dutch Society for Gastroenteroolgy | 2010 | Number not reported: Gastroenterologist, general practitioner, psychologist, internist, dietician, pharmacist, occupational medicine, surgery, gynecologist, pathologist, radiologist, nurses, patients | ||
| American College of Gastroenterology | USA | 2010 | UC | No detailed information |
| American College of Gastroenterology | USA | 2010 | CD | 30: No detailed information |
| German Society of Gastroenterology | Germany | 2011 | CD | 49: Gastroenterologist, colorectal surgeon, pathologist, dietician, psychosomatic medicine, patient support group representative |
| ECCO | Europe | 2007 | CD | 25: Gastroenterologist, surgeon, psychosomatic medicine |
IBD: Inflammatory bowel diseases; ECCO: European Crohn’s Colitis Organization; NICE: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; CD: Crohn’s disease; UC: Ulcerative colitis.